1. The sky can be mended, the sea can be filled, and the Nanshan Mountains can be moved. The sun and the moon have passed and cannot be traced back. ——Zeng Guofan

2. Don’t rely on the young years of children. My father-in-law Zeng was the same age as you. ——Dou Gong

3. Tomorrow comes tomorrow. There are so many tomorrows. If I live waiting for tomorrow, everything will be wasted. If the world is tired of tomorrow, spring will pass and autumn will come, and old age will come. In the morning, you can see the water flowing eastward, and in the evening, you can see the sun setting in the west. How many tomorrows can there be in a hundred years? Please listen to my song of tomorrow. ——Wen Jia's "Song of Tomorrow"

4. What is the life span? Gone like morning frost. When the time comes, the flowers are no longer sunny. ——Lu Ji

5. The mountains and rivers are full of tears, and how long can the wealth and glory last? I can't see anything but the wild geese flying over the Fen River every autumn. ——Li Qiao

6. In the thirty years since the emperor’s reign, he has failed to achieve success in both writing and swordsmanship. ——Meng Haoran

7. You can’t bring back yesterday, and tomorrow is not certain. What you can be sure of is today. ——Li Dazhao

8. The prime years will never come again, and it will be difficult to wake up again in one day; encourage them in time, as time waits for no one. ——Tao Yuanming

9. What is lost is the east corner, and what is gained is the mulberry tree. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Feng Yi Zhuan"

10. The deceased is like a man, and he does not give up day and night. ——Confucius

11. A man with lofty ideals cherishes his years, a wise man cherishes his days, and a sage cherishes his time. ——Wei Yuan