1. Drinking ice for ten years will hardly cool your hot blood. (Liang Qichao)

Liang Qichao’s study room is called the Ice Drinking Room. He calls himself the owner of the Ice Drinking Room, and his collection of essays is called "The Collection of the Ice Drinking Room". It can be said that "Ten years of drinking ice can hardly cool your hot blood." This is Mr. Liang Qichao's motto. We can also use this sentence as a motto to inspire ourselves to fight for a certain cause for life.

2. Thousands of saints have passed away, but conscience is my teacher. (Wang Yangming)

From the biography of Xilu, it means that a thousand saints are just passing clouds. The innate conscience in everyone's heart is the real life mentor. You can use this sentence as your motto to warn yourself to have a conscience and stick to the bottom line.

3. Yang is good at public court, but not at home. (Zeng Guofan)

The source is "Zeng Guofan's Family Instructions", which is also a kind of wisdom of Zeng Guofan's life. As a Chinese, learning a little bit of Zeng Guofan's traditional wisdom will be of great help to your future life.

4. The peach and plum trees do not speak, and they create their own mistakes. (Sima Qian)

From "Historical Records", it was originally used by Sima Qian to evaluate Li Guang. Li Guang was a good fighter, but he was dull and not good at words. Even so, he used his actions to win the respect and love of his subordinates. Using this sentence as a motto means telling yourself to talk less and do more. Action is the best way to prove yourself.

5. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. (Confucius)

As an adult, you must learn to be considerate and don’t force others to do things you don’t want to do. This is an attitude towards life that can become a motto and be engraved in your heart.

6. Stones from other mountains can attack jade. (Book of Songs)

Confucius said, "When three people walk together, there must be one teacher." We should learn more and be good at learning from others. Therefore, you can take the stone from his mountain and attack jade as a belief and keep it in your heart.

7. If you are looking for fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and build a net. (Huainanzi)

Instead of envying others, it is better to use the time you envy to do your own things well. Doing things down-to-earth and working hard is the best explanation for yourself, and will eventually bring you the best answer.

8. Nothing has a beginning, nothing has an end. (The Book of Songs)

There is no beginning in the past, and there is an end in the past, which shows that the most important thing in life is permanence. Three days of fishing and two days of drying nets will not accomplish anything. Only by persevering to the end can you achieve something.

9. Set aside sharp points to resolve disputes, and be harmonious. (Laozi)

The source is the "Tao Te Ching", the original words are: dampen its sharpness and resolve its confusion; harmonize its light and become the same as its dust. It means hiding one's edge and remaining aloof from the world. That is to say, use a pure and inactive mentality to look at the unpredictable world, maintain inner peace, and ultimately achieve everything without doing anything.

10. There are three things you should not strive for in your life: first, do not compete with common people for profit, second, do not compete with scholars for fame, and third, do not compete with unnecessary people for popularity. (Zhang Zhidong)

In life, if you care too much, your mentality will inevitably be unbalanced, and you will be depressed and full of complaints every day. Like Zhang Zhidong, it is actually a great wisdom not to compete with the common people for profit, not to compete with the literati for fame, and not to compete with unnecessary people for popularity.