1. It is easy to meet a Confucian teacher, but it is difficult to meet a human teacher. ——Sima Guang 2. The spring silkworms will not run out until they die, and the wax torches will turn to ashes before their tears dry up. ——Li Shangyin 3. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers. ——Gong Zizhen 4. If there is no teacher in the world, the Tao will be separated. ——Liu Zongyuan 5. Once a teacher, always a father. ——Guan Hanqing 6. The ancient scholars must be strict with their teachers, and the teachers should be strict and then they should be respected. ——Ouyang Xiu 7. Scholars must seek teachers, and they must be cautious in following them. ——Cheng Yi 8. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. ——Du Fu 9. A teacher preaches, teaches, and solves doubts. ——Han Yu 10. Hsinchu is higher than old bamboo branches, all because of the support of old stems. Next year there will be new ones, and one hundred thousand dragons and grandsons will surround Fengchi. ——Zheng Xie 11. The sage is the master of impermanence. ——Han Yu