Famous sayings about writing

1. People who are good at calligraphy in ancient times live longer because they have a calm mind. If a person can set his mind, there is nothing he cannot do.

2. Calligraphy is also based on Buddhism. It begins with precepts, is mastered in concentration and wisdom, is realized in the source of the heart, is wonderful in understanding, and to the extreme, it cannot be transmitted by words or hands.

3. The inner canon "Golden Sutra" says: "What is illegal is not illegal." If a calligrapher understands this trick, there is no need to worry about not being able to adapt to the past.

4. A pure heart and few desires, words generate spirit, which is a proof of Yicheng's form and appearance.

5. When the dross goes away, the clear light will come. If the mind is cluttered, even if the writing is excellent, it will not be appropriate. Therefore Yangzi said: Words are pictures of the heart.

6. There is a couplet in the past that says: What can I do? Is it natural? The most truthful sayings. You should also know this when writing books.

7. When Qi is strong, the length of the words and the pitch of the sound are appropriate. The same goes for books.

8. Copying the ancient method is like a ghost enjoying a sacrifice, but inhaling its breath but not eating its substance.

9. If you are careless and careless, you will never achieve anything. Although the book is a small road, it must be calm and composed.

10. Look at the pens used by the ancients and avoid distracting thoughts. This is also a way to keep your mind at ease.

11. The shape is similar, and the calligrapher is the best. However, there is very little information in this, so don’t let it die at the end of the sentence.

12. The way to hold the pen is to hold the pen with the virtual palm and the real finger. If the fingers are gathered together, the palm will be strong, and if the fingers are strong, the palm will naturally be empty

13. If the fingers are dead and the wrist is alive, there is no curse for calligraphers. If the finger is dead, it will be straight, if the wrist is alive, the word will be smart.

14. The reverse stroke is the most powerful. Chu Henan's books are all reversed, and they are also official.

15. The writing must be delivered pen-by-stroke. When the pen edge is collected, the pen is still straight before it can be delivered.

16. When writing regular script, you must clearly understand the official rules, and avoid regular script when writing official script. To be an official, you must have the atmosphere of thousands of valleys and rocks rushing towards your wrist.

17. When you first learn to write calligraphy, you should first look for similarity in form. If you don’t have a good frame, let alone a good writing style.

18. The pen must be flying in the air, which is solid. However, scholars misunderstood Sri Lankan language and slipped all the way into the sky. It must be said that only when the Qi is empty and the pen is solid can there be no harm.

19. Books are more valuable if you are familiar with them, and if you are familiar with them, you will be happy. It is taboo to be familiar with books, and familiarity will lead to vulgarity. Failure to draw straight and straight lines and seeking magic suddenly is like leaving the rules to seek cleverness, which is not something I dare to know.

20. There is no fixed method for books. Could it be that nature calls it law? The official method promotes the Han Dynasty, and the regular script promotes the Jin Dynasty. People in the Tang Dynasty regarded the law as too strict, so the official script was not as good as that of the Han Dynasty, and the regular script was not as good as that of the Jin Dynasty.

21. It is appropriate to learn regular script from the Tang Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, and it is necessary to learn official script from the Han Dynasty.

22. The Han official pen is reversed and the pen is accumulated. The starting point is reverse, the ending point is accumulation.

23. The vertical and horizontal characters are like the beams of a house. They should be straight and not tilted.

24. Familiarity with ancient monuments is more important than seeing them in life. Only when you understand the wonders of the world by borrowing a pen can you achieve spiritual resemblance.

25. The meaning comes first, and the form follows the law.

26. When you want to know, you start writing later, and your intention is to stop the previous writing. If you understand this, then the writing will echo, the words will be connected, the front, back, left, and right, and they will be able to create each other in one breath.