1. Verses about praising a person’s nobility

Verses about praising a person’s nobility 1. Verses praising a person’s noble character

Ancient poems: Bamboo and Stone

Bamboo and Stone

(Qing Dynasty) Zheng Xie

yǎo dìng qīng shān bù fàng sōng

Stay firm on the green mountains and never relax,

lì gēn yuán zài pò yán zhōng

The roots were originally in the broken rock.

qiān mó wàn jī hái jiān jìn

A lot of hard work returns strength,

rèn ěr dōng xī nán běi fēng

The wind blows from east to west, north and south.

Author background

Zheng Xie (1693-1765), courtesy name Kerou, also known as Banqiao and Banqiao Taoist. A native of Xinghua, Jiangsu. Born in 1693, the 32nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty. His father, Zheng Li'an, was a private teacher in the county and taught hundreds of students. Zheng Xie studied with his father since he was a child. He loved reading history books and poetry collections. He was erudite and memorized, and could recite all the books he read. When he was young, he studied in Maojiawan, Zhenzhou. The scholars of Kangxi and Yongzheng went to Nanjing to pass the provincial examination in the year of Renzi (1732). In 1736, Bingchen, the first year of Qianlong's reign, went to Beijing to take the examination for the Ministry of Rites and passed the Jinshi examination. In 1742, the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, he served as the magistrate of Fan County, Shandong. In 1746, the eleventh year of Qianlong's reign, he was transferred to the post of magistrate of Weixian County. Zheng Xie was an official and loved the people like his son. When he was the magistrate of Weixian County, it was a time of famine. Regardless of the obstruction of others, he opened a warehouse to loan grain, asked the people to write IOUs, and saved more than 10,000 people. He also carried out extensive construction, built pools, and recruited people. Hungry people work to eat. When autumn came and the harvest failed again, Zheng Xie burned the people's IOUs. The people of Weixian County were grateful for his kindness and built a shrine for him. Zheng Xie is very concerned about fairness in civil affairs, and there has been no unjust case in twelve years. In 1748, the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, Qianlong traveled to Shandong and granted Zheng Xie the title of "History of Calligraphy and Painting". Zheng Xie carved a seal of his own: "History of Calligraphy and Painting in the East of Qianlong".

Zheng Xie was an upright official. Later, he resigned from office due to old illness and lived in Yangzhou. He had nothing but a few volumes of books, so he made a living by selling paintings. He is one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" and his poems, calligraphy and paintings are known as the "Three Wonders" by the world. His poets are Tao Yuanming and Lu Fangweng, and their bamboo paintings are like Su Dongpo's. Zheng Xie's calligraphy is a combination of running script and cursive script, forming a self-contained body. He calls himself "Six and a Half Script", and later generations call it "Banqiao" style.

His works include "Banqiao Poetry Notes", "Banqiao Ci Notes", "Banqiao Family Letters", "Banqiao Paintings", "Mr. Banqiao's Seal" and other self-engraved editions.

Explanation of words

Bamboo stone: Bamboo rooted in the cracks of stone. The poet is a famous painter, and his paintings of bamboo are particularly famous. This is a poem he inscribed on a bamboo and stone painting.

Establish roots: take root, take root.

Original: Originally.

Broken Rock: A crack in a rock.

Grinding: torture, frustration.

Strike: strike.

Jianjin: tenacity and strength.

Ren: Let it go.

Er: You.

Modern Translation of Ancient Poetry

If you bite the green mountain, you will never let go.

The roots have already penetrated deeply into the rock.

After thousands of times of tempering, it becomes more tenacious.

No matter how strong the wind comes from east to west, north to south.

Appreciation of Famous Sentences

This poem focuses on expressing the tenacious and persistent quality of bamboo. It is not only a painting poem that praises rock bamboo, but also a poem about objects. The word "bite" is used at the beginning to personify rock bamboo and convey its wind spirit. The last two sentences further describe the character of rock bamboo. She has passed it countless times. After many hardships, he has developed a particularly tall and graceful body, which is not afraid of the strong winds coming from the east, west, north and south. Zheng Xie not only chanted the beauty of bamboo poetry, but also painted bamboos that were lifelike. In his words, he "painted bamboos to comfort the working people in the world."

