1. People know that they cherish life and happiness but abandon etiquette and justice. This is like cutting their necks in order to live longer. --Xunzi

2. The gentleman said: Learning is too much. Green comes from blue, and green comes from blue. -- "Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

3. If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't face a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is.

4. If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t become a river.

5. Water will carry the boat, water will overturn the boat. "Xunzi·Kingdom"