I left empty-handed for the time being, just crying to Lord Yan.

If you accumulate property and leave it to your descendants, your descendants may not keep it; if you accumulate books and leave them to your descendants, your descendants may not read it.

Don’t care about your sincerity, only great virtues will enjoy a hundred blessings.

One word can make a hundred servings.

Every disease enters through the mouth, and all misfortunes come out of the mouth.

Don’t worry about being old and not succeeding, just be afraid of being young and not learning.

Wealth and honor are like swords and spears. A little indulgence will lead to selling out the paste without realizing it; poverty and lowliness are like needles and medicine stones. A moment of worry and diligence will sharpen one's temper.

It is better to speak than to walk on your own, and to ask for help from others. Seek oneself.

The wall has cracks and the wall has ears.

Good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.