Xunzi's famous epigram is as follows:

1. He who knows himself doesn't complain, and know life doesn't complain; He who complains about others is poor, and he who complains about heaven has no ambition. Explanation: People who have self-knowledge will not complain about others, and those who control their own destiny will not complain about heaven; Those who complain about others are desperate and frustrated, and those who complain about heaven will not be determined to make progress.

2. The accumulation of soil makes mountains, and the wind and rain flourish; Little drops of water make an ocean, the dragon is born; Accumulate goodness into virtue, while the gods are complacent and the sacred heart is prepared. Explanation: the accumulation of earth and stone has become a mountain, from which wind and rain rise; The accumulated water flows into an abyss, from which the dragon is produced; Accumulate good deeds, cultivate noble morality, improve spirit, and thus possess the state of mind of saints.

3. You can't take ten steps in one leap; It's a great contribution to the success of Xu Ma. Explanation: A swift horse will not leap more than ten steps; Although a bad horse walks slowly, it can reach a long distance even if it walks for ten days. This is because it can persevere.

4. Therefore, if you don't accumulate steps, you won't be able to travel thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't make rivers and seas. Explanation: Therefore, there is no way to travel thousands of miles without accumulating a step and a half. Without accumulating tiny flowing water, there is no way to merge into rivers and seas.

5. I think about it all day long, so it's better to learn it in an instant; I've tasted it and looked forward to it. It's better to climb the mountain and see it. Interpretation: taste: taste the classics. Thinking: thinking. A moment: a moment, a moment. I used to think all day, but I didn't learn as much as I did in a moment; I once stood on tiptoe and looked far away, but I didn't see it as wide as I did when I climbed high.

6, green, take it from blue, and green is more than blue; Ice, water for it, but colder than water. Explanation: Indigo is extracted from blue grass, but it is darker than blue grass; Ice is condensed from water, but it is colder than water.

7. Earthworms have no advantage of their minions, and their bones and muscles are strong. They eat the earth and drink the yellow water, and they are also attentive. Explanation: Earthworms don't have sharp claws and teeth and strong bones and muscles, but they can eat dirt up and drink underground spring water down, because they are single-minded.

8. Those who cheat on horses are not good enough, but cause thousands of miles; He who pretends to be a boat can't swim, but he can't swim. Explanation: People who use chariots and horses can travel thousands of miles without walking fast. People who use boats and boats are not good at swimming, but they can cross rivers. A gentleman's qualifications are no different from those of ordinary people, but he is good at using foreign things.