1. If the peach and plum trees are silent, they will create their own mistakes. (Sima Qian)
From "Historical Records: Biography of General Li", meaning: Peach and plum trees do not actively attract people, but people come to see them
< p>The flowers they bloomed and the fruits they produced took a long time to pick, and a path was found under the trees. MetaphorIf you are of high moral character, honest, and upright, you will naturally be respected and admired by people without the need for self-
publicity.
2. The gentleman’s style is as high as the mountains and the rivers are long.
Explanation: Sir, your character is higher than the mountains and longer than the Yangtze River
This sentence comes from Fan Zhongyan's "Mr. Yan's Temple". It can be used in argumentative essays praising sages or people with noble moral character
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3. Look up to the high mountains and stop the scenery
Explanation Yi: The general meaning is to praise the character and talent and learn to be like the high mountains
It requires people to look up and let them go. Man cannot help but follow his behavior
as a rule of conduct.
This sentence comes from "The Book of Songs". Later it was specially used to praise Confucius
Confucius: "The high mountains stand still, and the scenery stops. Although I can't
reach it, my heart yearns for it.
Same as above, can be used for Argumentative essay praising sages or people with noble moral character