1. It is not too late to persuade people to take advantage of all the hardships, and to travel long distances on horseback with a whip. The foolish woman in Kuaiji bought the minister lightly, so I resigned from home and went west to Qin. I looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and went out. How can I be a Penghao person? ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Children Farewell to Nanling and Entering the Capital"
2. The filthiness of the past is not enough to be praised, but today's dissolute thoughts have no limit. The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoofs, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. ——"After Enrollment" by Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty
3. Yi and Lu were both in decline. One is a fisherman and the other is a farm servant. If he hadn't met him at that time, he would have become a hero in his old age. ——Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, "Lang Tao Sha Ling·Yi Lu and Two Failing Old Men"
4. Tang and Wu meet by chance, and the wind, tiger, and cloud are dragons. King Xing was only laughing and talking. Thousands of years later, who can compete with me for credit? ——Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, "Lang Tao Sha Ling·Yi Lu Two Failing Old Men"
5. A letter was sent to Jiuzhongtian in the morning, and he was demoted to eight thousand people on Chaozhou Road in the evening. If you want to eliminate bad things for the saint, you are willing to cherish your remaining years.
——Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty "Moved to Languan to Show His Nephew Xiang"