1) Only when you are not arrogant can you be arrogant, not by favoring others. ——Zhuge Liang

2) Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. ——Zhuge Liang

3) If you are not a scholar, even if you exist, you are called a walking corpse. ——Zhuge Liang

4) A person with great ambition should not belittle oneself. ——Zhuge Liang

5) Dedicate yourself to death. ——Zhuge Liang

6) The journey of a gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to cultivate one’s virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its ambitions, and if it is not peaceful, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang

7) A phoenix soaring over thousands of feet would not be able to rest on a parasol tree; a scholar would be crouching in one place, and would not be able to rely on anything other than his master. I am happy to work on my long acres, I love my house; I am proud of my music and books, waiting for the right time. ——Kong Ming

8) A hero is one who has great ambitions, has a good plan, has the opportunity to contain the universe, and can swallow the aspirations of heaven and earth. ——Cao Cao

9) Give birth to a son like Sun Zhongmou——Cao Cao

10) As strong as Shao is, even an orphan cannot protect himself, let alone others?——Cao Cao