Han Yu’s famous sayings are as follows:

1. The sage is the teacher of impermanence. ——Han Yu

2. Those who are close will be cut off constantly, and those who are distant will not be strong. ——Han Yu

3. When you look up, you are worthy of heaven, and when you look down, you are worthy of others. ——Han Yu

4. Read more than ten thousand volumes, and write like a master. ——Han Yu

5. Those who are lazy cannot practice, while those who are jealous are afraid of others. ——Han Yu

6. If you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your mind; if you want to rectify your heart, you must first be sincere in your intentions. ——Han Yu

7. A career that lasts forever. ——Han Yu

8. There is neither high nor low, neither long nor short. Where the Tao exists, the teacher exists. ——Han Yu

9. People are not born with knowledge. How can anyone be free from confusion? If you are confused and do not follow the teacher, it is confusion, and you will not be able to understand it in the end. ——Han Yu

10. Young people enjoy getting to know each other, but in old age they miss their old friends. ——Han Yu

11. As the ancient saying goes, those who are honest and sincere will be successful. ——Han Yu

12. Inadequate learning and knowledge, but diligence in work. ——Han Yu

13. If you don’t study much, you won’t be able to think clearly. ——Han Yu

14. Worry about your country as much as your home. ——Han Yu

15. Take the affairs of the country as your own responsibility. ——Han Yu