1. Good resolutions are simply chechs that men draw on a bank where they have no account.

Good New Year's resolutions are assets that can be obtained without spending a penny. — Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde

2. The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.

We have lived The purpose of the New Year is not to welcome a new year, but to welcome a new self. — G.K.Chestertom G.K.Chesterton

3. Who wins by giving a hairpin to the pepper plate? Throughout my time, I strive to have a spring breeze on my temples. I can’t bear to remember the past, and I hate the new year because the flowers will grow. Let me ask you a question when spring comes. Late in the evening, I regret starting late, and early in the morning, I feel so close. The news about the flowering period this year is certain, but I am worried that the wind and rain will not be accurate. ——Xin Qiji, Song Dynasty, "Dielianhua·Wu Shen Yuan Ri Spring Banquet"

Translation: The new year is coming, and the spring breeze blows the flags on their heads in the beautiful years, which is very beautiful. It’s not that I don’t like spring, but that kind of life has long become a distant memory. This year is the first day of spring, and the flowering period should be determined. However, the ups and downs after spring are unpredictable. Who knows whether the flowers will bloom as expected this year?

4. This year is numbered, and my life is filled with self-pity. Diligence comes one day after another, and another year comes after noon. ——Tang Dynasty: "Yuan Ri" by Sikong Tu

Translation: Now that I am getting older, I am full of ambitions but have not realized them, and I feel sorry for myself. We have been busy to welcome the New Year, and when the sun sets, it means that the new year is about to arrive.

5. There is no middle-rank official in the officialdom, and there are foreign ministers who return to farming. People sing and drink in the young age, and flowers dance in the Tang Dynasty and spring. The color of the grass is confusing for three paths, and the scenery moves all around. I hope it stays like this and the phenology is new every year. ——Tang Dynasty: Lu Zhaolin's "Reminiscences of Yuan Ri"

Translation: My official position is low and I have not yet reached a middle-level official position, so I still return home to farm the land and live in seclusion as a minister. Today, people sing and drink wine to celebrate the first day of the year, and the early blooming flowers also dance to welcome the spring of the Tang Dynasty. The green grass shades the path leading to the house, and the beautiful scenery alarms my neighbors. I hope that life will always be as joyful as this day, and that the scenery will be as fresh year after year.