Yesterday’s cause is today’s fruit. The predecessors planted the trees and the latter are cold.
People with lofty ideals do not worry about the short life, and their ambitions are reserved for those who come. ——"On Poetry" Zhao Yi (Qing Dynasty)
2. Li Du's poems have been passed down through the ages, but they are no longer new.
Talents have emerged from generation to generation, and each has been leading the way for hundreds of years. ——"On Poetry" Zhao Yi (Qing Dynasty)
3. The salary is prosperous and the family business is prosperous for thousands of generations, and the fire leaves the descendants to enjoy the spring breeze.
Dependence on each other is both bitter and sweet, and the poems and books handed down from generation to generation are glorious! ——"On Poetry" Zhao Yi (Qing Dynasty)
4. New bamboo branches are higher than old bamboo branches, all because of the support of old branches.
Next year there will be another new born, a ten-foot-long dragon grandson circling Fengchi. ——Zheng Banqiao
5. Green comes from blue and is better than blue.
——"Xunzi"