Calligraphy mottos

1. Boxing must be done and calligraphy must be practiced.

2. Floating like floating clouds, as powerful as a frightening dragon.

3. There are good and ugly looks in people, but the attitude of a gentleman and a villain cannot be concealed. There are arrogance in words, but the attitude of a gentleman and a villain cannot be deceived. Books are clumsy in workmanship, but the heart of a gentleman and a villain should not be messed up. Su Shi's Theory of Calligraphy

4. The mysterious meaning comes from the surface of things; the profound truth lies in the darkness; it cannot be expressed by ordinary feelings, nor can it be measured by the wisdom of the world. Zhang Huaijin

5. If you teach by the waterside, every word may become a dragon. Han Wo

6. The vastness and fall of the mind are all reflected in the brush and ink. The so-called high quality means that the rhyme is self-contained. Quotations from Zhang Yuan and Shi Tao's Paintings

7. Drawing the pen and working hard, like a swan flying high, the sky is graceful.

8. The book is like Ye, like his learning, like his talent, like his ambition, in short, just like his person.

9. There are thousands of bald pens and thousands of ingots. Su Shi

10. I only see dragons and snakes walking away from time to time. Li Bai

11. When you want to write, you should listen to it instead of watching it, concentrate your mind without any worries, and be upright and peaceful, then it will be in harmony with the wonderful. If the mind is not right, the writing will be slanted; if the ambition is not harmonious, the writing will fall down. Yu Shinan's Essay on Writing

12. Therefore, there is no shortage of people who write about morality, merit, articles, and integrity. Those who comment on the world admire their people and pay more attention to their books, so the writers will remain immortal through the ages. Zhu He Geng Linchi's Heart Interpretation

13. Use the pen in the heart. If the heart is straight, the pen will be correct. If the pen is correct, it can be done. Liu Gongquan

14. Having the time is worse than having the weapon, and having the weapon is not as good as having the will. Sun Guoting's Book of Records

15. The husband's writing is innate in human nature, and those who are sick cannot be made to suffer from it: those who are sick cannot be made to make them sick. Cai Yong’s divinely inspired writing style