loving something too much to part with it

to show the cold shoulder(to treat with indifference)

bring peace and stability to the country

put up sth. with grace; take it very calmly

sorrow at parting

to earn one's daily bread in peace(to enjoy a good and prosperous life)

to be extremely subtle

be as steady as Mount Tai

があやふやである

to maintain internal security and repel foreign invasion

settle down and get on with one's pursuit

distribution according to work

the cat and the dog(general term for people of any description)

to curry favour with the rich and despise the poor(to love the rich and scorn the poor)

deeply distressed

be contented in poverty and devote to things spiritual(live contentedly as a poor scholar)

Ask for advice

One's love for scholars is equal to one's thirst for water

to be scrupulously honest even when there is no one around

pitch a camp