1. A country is neither strong nor weak; if those who follow the law are strong, the country will be strong; if those who follow the law are weak, the country will be weak

Source: (Warring States) Han Feizi "Han Feizi Youdu"

Original text: A country is neither always strong nor weak. If those who follow the law are strong, the country will be strong; if those who follow the law are weak, the country will be weak.

Explanation: A country will not be rich and strong forever, nor will it be poor or weak forever. If those who enforce the law are firm, the country will be strong and prosperous; if those who enforce the law are weak, the country will be poor and weak.

2. Not forgetting the past is the guide for the future

Source: "Warring States Policy·Zhao Ceyi"

Original text: Not forgetting the past is the guide for the future. The teacher of funeral affairs.

Interpretation: Don’t forget past experiences and lessons, which can be used as a reference for future work.

3. If you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be general, and if you are general, you will be long-term

Source: "Book of Changes·Xici"

Original text: If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be long-term If it passes, it will last for a long time.

Interpretation: When things develop to the extreme, they must change. Only when changes occur can the development of things be unblocked and things can continue to develop.

4. Although Zhou was an old state, its destiny was restored

Source: "The Book of Songs Daya·King Wen"

Original text: King Wen is above, and Yu Zhao is in the sky . Although Zhou was an old state, his destiny was restored.

Explanation: Although Zhou is an old state, its mission is to reform.

5. As long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle

Source: "Fangyu Shenglan·Meizhou·Mozhen River" by Zhu Mu of the Southern Song Dynasty

Original text: It is said that Li Bai was studying in Elephant Er Mountain. Before he could complete his studies, he gave up. Crossing the stream, he met an old woman who was grinding an iron pestle and asked about it. She said, "I want to make an acupuncture needle." ’ Taibai realized what he meant and graduated.

Interpretation: It is a metaphor that as long as you are determined and work hard, you can succeed no matter how difficult it is.

6. What comes but cannot be lost is the time; what is gone but cannot be lost is the opportunity

Source: Song Dynasty Su Shi's "The Ci of Dai Hou Gong Shuo Xiang Yu"

Original text: When a minister hears something coming but cannot miss it, it is an opportunity; when he walks but cannot miss it, it is an opportunity.

Interpretation: What cannot be lost in front of you is time, and what cannot be missed when you encounter it are opportunities.

7. The state does not seek profit for profit, but righteousness for gain

Source: "The Great Learning"

Original text: Mencius Xianzi said: "Animals and horses ride on each other. Don't look at chickens and dolphins. A house that cuts ice does not keep cattle and sheep. A house with hundreds of horses does not keep its ministers who gather. It is better to have rogue ministers. For profit.

Interpretation: The country should not be governed for the benefit of wealth, but for the benefit of benevolence and righteousness.

8. The law is the yardstick of the world

Source: Chunqiu·Wenzi "Wenzi"

Original text: The law is the yardstick of the world, and people The measure of the Lord.

Interpretation: Law is the universal basis for all people in the world to follow, and it is also the fundamental basis for judging right and wrong.

9. When making friends, if you are close, you must trust each other; if you are far, you must be loyal and loyal.

Source: "Zhuangzi·Humanshi"

Original text: When making friends, if you are close, you must trust each other, and if you are far, you must be loyal.

Interpretation: When interacting with friends around you, you must trust each other, and when interacting with friends far away, you must be true to your promises.

10. When combined, one is strong, but when alone, one is weak

Source: "Guanzi"

Original text: The shape of strength and weakness is the shape of the husband's importance. Then weak.

Explanation: Countries are strong when they are united, and weak when isolated from each other.

11. Traveling by post with your destiny, never ending

Source: "Book of the Later Han·Biography of the Western Regions"

Original text: Traveling by post with your destiny, never ending They are cut off from time and month; merchants and merchants, the daily payment is under the fortress.

Interpretation: Those who deliver letters and convey orders, constantly every month. Describes the prosperous economic and cultural exchanges in the Western Regions.

12. There is no need to have the same footwork, it is expected to be adequate; there is no need to be the same to govern, it is expected to benefit the people

Source: Qing Dynasty Wei Yuan's "Gu Weitang·Zhi Pian"

Original text: Rivers have hundreds of sources, they all tend towards the sea, and then they turn against the water of the rivers and return to the mountains. Is this right? They don't have to be the same in their duties, but they should be adequate; they don't have to be the same in governance, but they should be in the interest of benefiting the people.

Interpretation: The shoes do not have to be the same, what is expected is that they fit. The methods of governance do not have to be the same, the expectation is that it will benefit the people. The important thing is to find a path that suits you.