人生三論
Theses on Life—-each in Triplet

人生三不鬥:
Three nothing-to-fights:
不與君子鬥名，不與小人鬥利，不與天地鬥巧。
Do not fight with gentlemen for fame, with knaves for lucres, and with
Nature for ingenuities.

人生三不爭:
Three nothing-to-scrambles:
不與上級爭鋒，不與同級爭寵，不與下級爭功。
Do not scramble with your superiors for publicities, with your peers for
favoritism, and with your inferiors for merits.

人生三大憾事:
Three remorses:
遇良友不交，遇良機不握，遇好書不讀。
For not making friends with good ones, for not getting hold golden
opportunities, and for not reading excellent books while you can.

人生三修煉：
Three realms to achieve:
看得透想得開，拿得起放得下，立得正行得直。
Be perspicacious on the destiny, be magnanimous on gain or loss, and be
righteous on your demeanor and behavior.

人生三為：
Three do’s:
和為貴，善為本，誠為先。
Being amicable, benevolent and honest are the first things you’re going to
do.

人生三不等：
Three procrastinations to avoid:
孝老，行善，健身。
To fulfill your filial duty to your parents, do good to others out of your
charity, and work out to keep you healthy.

人生三快事：
Three real treats:
美酒、摯友、枕邊書！
Sweet wine, bosom friends, and books beside your pillow.

人生三福：
Three halcyon things of life:
平安是福，健康是福，吃虧是福。
Safety, health, and being in an unfavorable situation.

生活八‘不’諍言
Friendly persuation on how to avert eight don’ts
生不完的悶氣，說一說，心境寬廣；
Too much pent-up grievances? Say it, you’ll gain peace of mind.
不慣的世俗，靜一靜，順其自然；
Can’t put up with vulgar things? Calm down, and let it be.
還不完的人情，掂一掂，量力而行；
Can’t pay off indebredness from others? Weigh it up, return what you can.
接不完的應酬，辭一辭，有利健康；
Deluged with feast invitations? Decline some, it’s good to your health.
不完的工作，停一停，放鬆心情；
Inundated with workload? Take a break, and give yourself a respite.
掙不夠的錢財，看一看，身外之物；
Not enough money? Think it over, there’s no pocket in your shroud.
盡不完的孝心，走一走，回家看看；
Not good enough to your parents? Come on home, pay them visits often.
走不完的前程，緩一緩，漫步人生！
Where my future ends? Slow down, whatever will be, will be.