If jade is not polished, it will become useless. People don’t know if they don’t learn. ("Book of Rites")
The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant nest. ("Han Feizi")
The heavenly net is vast and sparse but not omitted ("Laozi")
No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. ("Tang Fu")
The moon is faint and windy, and the base is moist and rainy. ("Su Xun of the Song Dynasty")
The beauty of application lies in one mind. ("History of the Song Dynasty")
It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. ("Guanzi")
In the midst of hemp and hemp, one cannot straighten oneself without help. ("He Guanzi·Tian Le")
The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. ("New Book of Tang")
Words have no words, but actions will not go far. (Confucius)
There is a reason for holding it, and it makes sense. ("Xunzi")
A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. ("Chu Ci")
Listening together will lead to enlightenment, stubborn belief will lead to darkness. ("Han·Wangfu")
If the skin is gone, the hair will not be attached. ("Zuo Zhuan")
Avoid his vigor and attack his laziness. ("Grandson")