You might have realized that this “Quote of the day” section has become a large part of my website’s content. While I was picking up Chinese again in my late 30s after dropping it in my late 20s, I decided that the best way to study is to translate some quotes that I encountered into my mother tongue and English on the go.
These quotes may be funny or related to self-help. What’s better than being a better version of you while studying? Have fun with quotes in 3 languages. Check back here everyday for a new quote. Enjoy learning Vietnamese, Chinese, and English.
⏱🕰️😔 Life spans thirty thousand days. Finding joy amidst the journey, yet loneliness remains unresolved. // 人生在世三万天，趣味有间，孤独无解。 Rénshēng zàishì sān wàn tiān, qùwèi yǒu jiān, gūdú wú jiě. // Nhân sinh tại thế tam vạn thiên, thú vị hữu gian, cô độc vô giải. // Cuộc đời chỉ có ba mươi ngàn … Read more
🌟💭🔄 Life transitions from focusing on “important people” to “important matters,” and then to “one’s own importance.” Ultimately, everything becomes insignificant, and life is more or less over. // 人生从“重要的人”到“重要的事”，再到“重要的自己”，最后一切皆云淡风轻，一生就差不多过完了。 Rénshēng cóng “zhòngyào de rén” dào “zhòngyào de shì”, zài dào “zhòngyào de zìjǐ”, zuìhòu yīqiè jiē yún dàn fēng qīng, yīshēng jiù chàbùduōguò wánliǎo. … Read more
🧘♂️📖🌅 Regardless of who you worship as a teacher, whose teachings you follow, how magnificent the lineage, or how diligently you practice, if it’s not to tame your own afflictions, resolve internal confusions, then unfortunately, what you’re learning isn’t the Dharma, just mere knowledge. — Khenpo Sodargye // 不管你拜谁为师，听谁讲法，传承多么殊胜，修行多么用功，如果不是为了搞定自己，调伏自己的烦恼，解决内在的困惑，那很遗憾，你学的不是佛法，仅仅只是知识而已。—— 索达吉堪布 Bùguǎn nǐ bài shéi … Read more
🏔️🤝🌱 Climbing different mountains reveals one’s strength and weaknesses, encountering different people reveals one’s level of spiritual practice. — Khenpo Sodargye // 攀登不同的山，才知道自己的体力强弱，遇见不同的人，才知道自己的修行高低。—— 索达吉堪布 Pāndēng bùtóng de shān, cái zhīdào zìjǐ de tǐlì qiáng ruò, yùjiàn bùtóng de rén, cái zhīdào zìjǐ de xiū háng gāodī.—— Suǒ dá jí Kānbù // Phàn đăng … Read more
🙏💭🌟 Some people, when they gather for a meal or chat, only focus on others’ faults. In reality, criticizing others’ faults reveals one’s own shortcomings. Because bodhisattvas see all beings as bodhisattvas, Buddhas see all beings as Buddhas, and ordinary beings see all beings as ordinary beings. Those with strong anger and hatred perceive others … Read more