1. Everything in the past is a prologue. ——Shakespeare

2. Victory is a joy, defeat is also a joy. ——Su Shi

3. Die with a peaceful voice and live without silence. ——Fan Zhongyan

4. If the peach and plum trees are silent, they will cause their own trouble. ——"Historical Records"

5. There are many people who talk about fighting, but few who are defeated. ——Han Feizi

6. Leave one step on the road and three points on the taste. ——"Cai Gen Tan"

7. As long as one thought remains, this ambition will remain unremitting. ——Hu Juren

8. Time is speechless, but stones can speak. ——Feng Jicai

9. If you are careful from the end to the end, you will never fail. ——"Tao Te Ching"

10. Meditate on the past, as if it is in your eyes. ——Wang Zengqi

11. A gentleman uses things not for the sake of things. ——"Guanzi·Neiye"

12. Life is about hard work, nothing can be gained without asking for anything. ——"Yingwen"

13. It is better to have no books at all if you believe in all the books. ——Mencius

14. Those who are afraid of danger will be safe, and those who are afraid of death will survive. ——"Su Shu·Anli"

15. There is no beginning for a long time, and there is an end for a long time. ——"The Book of Songs"

16. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. ——Master Hongyi

17. Wise men build bridges, while fools build walls. ——"Black Panther"

18. Misfortunes do not come unexpectedly, and blessings do not come in vain. ——"Historical Records"

19. But if you set a straight mark, there will be no trace of it. ——"Old Book of Tang"

20. If you want to know the great road, you must first study history.

——Gong Zizhen