1. Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, accumulating water becomes a sea. ——"Xunzi·Confucianism Effect"

2. Be knowledgeable and determined, ask questions carefully and think deeply, and benevolence lies in it. ——Confucius

3. Being determined and courageous is called firmness. Strength is the virtue of being a stranger. ——"Records of Military Training: Just Reinjured"

4. Sacrificing one's life to go to the national calamity, treating one's death as if one were returning home. ——Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

5. Green, taken from blue and green from blue; ice, water for it and cold from water. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

6. My husband has ambitions all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. ——Cao Zhi's "Giving the White Horse to Wang Biao"

7. Stones can be broken, but not strong; elixirs can be ground, but not red. ——"Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Integrity"

8. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

9. People who know a little about things are often immodest; people who are well-informed and capable must be humble. ——Xie Juezai

10. Mistakes and setbacks teach us and make us smarter, so we can handle things better. Mistakes are inevitable for any political party or individual, and we ask for fewer mistakes. If you make a mistake, you need to correct it. The faster and more thorough the correction, the better. ——Mao Zedong

11. Those who understand current affairs are heroes. ——Confucius

12. When three people are walking together, there must be one who is my teacher. ——Confucius

13. One word can make a country prosper, one word can destroy it. ——Confucius

14. Once it comes, make peace with it. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

15. From the top of the mountain, you can see all the mountains and small ones.

——Du Fu's "Wang Yue"