Master Hongyi’s classic motto is as follows:

1. A cup of dendrobium wine will extinguish all the joy, but don’t sleep in the cold tonight. ——Master Hongyi's "Farewell"

2. How do you view death? The Master said: Come as you go. ——Master Hongyi

3. My mood is very special. I just hope that my affairs will fail. Because things failed and were not perfect, I felt very ashamed. I knew that my moral character was lacking and my cultivation was insufficient. Then I could study hard and try to make amends. No matter what you do, you always want it to fail. Only when it fails will you feel deeply ashamed. If you are proud of your success, that would be terrible. ——Master Hongyi

4. House elder. One tree has small plum blossoms. Live as a poet and add new poetry material. Love leisure and nature; the West Lake outside the city has green mountains on the lake. ——Master Hongyi's "Picture of Little Plum Blossom House"

5. Picking lotus again and again, the lotus leaves are dancing, the dew is like pearls, the moon is like water, the fifteen or sixteen clear light is round. Picking lotus again and again, the lotus leaves are dancing. ——Master Hongyi's "Picking Lotus"

6. In the autumn, the leaves of the willows on the bank of the embankment will drift randomly, and all the leaves will fall, leaving only the thin branches. I think that the greenery was shaded and the spring was beautiful, but today it is deserted. The autumn colors are old, the wind is miserable, and the rain is miserable. Without you, you can see that the future has completely changed. When I think about it, when I look back, I feel extremely sad. ——Master Hongyi's "Autumn Willows"

7. The most unfortunate thing in life is that an occasional slip of the tongue may lead to unforeseen disasters; an occasional misadventure of a plan may lead to a successful outcome; an occasional act of recklessness may lead to small profits. Later, I regarded it as the old routine, but I didn't care about it. Then great trouble arises from this - Master Hongyi

8. There is no need to say that a person grows old without a thing, and a penny is not worth anything. ——Master Hongyi

9. Ask me why. Korra forgot to say anything. The branches are full of flowers in spring. The sky is full and the moon is full. ——Master Hongyi