一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园

A single flower does not make spring, while one hundred flowers in full blossom bring spring to a garden.

万物并育而不相害，道并行而不相悖

All living things grow side by side without harming one another; the universe and the seasons rotate according to their own laws without hindering each other.

独学而无友，则孤陋而寡闻

Learning alone without exchanges with others will lead to ignorance.

物之不齐，物之情也

Things are born to be different.

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎

Is it not a real delight to have friends come to visit you from afar?

海纳百川，有容乃大

The ocean is vast because it admits all rivers.

互学互鉴

Mutual learning among civilizations

四海之内皆兄弟

All men within the four seas under heaven are brothers.

志合者，不以山海为远

Nothing, not even mountains and seas, can separate people with common goals and ideals.

投桃报李

Giving a plum in return for a peach

亲仁善邻

Being benevolent and friendly toward neighboring states

穷则独善其身，达则兼善天下

In difficult times, one focuses on self-cultivation; after achieving success, one brings prosperity to all under heaven.

己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人

A humane person helps others establish what he himself wishes to establish and achieve what he himself wishes to achieve.

国不以利为利，以义为利也

A state ruler seeks not wealth, but righteousness.

恃德者昌，恃力者亡

He who cherishes virtue prospers; he who favors might perishes.

己所不欲，勿施于人

Do not do unto others what you would not have others do unto you.

兼爱非攻

Universal love and non-aggression

国虽大，好战必亡

A warlike state, however big it may be, will eventually perish.

天下大同

Universal harmony under heaven

美人之美，美美与共

One should value not only one's own culture, but also the cultures of others, and this will contribute to the flourishing of all cultures.

和羹之美，在于合异

Delicious soup is cooked by combining different ingredients.

求同存异

Seeking common ground while setting aside differences

和而不同

Harmony without uniformity

以和为贵

Harmony is invaluable.

靡不有初，鲜克有终

Everything has a beginning, but not everything ends well.

公生明，廉生威

Justice breeds trust, and honesty fosters credibility.

防微杜渐

Nipping problems in the bud

见微知著

From a small clue, one can see what lies ahead.

居安思危

Being alert to danger even in times of peace

前事不忘，后事之师

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

集思广益

Pooling collective wisdom

言者无罪，闻者足戒

Blaming not the speaker, but heeding the warning

他山之石，可以攻玉

A stone taken from another mountain may serve as a tool to polish the local jade.

经世致用

Practical knowledge of managing state affairs

苟日新，日日新，又日新

If you can in one day improve yourself, do so from day to day. Yea, let there be daily improvement.

功崇惟志，业广惟勤

One must have great ambition and make tireless efforts to achieve success.

艰难困苦，玉汝于成

Success comes only through hard work.

礼法合治

Governing by both rites and the law

文以载道

Literature is the vehicle of ideas.

厚德载物

Great virtue accommodates all things.

为政以德

Governance by means of virtue

治大国如烹小鲜

Governing a large state is like cooking a small fish: It must be handled with great care.

道法自然

The Way follows nature.

天人合一

Harmony between humanity and nature

大道至简

Great truths are always simple.

天下为公

All under heaven belong to the people.

不患寡而患不均，不患贫而患不安

What one worries about is not the small population but instability, not poverty but uneven distribution.

得人者兴，失人者崩

He who wins the people wins; he who loses the people loses.

得道者多助，失道者寡助

A just cause wins support, while an unjust one loses it.

国泰民安

The country enjoys prosperity, and the people live in peace.

政通人和

Good governance and harmonious society

政得其民

Governance must win the people's support.

天时地利人和

Good timing, geographical convenience, and harmonious human relations

民惟邦本

The people are the foundation of a state.

君子之交淡如水

The friendship between men of virtue is as pure as water.

敬业乐群

Professionally dedicated and sociable

满招损，谦受益

Complacency spells loss, while modesty brings benefit.

从善如登，从恶如崩

Virtue uplifts, while vice debases.

吾日三省吾身

Examining oneself three times a day

言必信，行必果

Being true in word and resolute in deed

君子一言，驷马难追

A word once spoken cannot be retracted even by a team of four horses.

穷则变，变则通，通则久

Reaching the limit leads to change; change leads to solution; solution leads to development.

路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索

Long, long is my road, and far, far is the journey; high and low, up and down, I'll search with will.

千里之行，始于足下

A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.

读万卷书，行万里路

Reading 10,000 volumes of books and travelling 10,000 li of roads to become knowledgeable and experienced

温故而知新

Acquiring new ideas while reviewing old knowledge

厚积薄发

Accumulating enough knowledge for future application

学如弓弩，才如箭镞

Learning is the bow, while competence is the arrow.

博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辨之，笃行之

Studying extensively, questioning earnestly, thinking profoundly, discriminating clearly, and practicing assiduously

学者非必为仕，而仕者必为学

One may not study with the goal of becoming an official, but officials must be learned to fulfill their duties.

天下兴亡，匹夫有责

Everyone has a duty toward his country.

浩然之气

Noble spirit

无欲则刚

One is unyielding when one has no private desire.

自强不息

Making continuous efforts to strengthen oneself

积善成德

Cultivating morality through good deeds

上善若水

Great virtue is like water.

仁者爱人

The benevolent man loves others.

知行合一

Unity of knowing and doing

格物致知

Studying the nature of things to acquire knowledge

修身、齐家、治国、平天下

Self-cultivation, family management, state governance, and bringing peace to all under heaven