1. Maintain integrity and respect benevolence and righteousness.

The translation comes from "Records of the Words and Deeds of Famous Officials of the Song Dynasty": A person must have integrity and practice benevolence and righteousness.

2. There is no way outside people, and there is no one outside the way.

Translation from "Annotations to the Four Books: Chapters and Sentences of the Analects of Confucius" There is no Tao without people, and no one will exist without Tao.

3. Since ancient times, sages and sages have always been heart-centered.

Translation from "The Complete Book of Zhu Xi·Xue 2" Since ancient times, the conduct of saints and wise men has been based on a noble heart.

4. A bay of flowing water, a half-marked crescent moon, painted the shadow of plum blossoms.

From the translation of "The Sapphire Case" A bay of flowing stream reflects the half-marked new moon, like a beautiful shadow painted with plum blossoms.

5. I haven’t found the couple who plays the flute across the phoenix, and the crane flies alone with the solitary cloud.

From "The Sky of Cranes and Pigeons" The translation has not yet found a partner to play the flute across the phoenix, so I have to fly alone with the lone cloud and wild crane for the time being.

6. Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water.

From the translation of "Guanshu Youfei" Why is this water so clear? Because there is always living water replenishing the source and it keeps flowing down.

7. Those who have official duties should practice their duties, and those who have responsibilities should fulfill their loyalty.

From "Annotations to the Four Books: Chapters and Sentences of the Analects of Confucius". Translation: Those who have official positions must fulfill their duties, and those who have the responsibility of admonition must fulfill their loyalty.

8. If sincerity can be embodied and maintained, it is the source of all good deeds and the foundation of all actions.

From the translation of "The Theory of Ren" Practicing and preserving a sincere heart is the source of all good deeds and the program of all actions.

9. The study of things to achieve knowledge is also based on inferring what is known and what is not known. It is just one book, and there are no two different techniques.

From the translation of "The Complete Works of Wang Yangming" "Investigating Things to Know", it is also based on what you know and generalizes it to reach those you don't know. It is just one ontology, it turns out they are not two different techniques.

10. If one can establish the big one first, then even if the small details may not be completely reasonable, there is no harm.

From the translation of "Annotations to the Four Books·The Analects of Confucius" If a person can do things based on the overall situation, then sometimes the details may not be reasonable and there is no harm.