Are there any quotes in history that make you cry upon hearing them?

@SignalAndNoise: Are there any quotes in history that make you cry upon hearing them?

Deceived for thousands of years, only to realize that the latter halves of those "castrated" famous quotes are the true essence:

1. An unvirtuous wife ruins three generations.

Complete version: An unvirtuous wife ruins three generations; a bad husband ruins a whole life.

2. Having not experienced others' suffering, do not urge them to be kind.

Complete version: Having not experienced others' suffering, do not urge them to be kind. If you had experienced my suffering, you might not be as kind as I am.

3. Of all virtues, filial piety is the foremost; of all vices, lust is the worst.

Complete version: Of all virtues, filial piety is the foremost; judge by intent, not by action—if judged by action, the poor have no filial children. Of all vices, lust is the worst; judge by action, not by intent—if judged by intent, there are no perfect people in the world.

4. The commander of the three armies can be taken away.

Complete version: The commander of the three armies can be taken away, but the will of an ordinary man cannot be taken away.

5. Pitiful people must have hateful traits.

Complete version: Pitiful people must have hateful traits; hateful people must have tragic sufferings.

6. Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs.

Complete version: Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs. Sages are not benevolent; they treat the people as straw dogs. — Laozi, Tao Te Ching

This phrase has been misunderstood for thousands of years, but its original meaning expresses the equality of all beings. Heaven and Earth treat all things equally, being neither particularly good nor particularly bad to anyone, letting everything develop naturally.

7. A true man must be ruthless.

Complete version: A narrow-minded person is not a gentleman; a man without magnanimity is not a true man. It means that those lacking magnanimity do not deserve to be called gentlemen or true men.

8. When knowledge is needed, one regrets having read too little.

Complete version: When knowledge is needed, one regrets having read too little; without experiencing things, one does not know how hard they are.

9. Repay injury with kindness — The Analects, Xian Wen

Complete version: Repay injury with kindness, then with what will you repay kindness? Repay injury with justice, and repay kindness with kindness!

10. Wine and meat pass through the intestines; the Buddha remains in the heart.

Complete version: Wine and meat pass through the intestines; the Buddha remains in the heart. If people of the world imitate me, it is like entering the demonic path.

11. While parents are alive, do not travel far. — The Analects, Li Ren

Complete version: "While parents are alive, do not travel far; if you do travel, you must have a definite destination."
The original meaning is that going wherever one wants is everyone's right; one only needs to inform their parents of their destination and reason in advance.

12. Closing the door to build a cart.

Complete version: Closing the door to build a cart, going out it fits the ruts. The original meaning is: following unified specifications, even if you build a cart behind closed doors, it will still perfectly align with the ruts on the road when used.

13. My life has a limit, but knowledge has no limit.

Complete version: My life has a limit, but knowledge has no limit; seeking the limitless with the limited is dangerous. Zhuangzi's meaning is: it is dangerous to pursue infinite knowledge with a finite life; we must act within our capabilities.

14. If the skin does not exist, where can the hair attach?

Complete version: If the skin does not exist, where can the hair attach? If the flesh does not exist, where can the skin attach?

15. Family harmony makes all things prosper.

Complete version: A father's love brings the mother's respect, the mother's respect brings the child's peace, the child's peace brings family harmony, and family harmony makes all things prosper; a lazy father makes the mother suffer, the mother's suffering makes the child fearful, the child's fear brings family decline, and family decline ruins three generations.

16. There are three forms of unfilial conduct, the worst being having no descendants.

Complete version: There are three forms of unfilial conduct, the worst being having no descendants; Shun married without telling his parents, which is considered having no descendants. The true meaning of this sentence is "failing to fulfill the responsibilities of a junior is the greatest offense." The original quote says Shun marrying without informing his parents was a great disrespect to them, not that "having no offspring is the greatest offense."

17. Wish to win the heart of one, and never part until white hair.

Complete version: Hearing you have a change of heart, I come to make a clean break; wish to win the heart of one, and never part until white hair. This is actually a breakup poem, written to an unfaithful partner. (Zhuo Wenjun - Song of White Hair)

18. Seek wealth in danger.

Complete version: Seek wealth in danger, and it is also lost in danger; seek ten, you get one; lose ten, you lose nine. From Xian Wen, meaning you should stop when it's time to stop; seeking everything will only destroy you.

19. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Complete version: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but when they grow up, they fear wolves instead. From Zhuangzi: Knowledge Roams North

20. Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

Complete version: Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles; traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people; meeting countless people is not as good as having a master guide you; having a master guide you is not as good as realizing it yourself.