"Swallows know the ambition of swans" comes from the words of Chen Sheng, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty, which means how can swallows and sparrows know the ambition of geese and swans? "Phoenix is different from chicken" means how can phoenix be different from chicken and duck? These two sentences are often used to show that ambitious people are not as knowledgeable as short-sighted people, and emphasize that people should have lofty ideals and ambitions, not limited to immediate interests and ease. At the same time, it also expressed praise and admiration for people with lofty ideals.

"Princes will have seeds" means that princes will be born nobles? This sentence is also from Historical Records Chen She Family, which expresses Chen Sheng and others' dissatisfaction and resistance to unfair fate, and their determination and courage to change their destiny.