The classic inspirational quotes on calligraphy are as follows:
1) Learning to calligraphy should be a family of its own. ——Ouyang Xiu, a writer and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty, "The Theory of Learning Calligraphy to Become a Family"
2) As graceful as a silver hook, its source is like a Jingluan. ——Suo Jing
3) The angry cat makes a decision, and when thirsty, it rushes to the spring. ——Northern Song Dynasty writer and historian Ouyang Xiu's "New Tang Book·Xu Hao Biography"
4) Happiness means that the Qi is gentle and the words are relaxed, 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 happiness means that the Qi is depressed and the words are condensed. The characters are flat and 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 the Hanlin Academy"
5) The heart of looking at the world, the emotion of admiring the saints, the doubts and arguments, and the reasoning between the vulgar and the Confucian. ——Zhao Yi's "Fei Cursive Script"
6) 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"
7) Taking off his hat and uncovering his head in front of the prince, the paper fell like clouds of smoke. ——Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking"
8) The idea is in front of the pen, and then the words are written. ——Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Inscribed on Mrs. Wei's "Brush Formation Picture""
9) Silent sound, invisible appearance. ——Zhang Huaiguan, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty
10) The characters must be composed of bones, the flesh must be wrapped with tendons, and the tendons must hide the flesh, so that the calligraphy must be beautiful and moist. ——Mi Fu
11) Academic scriptures and theories 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 "Calligraphy and Elegance"