Famous quotes from ancient times about cherishing time

1. The deceased is like a man, and he does not give up day and night. ——Spring and Autumn Confucius

2. In life, if a white horse passes through the gap between heaven and earth, it will happen suddenly. ——Zhuangzi in the Warring States Period

3. My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. ——Zhuangzi in the Warring States Period

4. Lao Ranran is approaching, and he is afraid that he will not be able to cultivate his reputation. ——Qu Yuan, Chu of the Warring States Period

5. A sage does not value a foot of wall but an inch of shade, which is sometimes rare but easily lost. ——Liu An of the Han Dynasty, "Huainanzi·Yuan Dao Xun"

6. The wind is blowing in the daytime, and the scenery is rushing to the west. ——Cao Zhi of the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms

7. The ancients despised the ruler and the jade but valued the inch of shade, fearing that time has passed. ——Three Kingdoms Wei·Cao Pi

8. People with lofty ideals cherish the short days, but worry about others knowing that the nights are long. ——Jin Fu Xuan

9. How long is life? It passes like morning frost. When the time comes, the flowers are no longer sunny. ——Jin·Luji

10. The prime of life never comes again, and it is difficult to come back to the morning again. Timely encouragement should be given. Time waits for no one. ——Tao Yuanming, Eastern Jin Dynasty

11. The plan for a year begins in spring, and the plan for a day begins in the morning. ——Liang Xiaoyi of the Southern Dynasties

12. Winter is the remainder of the year, night is the remainder of the day, and rain is the remainder of the hour. ——Pei Songzhi of the Southern Dynasties, "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Biography of Wang Su"

13. What is lost in the east is gained in the mulberry tree. ——Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasties, "Book of the Later Han·Feng Yi Zhuan"

14. Years are hard to keep, and times are easy to lose. ——Xie Huilian of the Southern Dynasties

15. The situation does not wait for others, and the old man's hair becomes silk. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty

16. In the thirty years of the emperor’s reign, he failed to achieve success in both writing and swordsmanship. ——Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty

17. The east corner has passed, and it is not too late to mulberry trees. ——Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty

18. The sky is easy to fade away, but the heat is hard to stay. ——Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty

19. Shoot arrows to the string at the end of the year. ——Meng Xiao, Tang Dynasty

20. Don’t rely on the young years of children. My father-in-law once married you in the same year.

——Tang·Dou Gong