1. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——Confucius's "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer" in the late Spring and Autumn Period
Translation: Learn knowledge tirelessly and teach and educate people tirelessly.
2. Spring silkworms will not run out until they are dead, and wax torches will turn to ashes before their tears dry up. ——Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty, "Untitled"
Translation: Spring silkworms spin silk until they die, and candles shed no tears until they burn themselves to ashes.
3. What you look up to becomes taller, and what you drill into becomes stronger. ——Confucius's "The Analects of Confucius·Zihan" in the late Spring and Autumn Period
Translation: Looking up as high as Mount Tai, he is very firm and persistent in academic research.
4. It is easy to meet a Confucian teacher, but it is difficult to meet a human teacher. ——Jin Dynasty Yuan Hong's "Later Han Dynasty·Ling Di Ji"
Translation: Teachers who impart knowledge are easy to meet, but teachers who teach the way of life are difficult to meet.
5. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Joyful Rain on a Spring Night"
Translation: Follow the spring breeze into the night, quietly nourishing all things.