"Shenzi Zhizhong": "Therefore, the material of the corridor and temple is not the branch of a tree; the pure white fur is not the skin of a fox." That is what was later called gathering armpits to form a fur.
Warring States Period Li Si's "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests": Mount Tai does not allow soil, so it can become as big as possible; rivers and seas do not allow small streams, so they can become as deep as possible.
Chapter 64 of Li Er's "Laozi": "The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
"Han Feizi·Yu Lao": "A embankment of a thousand feet will collapse due to the holes of ants; a room of a hundred feet will be burned by the gaps."
Wang Chong's "Lunheng" - "Zhuangliu Chapter" 》 Sentences in:
“The old husband’s river ice combined, not one day’s cold; the accumulation of soil into a mountain, not just one piece of work.” Later evolved into the current proverb: “Three feet of ice, not one day.” The sun is cold; for nine people on a mountain, what can be done in one day?"
Song Dynasty Luo Dajing's "Helin Jade Dew: Killing Officials with One Coin": "Guaiya's writing judgment said: 'One day. Money; a thousand days and a thousand coins; a rope cuts a tree; a drop of water cuts through a stone.