1. A word of praise is worth more than a crown; a word of derogation is a punishment.

From "Literary Mind and Diaolong·Historical Biography" by Liang Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasty.

Explanation: Being praised by a single word in history books is more glorious than being a high official; being criticized by a single word is more uncomfortable than being punished by an axe.

Appreciation: This sentence shows that praise and criticism in history books have a great relationship with a person's position and honor and disgrace in history. It is intended to emphasize that history books should be cautious in criticizing characters, and praise and criticism must be objective and fair.

2. When the sound is transferred to the kiss, it is as delicate as jade; when the words are lost in the ears, they are as heavy as pearls.

It comes from Literary Mind and Diaolong·Sound Rhythm by Liu Xie of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.

Interpretation: The sound is gentle between the lips, as beautiful as the sound of jade vibrating, and the words are harmonious and sweet, sounding like round beads.

Appreciation: This sentence illustrates the unique effect of being good at coordinating flat and oblique words and staggering the pitch of sounds, emphasizing the importance of rhetoric in music.

3. Praise but with restraint, embellish without making false accusations.

From Literary Mind and Diaolong·Kuaishu by Liu Xie of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.

Definition: exaggerated but restrained, embellishment but not false.

This sentence explains the basic principles that should be followed when using exaggerated rhetorical techniques.

4. A person who is good at being a scholar is rich in thousands of articles but poor in one word.

Interpretation: People who can write articles can easily write thousands of articles, but sometimes they are extremely troubled by not being able to find an appropriate word.

Appreciation: This sentence illustrates the difficulty of "refining words" in writing articles.

5. The water quality is weak and ripples are knotted, the wood body is solid but the calyx is vibrating, which is the quality of the text.

From "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons·Emotion" by Liang Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasties.

Interpretation: The nature of water is weak, so the water surface can produce ripples; the tree body is solid, so flowers can bloom on the receptacle. It can be seen that the literary talent of the article must be based on the ideological content of the article.

Appreciation: This uses the relationship between water and ripples, trees and flowers as metaphors to illustrate the principle that the article should be based on ideological content and supplemented by rhetoric and literary talent.

6. The person who writes the text is moved by emotion and then quits writing, and the person who reads the text writes the text to be emotionally moved.

From "The Literary Mind and the Carving of the Dragon·Zhiyin" by Liang Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasties.

Interpretation: The person who writes the article expresses his feelings because things touch his soul, and the person who reads the article analyzes the article and understands the author's thoughts and feelings.

Appreciation: This sentence explains the rules and principles of literary creation and reading.

7. Speak with determination, sincerity and skillful speech.

It comes from Literary Mind and Carving Dragon, Zhengsheng, written by Liu Xie of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.

Interpretation: The expression of thoughts must be sufficient, the words must be elegant, the expression of emotions must be true, and the writing must be exquisite.

Appreciation: This sentence shows that writing an article should take into account both content and form.

8. Righteousness is valued and tact is valued, words should not be broken.

From "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons" by Liu Xie of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.

Interpretation: The truth should be explained perfectly and smoothly, and the language should be clear and neat.

Appreciation: This sentence illustrates the principles of essay writing.