1. "The Theory of Loving the Lotus"

Author: Zhou Dunyi of the Song Dynasty

Excerpt from the original text: I love the lotus alone, which emerges from the mud but remains unstained, and washes the clear ripples Rather than demonic.

Translation:: I only like the lotus, because it grows from the mud but is very clean, and remains pure in the dirty environment. ?

2. "Song of Lime"

Author: Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty

Excerpt from the original text: Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in the world.

Translation: Even if your body is broken into pieces, you are not afraid, and you are willing to leave your innocence in the world.

3. "Li Sao"

Author: Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period

Excerpts from the original text:

Bending one's heart and suppressing one's will, being patient and Criticize.

Fu Qingbai takes death as a straight line and solidifies the strength of the saints.

Translation: I would rather bend my will and suppress my emotions than bear all the blame and curses. Keep your integrity and die on the straight path. This was praised by the ancient sages!

4. "Divination"

Author: Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period

Excerpt from the original text: Ning is honest and upright in order to keep himself clean, and will make the protruding ladder funny, as fat as Wei. , Yi Jie Ying?

Translation: Would you rather be honest and upright to keep yourself innocent, or would you rather be smooth and perfect, like fat (smooth) and cooked skin (soft) to flatter you?

5. "Calling Souls"

Author: Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period

Excerpts from the original text: I am a young man who is clean and honest, and I am committed to righteousness without any regrets. The master is so virtuous, but it is tainted by the vulgarities.

Translation: Endowed with incorruptible virtues when he was young, he devoted himself to morality without any slight reduction. With such great virtues, he was brought into disrepute by the world.