Therefore, this poem is written about bamboo on the surface, but it is actually about people. It is about the author's own upright and stubborn character, and his arrogant character that will never bow to any evil forces. At the same time, this poem can also give us the touch of life. In the tortuous and harsh environment, we can overcome difficulties and face reality, being as strong and brave as rock bamboo.

2. Quotes describing and praising a person’s noble moral character

If a gentleman does not compromise justice with interests, he will live in shame! ——Confucius

Loyalty is the road to honor. ——Zola

Everyone considers it a disgrace to lose one’s appearance, and a gentleman considers it a disgrace to lose one’s righteousness. ——Zizi

Dying for the benefit of the people is more important than Mount Tai. ——Mao Zedong

Those who are eager to win will fight, and those who are greedy for courage will be humiliated. ——Lin Bu

Honor is like a firefly. It shines brightly from a distance, but neither heats nor shines much when seen up close. ——John Webster

It is sad to live on the reputation of others. ——Juvenalis

Immortal reputation exists only in virtue. ——Petrarch

Stick to your doctrine, doctrine is more important than life; you would rather life disappear, as long as your reputation can remain. ——Pei Duofi

3. Poems that praise people’s noble qualities

Ode to the cold pine

[Southern Dynasties] Fan Yun

Repair the strips ① and brush the layers of Han ②,

dense leaves block the sky ③.

Ling Feng knows the Jin Festival ④,

Bear the snow and see the true heart.

[Notes] ①Pruning: slender branches.

② Layer Han: Cloud layer.

③Tianxun: the horizon.

④Jinjie: The place where bamboo branches grow, which is a metaphor for steadfast moral integrity.

[To the effect] The slender pine branches gently brushed the white clouds, and its dense pine leaves blocked the blue sky. Only when the cold wind blows hard can you see it is indomitable, and when the snow is heavy can you see its steadfast integrity.

[Commentary] This poem praises the pine trees for their bravery in the cold and their unyielding integrity.

Bamboo and Stone

[Qing Dynasty] Zheng Xie

He insists on not letting go of the green mountains,

The roots are still in the broken rocks.

It has endured countless blows but still remains strong,

No matter how strong the wind is, it is east, west, north and south.

4. Poems praising noble character

1. Bamboo and Stone

The author Zheng Xie lived in the Qing Dynasty

He insisted on not relaxing on the green mountains and establishing the roots. In broken rock.

Even though you have endured countless blows, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south.

Translation

Clinging to the green mountains tightly and never letting go, originally rooted deeply in the crevices of the rocks. My body and bones are still strong despite countless blows, no matter how strong the wind blows from east to west, north and south.

2. Bu Suanzi·Yong Mei

Author Lu You, Dynasty Song Dynasty

Beside the broken bridge outside the post, it is lonely and ownerless. It is already dusk and I am sad alone, and it is even more windy and rainy.

There is no intention to fight for spring, but for a while, everyone is jealous. It fell into mud and was crushed into dust, but only the fragrance remained the same.

Translation

Next to the broken bridge outside the inn. The plum blossoms bloom lonely and alone. No one comes to appreciate them. It's sad enough to be alone in the dusk. And it's blown away by the wind and rain. It blooms at the top of the flowers, but has no intention of competing with the flowers to enjoy the spring glory. It just lets the flowers go and be jealous. Even if the flower pieces fall and are crushed into dust, there is still an everlasting fragrance left in the world.

3. Song of Lime

Author Yu Qian Dynasty Ming Dynasty

Thousands of hammers carved out the mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened.

Don’t be afraid of your bones being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in this world.

Translation

(Limestone) can only be mined from the mountains after thousands of hammerings, and it treats the burning of raging fire as a very common thing.

Even if your body is broken into pieces, you are not afraid, and you are willing to leave your innocence in the world.

4. Miscellaneous Poems of Jihai (Part 5)

Author Gong Zizhen, Qing Dynasty

The sun is setting in the daytime of the mighty sorrow of separation, and the whip is chanting to the east and pointing to the end of the world.

Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers.

