兒童靜思語

甘願做，歡喜受，盡多少本分，就得多少本事
Do everything with a willing heart and accept the results joyfully. The more effort you put in, the more skills you will gain.

用心看，用心聽，用心做，終身都受用
Look, listen and act mindfully, and what you learn will benefit you all your life.

會善用時間的人，時間如鑽石；不會善用時間的人，時間如泥土
To those who use time well, time is precious like a gem; but to those who don't use time wisely, it is worthless like mud.

現在分分秒秒的付出，就是未來點點滴滴的收穫
Every little bit of effort now becomes the fruits we reap tomorrow.

自己吃飯才會飽，自己做的工夫才牢靠
Your hunger won't go away unless you yourself eat. Likewise, only if you do something yourself can you become good at it.

多做多得，少做少失，懶惰的人最貧窮
The more we do, the more we gain; the less we do, the more we lose out. So the lazy have the very least.

心不專，念不一，做事難以成就
If we have no focus, and our mind cannot concentrate, no success can come out of what we do.

健全雙手不做事，等於沒有手的人
To have two good hands but refuse to work is no different than having no hands at all.

認真學習要用到：赤子的真誠，駱駝的耐力，獅子的勇猛
To learn, we need to have a child's artlessness, a camel's endurance, and a lion's courage and resoluteness.

做事要用心，不操心，不煩心
When we are doing something, let's be mindful about it instead of worrying or being vexed about it.

口說好話，心想好意，手做好事，腳走好路
Speak kind words, think good thoughts, do good deeds, and walk the right path.

做好事不能少我一人，做壞事不能多我一人
Count me in when doing good deeds. Count me out when doing bad deeds.

省下零用錢，可救貧窮人
Save up money on snacks and you can help the poor.

說好話如口吐蓮花，說壞話如口吐毒蛇
Kind words are like pure flowers. Mean words are like poisonous snakes.

對人要寬心，講話要細心
Be forgiving towards others; be discreet in your speech.

常常毀謗他人，等於破壞自己
When you say bad things about others you are actually making yourself look bad.

話多不如話少，話少不如話好
It is better to speak less, and best to speak kindly.

脾氣不好嘴巴壞，心地再好也不算好人
If we have a bad temper and a sharp tongue we cannot be considered a good person even if we have a good heart.

謊話像盛開的鮮花，外表美麗，生命短暫
Lies are like flowers in full bloom; they look beautiful but do not last long.

人有兩耳兩眼，人張嘴兩隻手，人要多聽多看，少說話多做事
We have two ears, two eyes, two hands, but only one mouth, because we should observe more, listen more, do more, and speak less.

信心，毅力，勇氣均具足，天下無難事。
With faiht, determination and courage, nothing is impossible.

我們要克服困難，不要被困難克服。
We need to overcome difficulties, not be overcome by them.

小事不做，大事難成。做難中之難的事，才是人上人。

We cannot accomplish great things if we refuse to do the small things that seem mundane.
The great are those who are willing to take on the toughtest tasks of all.

不要輕視簡單不起眼的事。複雜困難的事是許多簡單的總和。
Don't look down on easy and simple tasks.　For the complicated and difficult tasks are in fact many simple tasks combined together.

人生最大的成就，就是從失敗中站起來。
The greatest achievement  in life is to stand up from failure.

不求事事如意，只求增加信心和勇氣。
I do not ask for everything to go my way.  Only the courage and  strength to persevere.

成功是優點的發揮。失敗是缺點的累積。
Success comes when we bring our strengths into full play. Failure arrives when we let our shortcomings accumulate

人多力大，福就大。
With more people we will have more strength and can achieve more.

有心就有福，有願就有力。
With good intentions come blessings, with strong vows come strength.

不要小看自己。人有無限可能。
Don't underestimate yourself, for human beings have unlimited potential.

要自愛，才會人見人愛
Those who have self-discipline and self-respect are loved by all.

時時面帶笑容，要別人笑，自己要先笑
Smile -- if we want others to smile at us, we need to smile first.

理直要氣和，得理要饒人
Remain soft-spoken and forgiving, even when reason is on your side.

原諒別人，就是善待自己
To forgive others is in fact being kind to ourselves.

學點頭，學低頭，不要學拳頭
Be agreeable, be humble, and don't ever get into a fight.

每個人都能縮小自己，大家的空間就變大了
If everyone shrinks their egos, there would be plenty of space for everyone.

父母恩大，君子量大，小人氣大
Great is a parent's love and a noble person's generosity and tolerance. Great is also an ignoble person's pettiness and temper.

生氣是短暫的發瘋，會醜化了自己
Getting mad is like a bout of temporary insanity and it makes us look ugly.

生氣是拿別人的錯誤，來懲罰自己
Getting angry is actually to punish yourself with other people's mistakes.

對別人不要計較，對自己要好好檢討
Be kind and forgiving with others but when it comes to ourselves, we should examine ourselves carefully.

太陽光大，父母恩大。
Parents' grace is great like the sun.

孝順父母的孩子最有福。
The children who are good to their parents are the most blessed.

真正的孝順，只是聽話還不夠，必須和顏悅色，令父母歡喜。
Being a good son or daughter is not just about listening to your paretns　but also being nice to them, to make them happy.

孝順就是讓父母安心。
Being a good son or daughter is about not making your parents worry.

懂得照顧好自己，就能使父母寛懷。
If you don't want your parents to worry, you have to take good care of yourself.

自愛是報恩，付出是感恩。
To take good care of ourselves is the way to repay others' kindness.
To dedicate ourselves in doing good is the way to express gratitude.

感謝父母天地，每天平安歡喜。
We must be thankful to our parents and Ｍother Ｅarth for letting us be safe and happy everyday.

生日是母難日，應該做有益社會人群的事，以報父母養育之恩。
Our mothers suffered a great deal of pain in giving birth to us, so we should celebrate our birthdays by doing good -- that is the best way to repay our mothers for giving us life and raising us.

多做好事，就是報父母恩。
Doing good deeds is the way to repay our parents' grace.

對父母要知恩，感恩，報恩。
Let us appreciate, be grateful for, and repay the love of our parents.

天上最美是星星，人間最美是溫情。
The most beautiful thing in the sky are the stars. The most beautiful thing on  Earth is love and care.

心美看什麼都順眼。
To the eyes of one whose heart is golden, everything and everyone looks nice and pleasant.

說話輕聲細語就是美。
When we talk, our voice should be soft and gentle.

原諒別人是美德，原諒自己是損德。
Forgivng others is a virture, but by always forgiving ourselves, we lose virtue.

欣賞別人就是莊嚴自己。
Becasue seeing virtue in others is in itself a virtue, in appreciating others we in fact beautify ourselves.

以好心看人，人人都是好人;以壞心看人，人人都是壞人。
If we have a good heart, we see everyone as good and decent.
If we have a negative mind, we see everyone as bad and evil.

什麼樣的臉孔最美?帶著微笑的臉最美麗。
The most beautiful face is a smiling face.

全世界的人誰最美？有愛心的人最美麗。
The most beautiful person is one with a loving heart.

環保小小兵，垃圾變黃金。
We are recycling scouts -- we turn garbage into gold.

愛護身邊物，惜福且知足。
Let us cherish and be content with what we have and take good care of everything around us.