"If you look up, you will become taller, if you drill, you will become stronger" and "If you don't say anything, you will become a trail" are generally used to praise teachers for their hard work.
1. "Looking up and stopping will make you taller, and drilling down will make you stronger." This sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Zihan". This sentence means: the more you look up, the more noble you feel, and the more you study, the more difficult you feel. It originally describes Yan Yuan's admiration for Confucius' teachings, but later refers to studying hard and studying in depth, striving to reach a very high level.
2. "Peach and plum trees do not speak, but they make a trail by themselves" comes from "Historical Records: Biography of General Li". The original meaning is that peach and plum trees are not attractive to people, but because they have flowers and fruits, people under them Walking around, it became a path. It is a metaphor that people with high moral character, honesty and integrity will naturally be respected and admired by people without the need for self-promotion.
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Ancient poems praising teachers:
1. The spring silkworms will not run out until they die, and the wax torch will turn to ashes before the tears dry up. ——Li Shangyin's "Untitled·It's hard to say goodbye when we meet"
2. I know Song Yubei well, and he is also my teacher in elegance and elegance. ——Du Fu's "Five Poems on Ancient Relics·Part 2"
3. The northern captives destroyed the pavilion barrier and heard about the Qianli Division. ——Du Mu's "Book in the Snow"
4. The emperor is called the benevolent sage, and he appoints virtuous people as his teacher. ——Du Mu's "Book in the Snow"
5. Even if you are not a bear, you should respect the teacher who is the emperor. ——Liu Ji's "Picture of Taigong Fishing in the Wei River"
6. Sneak into the night with the wind, moistening things silently. ——Du Fu's "Spring Night Happy Rain"
7. The surname of the spiritual master Huangfu was retained by Yinzhou. ——Han Yu's "Farewell to the Spiritual Master"
8. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers. ——Gong Zizhen's "Miscellaneous Poems of Yihai"
9. The jade pot contains the heart of ice, and the ink pen writes the soul of the teacher. The sincerity is like a father's words, and the sincerity is like a friend. ——Bing Xin's "Bing Xin"
10. People with high moral standards, great Confucianism and erudition, respect heroes.
——Kuang Huanxue's "Six Poems of Tianjingsha·Teacher"
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