Translation

The vast sadness of farewell extends to the distance where the sunset sets in the west. After leaving Beijing, I wave my riding whip eastward and feel as if I am at the end of the world. When I resign and return home, I am like a fallen flower falling from a branch, but it is not a heartless thing. It turns into the soil of spring and can also play a role in nurturing the next generation.

5. Waves on the Sand

Author Liu Yuxi, Tang Dynasty

No slanderous words are as deep as the waves, and no words are as deep as the waves, and no words are as deep as the sand.

Although it is hard work to search for thousands of pounds, you will only get gold after blowing all the sand.

Translation

Don’t say that slander is as scary as the vicious waves, and don’t say that the disgraced people are like sand that sinks at the bottom of the water. It has to go through thousands of filtrations and go through untold hardships before you can finally get rid of the silt and get the sparkling gold.

5. Verses praising the noble qualities of people

The lotus is also a lotus 1 The lotus is considered to be the symbol of the Western Pure Land in Buddhism, where the soul is nurtured. The Buddha's body is often placed on a lotus, so the Buddha's seat is also called a lotus seat. Poets of the past dynasties praised the lotus for coming out of the mud but not staining, being clear but not evil, and straight from the inside to the outside. They compared the lotus to a gentleman and gave it a holy image. Lotus is also called lotus. Its double-flowered lotus is a harbinger of longevity and a symbol of pure love. Among all flowers, it is the only one that can coexist with flowers, fruits (lotus roots) and seeds (lotus seeds). The lotus mainly symbolizes beauty, love, longevity and holiness. 2 The lotus, the Chinese flower goddess in June, is showing off her peerless beauty in the scorching summer sun. : The Humble Administrator's Garden has "lotus on four walls and willows on three sides", the fragrance is dark in the art garden pool, the green and fragrant red dancing in the Yiyuan Garden are supported by three thousand lotus flowers, and the cold fragrance flies up to the poem in the retreat garden... On a sunny day, it seems like There is a green cover on the water, covered with red makeup and colorful lotuses. Looking at the pool after the rain, there are crystals in the jasper plate... The ancients said: "There is no beauty in the Spring Terrace, and no flowers bloom in the hibiscus." This is true. Lotus, also known as lotus, hibiscus, water fungus, water hibiscus, lotus, etc., is a perennial aquatic plant. The rhizome (lotus root) is fat and multi-nodal, growing horizontally in the mud at the bottom of the water. There are many varieties of flower colors, including red, white, green, purple and variegated flowers. There are varieties of double-peduncle lotus with one stem and two flowers, four-faced lotus with one stem and four flowers, and even the "Ten-faced Guanyin" with ten flowers, as well as small-flowered lotus. Lotus bowls like jujubes, in various shapes and forms. Li Yu said that the lotus has "three qualities", one of which is eye-catching: on the day it emerges from the water, it is dotted with green waves, and its stems and leaves are swaying and graceful as the sun rises. The lotus blossoms become flowers, and they are charming and beautiful. The flowers wither soon, and a pod grows under the complex pedicle. The pod is strong and independent, standing side by side with the green leaves. The second one is Kebi: the fragrance of the lotus leaves, the unique fragrance of the lotus, escape from the summer heat and the heat will retreat, and enjoy the coolness and the coolness will drive away the life. Third, it is delicious. Lotus seeds and lotus roots are placed side by side on the dinner plate, and they are mutually beneficial to each other's teeth and cheeks. Even if the leaves are lost in the frost, you can still pick them and hide them for wrapping all year round. Therefore, it is said that "there is not a moment that is not suitable for the eyes and ears; there is not a single thing that is not suitable for home use" ("Xian Qing Ou Ji"). Lotus, in Chinese culture, is also an object of appreciation among the three religions. "Qunfangpu?" "Lotus" says: "Peanuts are the most beautiful in the pond. Everything is blooming first and then solid. This is the only flower and solid bloom. Hundreds of knots are smooth, all the orifices are exquisite, pavilions and pavilions emerge from the mud without being stained. This is the gentleman among flowers." "Become a representative of beauty, purity and perseverance. "The Book of Songs" has "scorching hibiscus", which is beautiful for its shape. Qu Yuan "made hibiscus for clothes, and gathered hibiscus for clothes", which is clean. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, lotus has penetrated into Buddhist connotations. Buddhism was founded in India, a land of drought and scorching heat. Indians are born with a love for green shade and clear water, and they naturally love the hibiscus with disk-like green leaves. According to legend, Brahma of Brahmanism was born sitting on a lotus. Buddhism caters to the public's love for lotus and promotes Buddhism. Buddhism believes that the real world is a piece of filthy mud, but Buddhism makes people unpolluted, transcendent, and reach a pure and unobstructed state. Therefore, the lotus flower that emerges from the mud but remains unstained is used as a metaphor. According to legend, Lady Maya gave birth to Buddha Sakyamuni while sitting on a lotus throne. When Sakyamuni was born, a thousand-leaf lotus flower grew in the pond.

