Gong Zizhen’s famous sayings are as follows:
1. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers.
From "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty. The author uses "Luohong" (falling flowers) as a metaphor to express his ambition; he is willing to always pay attention to the people and care about the country like spring mud protecting flowers. This noble spirit of having the courage to devote oneself to the pursuit of beautiful things has always been praised by people.
2. One flute and one sword settled the business, and he lived up to his reputation for fifteen years.
From "Mangan" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty. Carrying a flute and a sword and walking around the world with justice was originally my greatest wish in my life. Now fifteen years have passed, and I have completely failed to live up to my original fame. "Fifteen years of being famous" is often used to describe people who were famous in their early years but became unremarkable later on.
3. Kyushu relies on wind and thunder for its anger, and it is sad that thousands of horses are silent.
From "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty. Reading this poem is really a thunderous feeling. "Jiuzhou's vitality relies on wind and thunder" means: the whole country needs vigorous vitality, which depends on the strong wind and thunder to cheer up.
4. It’s hard to find people again but it’s better to start with them. Words have a deep connection with each other.
From "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty. The poet believes that the reason why people "become good at the beginning" is because they are "hard to find again." This is not only true for people, but also for other things. Often when they first possess it, people don't appreciate it; once they lose it, they realize how beautiful and precious it is, but it's too late to regret it.
5. I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind.
From "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty, it means: I advise God to regain his spirit and not stick to certain standards in order to send down more talents.
6. Ten years and thousands of miles have passed, and the wind and rain are stained. Don't blame him for pity, his life experience is still a fallen flower.
From the Qing Dynasty·Gong Zizhen's "Reduced Words Mulan·Oujian Congzhong" means: Even after decades of wandering and trekking, countless wind and rain marks are left on the body, but others Don't sympathize with him, because he is always a representative of life, just like withered flowers. Although they have a miserable life experience, they still maintain their beauty and dignity. This sentence uses falling flowers as a metaphor to express the author's deep emotion and lament for the passing years and the fate of life.