Fan Zhongyan's famous sayings are as follows:

1. Worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness. "The Story of Yueyang Tower" by Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty. Bear the worries before the people in the world, and enjoy the happiness after the people in the world. This is the most noble realm of life, and everyone should deeply understand its meaning and use it as a motto to improve moral cultivation.

2. Don’t be happy with things, and don’t be sad with yourself. "The Story of Yueyang Tower" by Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty. Don’t be happy because of what you have gained in external things such as fame, wealth, power, etc., nor be sad because of what you have lost in external things such as fame, wealth, power, etc. This sentence means that we must have a broad mind that does not care about our own external gains and losses, but always maintain the noble sentiments of caring about the world and serving the country and the people wholeheartedly.

3. You see a boat floating in and out of the storm. "The Fisherman on the River" by Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty. Look at how dangerous and difficult it is for fishermen in small boats to go out on the rough river. The poem expresses deep sympathy for the fishermen who are struggling to catch fish.

4. Sitting high in the Mingyue Tower and leaning alone, the wine fills my heart with sadness, turning into tears of lovesickness. "Su Muzhe" by Fan Zhongyan of the Northern Song Dynasty. As soon as the wine entered the body full of sorrow, it turned into tears of longing. " Ouyang Xiu said this poem in "Six One Poetry Talk": "The scene that is difficult to describe is like the present, and there are endless opinions behind the words. "This poem had a great influence on the heroic lyrics of the Song Dynasty and the creation of Yuan music. It is a masterpiece that has been passed down through the ages.

Fan Zhongyan was a Jinshi during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty. In the third year of Qingli (1043) ) In July, he was appointed as the governor of political affairs and presided over the Qingli reform, which failed due to the obstruction of the conservative faction. He resigned from power the following year and asked for foreign posts. He served as governor of Dengzhou, Hangzhou and Qingzhou. Later, the "Farewell at the Long Pavilion" in Wang Shifu's "The Romance of the West Chamber" of the Yuan Dynasty was transformed into: "The blue sky, the yellow leaves on the ground, the west wind is strong, the northern swallows fly south, whoever comes in the morning and is drunk in the frost forest will always shed tears when leaving." "It's as sad and desolate as Fan Zhongyan's original words.