The Book of the Later Han Dynasty is a chronicle of the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is collectively known as the "First Four Histories" together with the Records of History, the Book of Han, and the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms.
The Book of later Han mainly records the first year of The Han Guangwu Emperor Jianwu (25 AD) from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the 25th year of the Han Xian Emperor Jian'an (220 AD), a total of 195 years.
The authors of the 10 volumes of the Book of Later Han and the 80 volumes of the Liechuan are Fan Ye and Li Xian, the Prince of Zhanghuai.
This book synthesizes the seven historical materials of the Later Han Dynasty circulating at that time, and refers to the "Later Han Dynasty" written by Yuan Hong, which is concise and thorough, and the narrative is vivid, so it replaces the history of the Later Han Dynasty of the previous families.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, some people wrote thirty volumes of Sima Biao's "Book of Continuation of the Han Dynasty" of the Jin Dynasty, which Liu Zhao annotated and co-published with it, and became today's "Book of later Han".
01 Do not worry about the loss of the past, and repeat the track of overturning the car.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Dou Wulie Biography
Translation: If you don't remember your previous mistakes today, you will go back to the old road of overturning. The parable does not learn the lesson and then goes the old way of failure.
02 Suffering is born of neglect, and misfortune occurs in the subtle.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Feng Yanlie Biography
Translation: Disasters occur in places that people neglect, and disasters begin in very small places.
03 The flight of flies is only ten steps; the tail of the Qi Ji is the road of a thousand miles.
Source: "Later Han Dynasty Book"
Translation: Flies fly, but a dozen steps away, but if attached to the tail of a horse, they can take off thousands of miles. The metaphor of "fly of the toil" is now commonly used to refer to those who have become famous after following the meritocracy.
04 Rumors, How much is untrue.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Zang Gong
Translation: Most of the anecdotal things are untrue.
These two sentences point out the unreliability of hearsay. The Analects points out that "the Tao hears and hears, and the virtue abandons it", which is the truth.
05 Ann has a nest destroyed and the egg is not broken?
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Kong Ronglie
Translation: Where is the nest that destroys the bird's egg and does not break it? The nest is destroyed, and the eggs will be broken. It is a metaphor for the suffering of adults implicated their children.
06 Wide and small, general outline.
Source: "Later Han Shu Ban Chao Lie Biography"
Translation: Grasp the big things and forgive the small mistakes.
07 Taking advantage of the danger of man, non-benevolence.
Source: The Chronicle of Gai Xun
Translation: Taking advantage of the death of others to threaten and infringe on others is not something that a moral and benevolent person can do.
08 When it is autumn frost, nothing is for the sill sheep.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of King Jinglie of Guangling Si
Translation: Be the autumn frost that destroys all things, and not be the lamb that is kept in a wooden cage to be slaughtered. The parable must have its own opinions in doing things, and cannot be subject to people and at the mercy of others.
09 There will be hanging fish under the bait, and there will be dead husbands under the heavy reward.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty Geng Chunlie Biography
Translation: There must be big fish hooked under the fragrant bait, and there must be people who are not afraid of death under the generous reward.
10 Officials have no two jobs, and things do not go hand in hand.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Zhang Henglie
Translation: A person who is an official cannot do other professions at the same time, and he cannot do many things together.
11 The husband is thick and broad in the middle and close to benevolence, and the offense is not in the school neighbor in forgiveness.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Zhuo Maolie Biography
Translation: A person with a generous personality and a broad heart is almost merciful, and a person who is offended and does not care is almost forgiving.
12 The husband is decaying and decaying, and it is difficult to decay the world.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Emperor Fu Song Lie Biography
Translation: When the wood is rotten, don't sculpt it anymore; the world has decayed, so it is difficult to help.
13 He who loves does not feel wrong, and evil does not know his good.
Source: "Later Han Shu Yan Lie Biography"
Translation: It is not easy to detect a person's faults if you like a person, and it is often impossible to see his strengths if you hate a person.
