朱子家训选摘
凡事当留余地，得意不宜再往。
Leave room for retreat
When trying new feat.
You will try, try in vain
To repeat windfall gain.
人有喜庆，不可生忌妒心；人有祸患，不可生欣幸心。
Don't envy other's success;
Don't gloat over other's distress.
施惠勿念；受恩莫忘。
In proclaiming your virtues go slow;
And be mindful of mercy you own.
宜未雨而绸缪，勿临渴而掘井。
In periods of drought ,Wise birds mend their nest
So when the clouds burst ,They snugly may rest;
Never be the fool ,
Who starts to dig a well in the ground
When he wants a drink of water
And water can’t be found.
居家戒争讼，讼则终凶；
处世戒多言，言多必失。
Don't take into court your family disputes,
Unpleasant endings emerge from lawsuits;
To comport yourself well in society,
Restrain loose tongue's impropriety.