"Water Margin" is the first full-length novel to describe the ancient peasant uprising. The following are famous aphorisms from "Water Margin":

1. It is better to be famous than to meet. Meeting is better than being famous.

2. Take it or leave it, and don’t regret it later.

3. Use benevolence and righteousness to govern the world, and use public rewards and punishments to determine war.

4. In the hot sun when you step out of the door, take a moment to enjoy the cool air.

5. Having eyes but not seeing Mount Tai.

6. Although I may die hundreds of times, I will have no regrets, but I will smile to the sky with my loyalty.

7. It is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, but it is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger.

8. How dare you not bow your head under the eaves of others.

9. Good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

10. What is easy to gain is easy to lose; what is hard to gain is hard to lose.

11. Catch the turtle in the urn and bring it to you.

12. Extreme happiness will lead to sadness, but it will be extremely peaceful.

13. Victory and defeat are commonplace for military strategists.

14. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, just try to come early or come late.

15. If I had known today, I would have regretted it.

16. The red sun is scorching like fire, and the fields and rice are half withered.

17. There is no place to be found even if you wear iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

18. Peace is determined by the general, and the general is not allowed to see peace.

19. Forgive old mistakes and make new plans.

20. If your ambitions change in the future, you will dare to laugh at Huang Chao for not being her husband.

21. Serve the country together and leave a mark in history.

22. If you sow melons, you will get melons; if you sow beans, you will get beans.

23. The price is so high that Huangzhou is full of people, and Shi Xiu is a desperate man.

24. When the road is rough, draw your sword to help.