1. All major matters in the world must be done in detail. ——Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Dynasty, Li Er's "Tao Te Ching·Chapter 63"

Vernacular translation: All major events in the world are formed step by step from small places.

2. The nine-story platform starts from tired soil. ——Spring and Autumn Period·Chu·Li Er's "Laozi"

Vernacular translation: The nine-story high platform was piled up starting from a basket of soil.

3. Therefore, if you do not accumulate steps, you cannot reach a thousand miles; if you do not accumulate small streams, you cannot reach a river or sea. ——Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning" by Zhao Guoren at the end of the Warring States Period

Vernacular translation: Without the accumulation of one and a half steps, there is no way to reach a place thousands of miles away; without the accumulation of small rivers, there is no way to merge into a river and a sea. It is a metaphor for the role of accumulation, which can enrich, enrich and perfect oneself. It can be used to say that the value of learning work lies in continuous accumulation.

4. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——Spring and Autumn Period·Chu Dynasty·Li Er's "Laozi·Tao Te Ching·Chapter 64"

Vernacular translation: A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. It is a metaphor that things are started from scratch, starting from little things and proceeding step by step.

5. A trace of tiredness leads to an inch, and an inch becomes tired. ——Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasties, "Book of the Later Han·Le Yangzi Biography"

Vernacular translation: Accumulate bit by bit of silk and keep weaving it, and you will become tens of feet of silk and satin. It is a metaphor that a small sum becomes a big sum, a small sum becomes a big sum.