1. Orchid grows in the deep valley, but it will not be fragrant if you don’t accept it. The boat is in the river and the sea, and it will not float if you don't ride on it. A gentleman does justice and does not stop because of ignorance. ——"Huainanzi·Shuo Shan Xun"
2. The desire of the heart is small but the ambition is big; >3. When you see a fallen leaf, you know that the year is about to end - "Huainanzi·Shuo Shan Xun"
4. Without being indifferent, there will be no clear virtue, without tranquility, there will be no far-reaching, without generosity, there will be no enlightenment. To cover both sides, if you are not kind, you will not be able to care for others, if you are not impartial, you will not be able to control. ——"Huainanzi·Zhushu Training"
5. A boat capsized is a sign of good travel, and a horse galloping is a sign of good control. ——"Huainanzi·Shuo Lin Xun"
6. If a thousand people are of the same mind, they will gain thousands of manpower; if ten thousand people are of different minds, there will be no use for one person. ——"Huainanzi·Military Strategy Training"
7. If you look wrongly, you will become lustful; if you hear wrongly, you will be confused; if you speak wrongly, you will be confused. ——"Huainanzi·Zhushu Xun"
8. When the severe cold comes, frost and snow fall, and then you will know how luxuriant the pines and cypresses are. ——"Huainanzi Chu Zhen Xun"
9. The brightness of a hundred stars is not as bright as the light of one month; the brightness of ten rooms is not as bright as the brightness of one household. ——"Huainanzi·Shuo Lin Xun"
10. There are rules for governing the country, and benefiting the people is the basis; there are rules for politics and education, and the behavior is based on order. ——"Huainanzi·Si Lun Xun"
11. It is said that those who have no time to learn cannot learn even if they have time. ——"Huainanzi·Shuo Shan Xun"
12. People without good will will be injured even if they are brave. ——"Huainanzi·Zhushu Xun"
13. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao; the name can be famous, but it is not famous.
——"Huainanzi·Dao Yingxun"