Therefore, the lotus became the bed on which the Buddha sat, called the "Lotus Seat", and the sitting position was called the "Lotus Seat Posture". According to the Prophecy Sutra of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, both Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva were born from lotus flowers. The eminent monk Hui Yuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty founded the White Lotus Society. Later the Pure Land Sect was also called the "Lian Sect", and the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism. There is a legend in Buddhism that lotuses grow at every step. According to the "Buddha's Practice Collection? "Birth under the Tree" records that in Lumbini Garden, Sakyamuni "had no one to support him when he was born, so he walked in all directions, seven steps on each side, lifting his feet step by step, and emerged from the great lotus flower." There is also a legend about the deer girl growing lotuses every step of the way. "Miscellaneous Treasures Sutra?" "The Lotus Lady's Fate" records that Devayan, a Brahmin who studied immortality on the edge of the snow-capped mountains, "often urinates on a stone, and there is a flow of essence falling down the stone. A female deer comes to lick the urination place, even if she is pregnant." After full term, she gave birth to a daughter. She is so upright and wonderful that she is known as the "Deer Girl". When she grows up, she "can walk, and wherever her feet touch the ground, there will be lotus blossoms." After the Deer Girl, she became the Princess of Utiyan and gave birth to five hundred sons, all of whom became "Pratyekabuddhas". The lotus flowers growing step by step contain the sacred meaning of the path to purity and liberation. This should be the sacred meaning of the lotus paving the garden. The lotus flower has become a magical weapon in the hands of He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals in Taoism. Zhu Da, who is both a monk and a Taoist, chose the living environment of "thatched cottage outside the bamboo pavilion under the oak, half a pond of lotus leaves and half a pond of water chestnuts" ("Inscribed on Lotus"). China has loved lotus since ancient times. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were decorative patterns of lotus on bronzes and pottery. It is also the most commonly used and beautiful pattern and shape on various architectural decorations, sculpture crafts and daily utensils. Zhang Chao of the Qing Dynasty said that "Lianxi is the confidant of Lianxi" ("Youmengying"), which refers to Zhou Dunyi, an acting scholar of the Song Dynasty who named himself "Lianxi". He built a house on the stream under the Lianhua Peak of Mount Lu, and wrote about the blending of emotion and reason. , the charming and handsome "The Story of Love Lotus". Zhou made a detailed and vivid description of the lotus, praising its fragrance, cleanliness, erectness, and trim characteristics as well as its elegant and refined look, which is a metaphor for the perfection, purity, and purity of human nature. The characteristics of the lotus and the character of the gentleman are seamlessly blended, and in fact it also integrates the origins of Buddhism, forming the artistic conception of Suzhou garden attractions such as the "Yuanxiang Hall" and "Lotus Pavilion" in the Humble Administrator's Garden. Zhou Dunyi's "Shuo on Love of the Lotus" is like an immortal "Ode to the Lotus", which "won a reputation that will be passed down for generations." The elegance and purity of the lotus flower has become a symbol of conveying love. There is an ancient tradition of picking lotus flowers in autumn to cherish loved ones. The famous love poem "Xizhou Song" from the Southern Dynasties uses "lotus root" as a pun on "even" and "lotus" as a pun on "pity". The sentiment is meaningful and expresses the deep affection for the lover. . The delicacy of lotus is as mentioned above, but Chinese literati also ate it elegantly with lotus. During the Three Kingdoms period, some people used lotus leaves to make wine cups.