Su Shi's famous sayings:

If you keep the Tao but forget your power, do justice but forget the profit, cultivate virtue but forget the reputation; if you don't read much, you won't be able to advance to the level of elegance in painting; if you don't understand clearly, , then the painting cannot be correct; in ancient times, those who accomplished great things must not only have extraordinary talents, but also must have perseverance; when a common man sees humiliation, he draws his sword and stands up to fight. This is not courageous;

Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman. He was known as Su Dongpo, Su Xian, and Po in the world. Xian?, Han nationality, was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province). His ancestral home was Luancheng, Hebei Province. He was a writer, calligrapher, gourmet and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and a famous figure in water control in history.

In the second year of Jiayou (1057), Su Shi passed the second subject in the palace examination and was awarded the title of Jinshi. It is said that he was awarded the title of Jinshi. In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign (1061), he was admitted to the third level in the Yingzhong system and was awarded the title of Dali judge and signer of Fengxiang mansion. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case".

After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a bachelor of Hanlin, a bachelor of attendance, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title of Taishi; during the period of Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title "Wenzhong".