1. If jade is not polished, it will become useless. If people don’t learn, they don’t know. ("Book of Rites")

2. A thousand-mile embankment collapses in an ant nest. ("Han Feizi")

3. The heavenly net is vast and sparse but not omitted ("Laozi")

4. No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. ("Tang Fu")

5. The moon is hazy and windy, and the base is moist and rainy. ("Su Xun of the Song Dynasty")

6. The beauty of application lies in one mind. ("History of the Song Dynasty")

7. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. ("Guanzi")

8. If you are in a mess, you will not be able to straighten yourself. ("He Guanzi·Tian Le")

9. Those in authority are confused, but onlookers are clear. ("New Book of Tang")

10. Words have no words, but actions will not go far. (Confucius)

11. If you hold on to something for a reason, what you say makes sense. ("Xunzi")

12. A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. ("Songs of Chu")

13. Listening at the same time will lead to enlightenment, stubborn belief will lead to darkness. ("Han·Wangfu")

14. If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached? ("Zuo Zhuan")

15. Avoid his sharp energy and attack his laziness. ("Sun Tzu")

16. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ("Mencius")

17. If something is wrong, correct it; if not, add encouragement. ("Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty")

18. Never forgetting the past is the teacher of the future. ("Warring States Policy")

19. What is lost in the east is gained in mulberry trees. ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty")

20. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. ("The Book of the Later Han Dynasty")

21. Take a step forward by making further progress. ("Song Dynasty·Shi Daoyuan")

22. It is better to be broken jade than to be intact. ("Book of Northern Qi")

23. Wherever sincerity comes, gold and stone will open. ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty")

24. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. (Lao Tzu)

25. When the Duke of Zhou spits out food, the world returns to its heart. (Cao Cao)

26. There is no beginning for failure, and there is an end for failure. (The Book of Songs)

27. Those who do will always succeed, and those who practice will always arrive. ("Yan Zi Chun Qiu")

28. The high mountains stand still and the scenery stops. ("The Book of Songs")

29. To do good is like ascending, and to do evil is like falling. ("Mandarin")

30. The mountains never get too high and the sea never gets too deep. (Cao Cao)

31. Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. ("The Theory of Destiny")

32. The spirit is aspiring to the eight extremes, and the mind is wandering far and wide. ("Wen Fu")

33. Give him a peach and repay him with a plum. ("The Book of Songs")

34. Work hard at reading and enjoy writing. (Yuan·Cheng Duanli)

35. Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will become apparent. ("Three Kingdoms")

36. Be worthy of heaven and not afraid of others. (The Book of Songs)

37. Quietness cultivates one’s character, frugality cultivates virtue. ("The Book of Chengzi")

38. Great skill is like clumsiness, and great argumentation is like laziness. ("Laozi")

39. The mountains are high and the mountains are long. (Liu Yuxi)

40. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ("Painting Purpose")

41. Looking up makes you taller, drilling makes you stronger. ("The Analects of Confucius")

42. Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen over time. ("Selected Songs of the Yuan Dynasty")

43. As long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle. (ancient proverb)

44. If a young man does not work hard, an old man will be sad. ("Long Song Xing")

45. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. (ancient proverb)

46. The old man is helpless, but his ambition is thousands of miles. (Cao Cao)

47. In his old age, a martyr is full of ambition. (Cao Cao)

48. When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are careful, there are no disciples. ("Da Dai Li Ji")

49. The plan for the year starts in spring. -The plan for the day lies in the morning.

("Nanyang Xiaoyi")

50. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ("Three Kingdoms")

51. Good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, and loyal words are hard on the ears and good for action. ("Confucius' Family Sayings")