Now that the congratulations have been made, I'm obliged by tradition to give you some sagely advice.
讲完毕业贺词,我再依照传统给你们一些充满睿智的忠告。
Although I said that aspiring to sagehood and making the resolves of a sage is the first step, you may also take the next step by reading the books of sages and doing sagely deeds.
虽然说发圣贤心,立圣贤志,已跨出了第一步,也读圣贤书,做圣贤事,走着下一步;
Fair enough, but what about when you walk up to an NPC in the field of battle and you need to hear the sagely words they utter?