1. When you want to write, you should listen to it instead of watching it, and concentrate your mind without any worries, and your heart will 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 "Bi Mui Lun"
2. If you teach near the water, every word may become a dragon. Han Wo
3. The lady’s spirit is in all things, and her heart is in all the bones. Therefore, what arises from the heart is accumulated as morality, manifested as economics, established as virtue, established as moral integrity, proclaimed as articles, and carried out as handwriting. Xiang Mu's "The Elegant Words of Calligraphy"
4. Calligraphy is endowed with human nature, and those who are sick cannot be made to suffer from it: those who are sick cannot be made to suffer from it. Cai Yong's "Brushstrokes Instructed by God in the Stone Chamber"
5. The dragon is powerful and the tiger is vibrating, and the sword is at war. Yuan Ang
6. There are thousands of bald pens and thousands of ingots. Su Shi
7. Work hard with your pen, like a swan soaring high.
8. Like the breeze blowing out of your sleeves and the bright moon entering your arms. Li Sizhen
9. It is better to have the right tool at the right time, and it is better to have the right tool than to have the right intention. Sun Guoting's "Book Book"
10. The ancients said about calligraphy: First, they must have high moral character, and second, they must learn from the ancient methods. This is the method of calligraphy, and scholars should learn it, so they should be familiar with it. Practice all the virtues first so that they become familiar to you. The virtue is familiar to the body, and the writing is in the hands. In this way, it becomes a book. "Three Flavors of Calligraphy"
11. Calligraphy is like a person, like his learning, like his talent, like his ambition, in short, just like his person.
12. Floating like floating clouds, as powerful as a frightening dragon.
13. The vastness and beauty of the painting are all reflected in the brush and ink. The so-called high quality means that the rhyme is self-contained. Zhang Yuan's "Quotations from Shi Tao's Paintings"
14. The mysterious meaning comes from the surface of things; the profound truth lies in the darkness; it cannot be expressed by ordinary feelings and measured by worldly wisdom. . Zhang Huaijin
15. Boxing must be done, and calligraphy must be practiced.
16. I see dragons and snakes walking away from time to time. Li Bai
17. Therefore, there is no shortage of people who are famous for their 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 Hegen's "Linchi Xinjie"
18. The book is like Ye, like his learning, like his talent, like his ambition, in short, just like his person.
19. Use the pen with your heart in mind, and if your heart is right, your pen will be right, and your pen will be right. Liu Gongquan
20. The dragons and snakes in the writing seem to be gods. Zhang Huaijin
21. The book should be clear and thick, and clear and thick books must be based on the heart. Otherwise, although the book is spared from being thin and muddy, it is just a reflection of others. Liu Xizai's "Art Overview"
22. Those who are good at calligraphy and painting are all good at both character and learning. When they are in the official position, they pay more attention to their political achievements and reputation, so they will be valued in future generations. Songnian's "On Painting in the Summer Palace"
23. Learning books can lead to long-term knowledge. Zhang Yanyuan
24. In calligraphy and painting, the first priority is character. With excellent moral integrity, not only does everyone value his brushwork, but he also admires his person. Songnian's "Yiyuan Painting Theory"
25. Those who write books are the rest of the hero's work and the urgent task of the article. Although it is a Tao, both the virtuous and the unworthy can learn from it. However, there are always many virtuous and unworthy people who can do it. How can it be that the unworthy can do it and the wise are abandoned suddenly? Zhu Wenchang's "Continuation of the Book"
26. A person who has a good reputation has an upright and bright outlook outside of his writing. Wang Yu
27. Nothing can be accomplished in a hundred days.
28. Words are the voice of the heart; books are the paintings of the heart. The sounds and shapes are what a gentleman and a villain can see. Sound and painting are the reasons why gentlemen and villains are emotional. Yang Xiong's "Dharma Statement"
29. It is as graceful as a silver hook and its source is like a startling Luan. Suo Jing
30. Scholars have two views: one is looking at things and the other is looking at me. Observe things to resemble emotions, observe me to understand virtue. Liu Xizai's "Art Introduction"
31. Silent sound, invisible appearance. Zhang Huaijin
32. One point becomes one word, and one word is the final word. Sun Guoting
33. Calligraphy is just a skill, but the first step is to establish a good product. Those with high quality will have a clear, elegant and upright spirit in each stroke; those with low quality will be impressive even though they are passionate and frustrated, but their vertical and horizontal rigidity will inevitably show up.
Zhu Hegen's "Linchi Xinjie"
34. Academic scriptures and discussions all originate from the heart. If the heart is not right, everything will be wrong. Liu Gongquan said: If the heart is right, the pen will be right. Xiang Mu's "The Elegant Words of Calligraphy"
35. The characters must have bone structure, the flesh must wrap the tendons, the tendons must hide the meat, and the posts must be beautiful and moist. Mi Fu
36. Writing is like painting a dog, the more you describe it, the uglier it becomes.
37. It may express your ambition to achieve great success, or it may express your worries. Although it is noble, it cannot suppress its height, and although it is wonderful, it cannot control its power. Zhang Huaijin
38. Don’t rewrite your words, and don’t spread your words randomly.
39. Characters are special and temperaments are different. The style of writing will bring out the evil and the right. Xiang Mu's "The Elegant Words of Calligraphy"
40. Calligraphy originates from nature. Cai Yong (geyan123)
41. Happiness means that the Qi is gentle and the words are comfortable, anger means that the Qi is thick and the words are dangerous, sadness means that the Qi is depressed and the words are condensed, and joy means that the words are flat and the words are beautiful. The emotions are heavy and light, so the words are calm, gentle, beautiful, deep and shallow, and the changes are endless. Chen Yizeng's "Essentials of Hanlin"
42. Hands and divine luck, art comes from experience. His ambition is set in the book, his crown cannot be moved, his poverty and humbleness cannot be surrendered, he is proud and contented, and he will live his whole life. Zhu Wenchang's "Continuation of the Book"
43. Correct calligraphy is the rectification of people's hearts, and it is also the holy way. Xiang Mu's "The Elegant Words of Calligraphy"
44. The one who writes old books is also a student of mind; the one who writes is also a writer of aspirations. Liu Xizai's "Art Introduction"
45. Clouds and cranes travel in the sky, and a group of birds play in the sea.
46. The dragon leaps over the Tianmen, and the tiger lies in the Phoenix Pavilion.
47. High rhyme, deep emotion, solid quality and majesty, neither one of them can make a book. Liu Xizai's "Art Introduction"
48. The heart of seeing the world, the emotion of recommending saints, resolving doubts and arguments, and reasoning with the contradictions of vulgarity and Confucianism. Zhao Yi's "Fei Cursive Script"
49. Mortals have different qi, blood, muscles and bones. The heart is dense and dense, and the hand is clumsy. The beauty and ugliness of writing lie in the heart and hand. Zhang Yanyuan's "Book of Dharma Essentials"
50. The nature of writing and ink are all based on human temperament. This is the first task of writing with rationality and emotion. Liu Xizai's "Art Introduction"
51. I am afraid of practicing words and afraid of riding horses.
52. The physical appearance is extraordinary, different from the past. Falling pearls and jade, fluttering tassels. Zhang Huaisheng
53. The brush strokes are like clouds of smoke. Du Fu