1. If you die for your country on the battlefield, why should you return your body wrapped in horse leather? ——Xu Xilin's "Out of the Fortress"

Vernacular: I only understand that if you die for your country in the desert, why do you need to return to the battlefield wrapped in horse leather?

2. Read for the rise of China. ——Modern Zhou Enlai, "Reading for the Rise of China"

3. I am willing to send my blood and tears to the mountains and rivers, and sprinkle them with a handful of soil on Dongshan. ——Song Dynasty Li Qingzhao's "Poems of Privy Councilor Han Xiaozhou"

Vernacular: Prepare to put your blood and tears in the mountains and rivers of the motherland, serve the country, sacrifice for the country, and be willing to scatter a handful of soil on Dongshan Bury your own body.

4. Living idle is not my ambition, I am willing to worry about the country. ——Three Kingdoms·Cao Zhi's "Miscellaneous Poems·One of the Highest Terraces"

Vernacular text: Living idle is not my ambition, I am willing to go to the country to worry about it.

5. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower"

Vernacular: Worry before the people in the world, and enjoy after the people in the world.

6. Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. ——Wen Tianxiang "Crossing the Lingding Ocean"

Vernacular: Since ancient times, how can people live in this world without dying? I would like to leave this sincere heart to illuminate the annals of history.

7. People not only have the right to love their country, but patriotism is an obligation and an honor. ——Modern Xu Teli's "Quotations of Xu Teli"

8. Chang Si sacrificed himself for the country's needs regardless of his own safety. ——Sima Qian's "Letter to Ren Shaoqing"

Vernacular: I often want to work hard for the sake of the country's urgent needs, regardless of my own safety.

9. Bravery is not without tears, not shed before the enemy. The man has a body of seven feet and is willing to donate to the motherland. ——Modern Chen Hui's "Chen Hui's Quotations"

10. Only the soul of the people is valuable, and only when it is carried forward can China truly progress. ——Modern Lu Xun's "Quotations of Lu Xun"