1. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
2. How can you enjoy the fragrance of plum blossoms without experiencing a bone-chilling cold?
3. Only by enduring hardship can one become a master.
4. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain?
5. Adversity is a path to truth.
6. Even if everyone in the world hates you and believes you are bad, as long as you have a clear conscience, you will not be without friends.
7. True friendship is not a vine that will spring up overnight and wither within a day.
8. What I fear most is idleness, having nothing to do, doing nothing, and feeling paralyzed. When the body is idle, the mind becomes depressed.
9. A friendship that grows inch by inch like an oak tree is more reliable than a friendship that suddenly jumps out like a melon vine.
10. As long as you persist, nothing can hold you back. And don’t let others control your own life and pursuits.