14 The fox dies on the first hill, daima yifeng.
Source: Chronicles of the Rangers
Translation: When the fox is dying, he always turns his head toward the hill where he lives, and the horses produced in the north cling to the wind blowing from the north wherever they go. Nowadays, it is often used as a metaphor for "Daima Yifeng" to love the homeland and not to die in other places.
15 Rumors are not as good as seeing with your own eyes, and sight is not as good as seeing shapes.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Ma Yuanlie
Translation: It is better to know things by means of rumors than to watch with one's own eyes; it is better to look at the shadows than to observe the shape of things directly.
16 Do not seek easy things, do not seek refuge in things, and do not take refuge in the duties of ministers. If you don't encounter entanglements, why don't you be sharp?
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Translation: It is the duty of a courtier not to think from the easy side and not to avoid difficulties in doing things. If you don't encounter entanglements, how can you tell if the knife is sharp?
17 When the great husband is in the world, when the world is swept away, the peace is in the door.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Translation: The eldest husband lives in the world, should take it as his duty to govern the world, how can he only take care of his own family.
18 The water is not collected, and regret is not enough.
Source: "History of the Three Kings"
Translation: The spilled water can never be recovered, and it is too late to say the wrong thing and regret doing the wrong thing.
19 The wind is cold and the water is cold, and the heroes will not return once they are gone.
Source: Chronicles of the Assassins
Translation: Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, before leaving, he sang generously and sadly by the Yishui River, and the lyrics are this sentence: In the sound of Xiao Xiao's wind, the cold air by the Yishui River is compelling, and the brave men who resist rape can't go back!
20 Madame is small and smart, and it is not surprising that she is big.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Kong Ronglie
Translation: People who are smart when they are young are not necessarily outstanding when they grow up.
21 Soldiers have changed miraculously, and they are no longer widowed.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Emperor Fu Song Lie Biography
Translation: The use of soldiers is unpredictable, not the number of people.
22 Gain and lose a dynasty, and honor and disgrace for a thousand years.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Xun Yue
Translation: Gain and loss are only temporary, but glory and disgrace are long-lasting.
23 The embankment collapses the ant hole, and the needle is vented.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Chen Zhong
Translation: A small ant nest can cause the to be washed away by water, and a small needle eye can make the gas all out. Metaphorically ignoring the small places can lead to great disasters.
24 Whoever cultivates property is valuable enough to be able to give charity, otherwise he will keep money and ears.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Ma Yuan
Translation: People who prosper and make profits are valuable in being able to save the poor and the poor, otherwise they will become scroungers.
25 When the eldest husband is male flying, ann can female lie down?
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Zhao Dianlie
Translation: The eldest husband should spread his wings and fly high like a male bird, how can he lie there like a female bird?
26 Gain restraint and lose talent, not meritorious deeds.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Zhongchang Tonglie
Translation: In order to protect himself and clean himself without exerting his talents, where can such a person do meritorious service for the state? Restraint is interpreted as restraint. It is said that the desire to be high and the opposite causes self-restraint.
27 Defeat is unrepentant, and time is not to be lost.
Source: The Biography of Feng Yanlie of the Later Han Dynasty
Translation: Since you have failed, you don't have to regret it all the time, it's important to seize the time to do it again.
28 Added by sincerity, the golden stone is open.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of King Jinglie of Guangling Si
Translation: Man's sincerity can touch the heavens and the earth and make the golden stone crack. As long as you concentrate on doing it, any difficult problem can be solved.
29 He who sacrifices the near and seeks the far will work hard and do nothing.
Source: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Zang Gong
Translation: Abandoning the near and seeking from a distance, it takes effort, but it does not gain. Now it is often used to describe the detour of doing things.
30 Soldiers are long-term and powerful, and people are born of sorrow.
Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Feng Yanlie Biography
Translation: If the war lasts too long, the strength will weaken; if the person is too depressed, accidents will occur.
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