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Sudden, remarkable success

yī míng jīng rén

Success & Perseverance

Integrate many strands into one understanding

róng huì guàn tōng

Wisdom & Learning

Learning is limitless

xué hǎi wú yá

Wisdom & Learning

Exactly identical

yī mú yī yàng

Relationships & Character

Unshakeable despite adversity

bǎi zhé bù náo

Success & Perseverance

Practice what you know

zhī xíng hé yī

Wisdom & Learning

Many twists and turns

yī bō sān zhé

Life Philosophy

Treat others as yourself

yǐ xīn huàn xīn

Relationships & Character

Persistence achieves anything

shuǐ dī shí chuān

Success & Perseverance

Learn many from one example

jǔ yī fǎn sān

Wisdom & Learning

Extremely popular

mén tíng ruò shì

Success & Perseverance

Return to righteousness

gǎi xié guī zhèng

Life Philosophy

Shirk effort by preference

hào yì wù láo

Life Philosophy

Effort is eventually repaid

tiān dào chóu qín

Success & Perseverance

Push far enough and it turns

wù jí bì fǎn

Life Philosophy

Learn new through studying old

wēn gù zhī xīn

Wisdom & Learning

Commit with no retreat

pò fǔ chén zhōu

Success & Perseverance

Misfortune might be a blessing

sài wēng shī mǎ

Life Philosophy

Advantage from close connections

jìn shuǐ lóu tái

Life Philosophy

Value time preciously

shǒu shí rú jīn

Success & Perseverance

Student surpasses master

qīng chū yú lán

Success & Perseverance

Accept all with open mind

hǎi nà bǎi chuān

Relationships & Character

Overestimate oneself

yè láng zì dà

Life Philosophy

Good and evil deeds repaid in kind

yīn guǒ bào yìng

Life Philosophy

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