1. The reason why etiquette governs the country is as follows: balance is to light and weight, and rope and ink are to straightness. ——"Xunzi·Wang Ba" Xunzi of the Warring States Period

Translation: Etiquette and law are used to weigh the governance of a country, just as scales are used to weigh the importance of the country's governance.

2. The idiot is unaware of the father-son etiquette, so he asks for food and cries to Mendong in anger. ——Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty, "The Collection of Baiyou"

Translation: The young children did not know the etiquette that father and son should have, so they shouted, cursed, begged for food, and cried outside the east gate.

3. The geese and the lambs were courteous to ancient times. Flying and kneeling on breasts, knowing order is like knowing kindness. —— Du Fu's "Du Juan" in the Tang Dynasty

Translation: Just like a wild goose knows etiquette, this has been the case since ancient times. Flying and knowing the order, geese have the courtesy of brothers. Kneeling at the breast shows gratitude, and sheep have the gift of mother and child.

4. If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up. ——From "The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi Chapter 16" in the Spring and Autumn Period

Translation: If you don't learn etiquette and politeness, it will be difficult to establish yourself.

5. If people are rude, there will be no life, if things are rude, they will not succeed, and if the country is rude, there will be no peace. ——"Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self" during the Warring States Period.

Translation: If a person does not observe etiquette, he cannot survive. If he does not observe etiquette, he cannot succeed. If a country does not observe etiquette, there will be no peace.