1. Spring silkworms will not run out of silk until they die, and wax torches will not dry until they turn to ashes. ——Li Shangyin "Untitled·It's hard to say goodbye when we meet"

Translation: The spring silkworm spins its cocoon and spins out the silk only when it dies, and the wax oil like tears can drip dry only when the candle is burned to ashes.

2. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers. ——Gong Zizhen, "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai·Part 5"

Translation: The fallen flowers falling from the branches are not heartless things. Even if they turn into spring mud, they are willing to cultivate the growth of beautiful spring flowers.

3. New bamboo branches are higher than old bamboo branches, all because of the support of old stems. ——Zheng Xie's "Hsinchu"

Translation: The new bamboo can surpass the old bamboo entirely because of the growth and nourishment of the old bamboo.

4. Your Majesty has peaches and plums all over the world, so why bother planting more flowers in front of the hall? ——Bai Juyi "Planting Flowers in the Green Field Hall of Lord Pei Linggong"

Translation: Pei Linggong's peach and plum students are all over the world. Where is the need to plant flowers in front of the door and behind the house?

5. A teacher is one who preaches, learns and resolves doubts. ——Han Yu: "Teacher's Theory"

Translation: A teacher is a person who imparts principles, teaches academics, and explains difficult problems.

6. Even if it is not Xiong Zhao, he should be respected as the teacher of the emperor. ——Liu Ji's "Picture of Taigong Fishing in the Wei River"

Translation: By chance, the omen that he encountered when he went to the north of the Wei River was not a bear but a sage, and he was respected as the teacher of the monarch (King Wen).