Zhu Xi's famous sayings are as follows:

1. The way to learn is to think, and thinking teaches you what is right and wrong.

2. Deceiving others is also self-deception, and this is an extreme case of self-deception.

3. Gentlemen and villains have different interests, just between public and private.

4. Where to find the joy of reading? Count the plum blossoms in the heart of the world.

5. It is easy to recognize the east wind, and spring is always spring.

6. Don’t use small evils to cover up great good things, and don’t use shortcomings of many to abandon one strong point.

7. Studying is like sailing a boat on water, and you must not slow down for a moment.

8. There is still breath left, and this ambition cannot be slacked off. It can be said that it is far away.

9. Heaven knows, God knows, I know, Zi knows, what is ignorance?

10. Be honest and respectful in everything you do, and do not be arrogant or domineering to others or bring shame on yourself.

11. Failure to be determined will ultimately lead to failure.

12. If you can’t touch people, you won’t be sincere.

13. To learn, one must first be determined.

14. Examine yourself every day, correct it if you have it, and encourage it if you don’t.

15. How long have you been buried in books? It’s better to give up and go find spring.

Introduction to Zhu Xi:

Zhu Xi (October 18, 1130 - April 23, 1200), also known as Yuanhui, also known as Zhonghui, also known as Hui'an, later called Hui. Weng. His ancestral home is Wuyuan County, Huizhou Prefecture (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province), and he was born in Youxi, Nanjian Prefecture (now Youxi County, Fujian Province). Neo-Confucian, thinker, philosopher, educator and poet in the Southern Song Dynasty of China.

Zhu Xi wrote many works, including "Collected Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", "Explanation of Tai Chi Pictures", "Commentary on Tongshu", "Book of Changes" and "Collected Commentary on Chu Ci". Later generations compiled "The Complete Works of Zhu Zi" and "Collected Sayings of Zhu Zi". "Xiang" etc. Among them, "Collected Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books" became the imperial textbook and the standard for imperial examinations.