静思语
Jing-Si Aphorism

证严上人

1. 发脾气是短暂的发疯。
Giving vent to anger is temporary insanity.

2. 我们对生命无所有权，只有使用权。
We do not have a claim on our life, but only the right to use it.

3. 皱眉和微笑都是一个动作表情，何不微笑？
A frown and a smile are both possible. Why not smile?

4. 世上有两件事不能等，一是孝顺，二是行善。
There are two things in life that cannot wait, fulfilling filial piety and doing good deeds.
　
5. 对父母要知恩、感恩、报恩。
Recognize, appreciate and repay your parents' love.
　
6. 一个人不怕错，就怕不改过，改过并不难。
One should be afraid not of committing mistakes, but of not correcting them. It's not difficult to correct mistakes.
　
7. 做好事不能少我一人，做坏事不能多我一人。
Include me when doing good deeds, exclude me when doing evil deeds.
　
8. 闲人无乐趣，忙人无是非。
An idle man has no pleasure, a busy man has no time for dispute.
　
9. 改变自己是自救，影响别人是救人。
To change yourself is to save yourself, to influence others is to save other people.
　10. 犯错出忏悔心，才能清静无烦恼。
Only through repentance of one's sins will one achieve tranquility and relief from worry and anxiety.

11. 做人固然不应将自我看得太重，但也不要看轻自己能力。
Do not think too highly of yourself, and yet, never underestimate your ability.
　
12. 口说好话，心想好意，身行好事，脚走好路。
Speak good words, have good thoughts, do good deeds, and walk the right path.
　
13. 口说一句好话，如口出莲花；口说一句坏话，如口吐毒蛇。
Good words are like lotus flowers blooming on lip; Bad words are like poisonous snakes hissing out from mouth.
　
14. 人性之美，莫过于诚；人性之贵，莫过于信。
The beauty of humanity lies in honesty. The value of humanity lies in faith.

15. 施比受更有福。
To give is better than to receive.

16. 手心向下是助人，手心向上是求人；助人快乐，求人痛苦。
We help others with our palms down, and we ask for help with our palms up. Helping brings happiness, begging brings pain.

17. 甘愿做，欢喜受。
Be willing to do, be happy to bear.

18. 心中长存善解、包容、感恩、知足、惜福。
Always bear in mind the following virtues: understanding, forgiveness, gratitude, contentment, and treasuring your blessings.

19. 做该做的事是智慧，做不该做的事是愚痴。
To do whatever should be done is wisdom, to do whatever should not be done is ignorance.

20. 我们最大的敌人不是别人，而是自己。
Our greatest enemy is probably not others, but ourselves.

21. 要比谁更爱谁，不要比谁更怕谁。
Let us compete with who is more loving, not with who is more feared.

22. 为自己找借口的人永远不会进步。
We can never improve if we always make excuses for ourselves.

23. 看别人不顺眼，是自己修养不够。
One who constantly looks down on others reveals his lack of moral cultivation.

24. 尽多少本分，就得多少本事。
The more effort you put into your work, the more ability you gain.

25. 屋宽不如心宽。
It is better to have a generous heart than a spacious dwelling.

26. 生气，就是拿别人的过错来惩罚自己。
Getting angry is actually punishing ourselves for the mistakes of others.

27. 一个人的快乐，不是因为他拥有的多，而是因为他计较得少。
A person's happiness stem not from how much he owns but from how little he complains.

28. 并非有钱就是快乐，问心无愧心最安。
Money does not necessarily bring happiness. A person with a clean conscience is at peace most.

29. 要批评别人时，先想想自己是否完美无缺。
Before criticizing others, consider whether we are perfect and without fault.

30. 小事不做，大事难成。
If we are unwilling to do little chores, it will be difficult to accomplish great things.

31. 时时好心就是日日好日。
By maintaining a good heart at every moment, every day is a good day.

32. 慈悲心即是清凉地。
A compassionate heart is a clear and cool place.

33. 慈是「与乐」，就是给与一切众生快乐。
Mercy is "giving happiness", giving all living beings joy and happiness.

34. 没有数字的代价即为「无量」。
In the same way that a value without a figure is a "limitless amount".

35. 不辞劳苦的付出便是「大慈悲」。
Not counting the effort one puts out is "great compassion".

36. 付出劳力服务，又服务得很欢喜便叫做「喜舍」。
To give one's labor and service happily is more than "joyous giving".

37. 伤在他身，痛在我心。
The injury is on their bodies, the pain is in my heart.

38.不要封闭自己。你要先爱别人，别人才会爱你。
Don't close yourself off. You should love others first, and then others will love you.

39. 唯有尊重自己的人，才更勇于缩小自己。
Only those who respect themselves have the courage to humble themselves even more.

40. 人能和则是非不生。
When people can live harmoniously together, there is no dispute.

41. 人都是求「有」，什么叫「有」呢？有就是烦恼。
Everyone seeks "to have". What is "to have"? It is to have worries.

42. 君子如水，随方就圆，无处不自在。
A gentleman is like water, which takes the shape of the container into which it flows. He is comfortable in any situation.

43. 死掉过去的烦恼心，生出今日解脱的境界。
Forget the worries of the past and be free today.

44. 把心胸放开，自然就可断除烦恼。
If you broaden your mind, you will naturally stop worrying.

45. 自造福田，自得福缘。
Cultivate your own field of blessings and reap your own good fortune.

46. 吃苦了苦，苦尽甘来；享福了福，福尽悲来。
When your suffering is finished, fortune will come ; when your blessings are used up, misfortune will come.

47. 脾气嘴巴不好，心地再好，也不能算是好人。
If you have a bad temper and a foul mouth, then no matter how good your heart is, you are not a good person.

48. 大错误容易反省，小习性不易除掉。
It is easy to think about one's big mistakes, but very hard to get rid of small bad habits.

49. 要学得「平常心」。
Learn to have a steady mind.

50. 有心就有福，有愿就有力。
Intentions beget blessings, vows beget strength.