There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and the cloud sails are hung directly to help the sea. ——Li Bai's "The Journey Is Difficult"
The old man is helpless but his ambition is to reach a thousand miles; the martyr is still ambitious in his old age. ——Cao Cao's "The Turtle is Longevity"
Be broad-minded and make reservations, accumulate thickly but only thinly. ——Su Shi's "Jia Shuo Farewell to Zhang Hu"
If you don't fly, you will soar into the sky; if you don't sing, you will become a blockbuster. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"
When you are old and strong, you would rather move your heart with a white head; when you are poor and strong, you will not fall into the clouds. ——Wang Bo's "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion"
Don't say that women are not heroic creatures. The sound of dragon springs is heard on the wall every night. ——Qiu Jin's "Partridge Sky"
If I wish to serve my country with such a long life, there is no need to be born in Yumen Pass. ——Dai Shulun's "Two Songs on the Sea"
Don't be afraid of the floating clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the top. ——Wang Anshi's "Climbing Feilai Peak"
Seeing the autumn grass in front of the Huamen Tower, how can we look at each other in poverty and age? ——Cen Shen's "A Night Gathering with the Judges in the Liangzhou Pavilion"
The roc rises in the same wind in one day and soars ninety thousand miles away.
——Li Bai's "Li Yong"