Zhu Zhechi's famous saying:

1. White sand is in nirvana, and it is black with it.

from: Xun Zi, Warring States Period, Persuaded to Learn. Pennisetum grows in hemp fields and can stand upright without support. White sand can't turn white when it is mixed into black soil.

It means living in a good environment and getting healthy growth.

2. Living with kindness is like entering the room of Zhilan. If you don't smell its fragrance for a long time, you will melt with it.

from: Six Books of Confucius' Family Stories by Confucius in the Warring States Period.

Associating with people with good conduct is like entering a room full of herbs, and you can't smell the fragrance of herbs for a long time, because it blends with the fragrance. Associating with people with bad conduct is like entering a shop selling smelly salted fish. Over time, you can't smell the smell of salted fish, which is also because you are integrated with the smell.

3. Birds of a feather flock together.

from: The Warring States Policy, Qi Ce III, Zhouyi, Congratulation by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty.

Translation: It is used to describe that similar things often get together, and like-minded people get together in groups, and vice versa, which is a general term for friends who are like-minded and like-minded.

4. A gentleman must choose his neighbor when he lives, and he must be a scholar when he travels.

from: The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yanzi Zashang, compiled from historical materials and folklore.

A gentleman should choose a good environment where he lives, and a moral person when making friends.

5. The creeping darkens naturally.

from: Yan Zhitui's Family Instructions of Yan Family Mu Xian in Song Dynasty.

Translation: People's thoughts, personalities and habits have changed invisibly due to the influence of various factors.