1. The fake gold should be plated with real gold. If it is real gold, it should not be plated with gold.
From "Answers to Filial Piety" by Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty
Fake gold should be plated with real gold. If it is real gold, it should not be plated with gold.
If Chang'an has won the first place in ten years, there is no need to be high-spirited on an empty stomach.
Interpretation:
Only false and bad things need a good packaging. If it is real, good things don’t need fancy packaging to hide them. It takes ten years of hard study to pass the exam. Why don't you accumulate knowledge and think about those lofty aspirations?
2. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved through diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by luxury.
From "Two Ode to History·Part 2" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved by diligence and frugality, and luxury was destroyed. There is no need for amber to be a pillow, nor for a true pearl to be a chariot.
If you go far away, you will never see a Qinghai horse, and if you are too weak, it will be difficult to pull out a Shushan snake. Several people have pre-recorded the music of Nan Xun, and finally the blue sky and green trees weep for the green flowers.
Interpretation:
Throughout history, any wise country’s success stems from diligence and frugality, while its decline stems from luxury. Why must amber be used to make a pillow, and why is a car inlaid with pearls a good choice? I want to travel far, but I don't see a thousand-mile horse. I am alone and unable to pull out the fierce snake in Shu Mountain. How many people have heard Emperor Shun's "Song of the Southern Wind" with their own ears? For eternity, I can only cry in Cangwu facing the green canopy.
3. Ask him where he can get such clarity? Come for living water from a source.
From "One of Two Poems with Reflections on Reading Books" written by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty
A half-acre square pond is open, and the skylight and cloud shadows linger endlessly.
Ask him how clear it is? Come for living water from a source. (Na Tong: Which)
Interpretation:?
The half-acre square pond opens like a mirror, clear and bright, with skylight and cloud shadows shining and floating on the water. Why is the water in the pond so clear? It is because there is an inexhaustible source that continuously delivers living water to it.
4. The tortoise will cause intestinal problems, but the horse will not respond.
From "Five Poems·Part 2" written by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty
The path of the world is uncertain, and the net of dust is still entangled. Misfortunes and blessings return to the hub of the wheel, prosperity and decline come back to the wheel, and the hand hides the hook again and again.
The tortoise spirit will cause intestinal trouble, but the horse will not be able to cope with it. If you don’t believe it, please watch the chess players. Winning or losing depends on the end of the game.
Interpretation:
Things in the world are always hidden, and things in the world are entangled and entwined without stopping. The reincarnation of misfortunes and fortunes is like a car theory, and the withering of glory comes and goes like a hand-held hook. The tortoise spirit divination will disembowel the tortoise, don't worry if the horse stumbles. If you don't believe it, please look at the people playing chess. The winner or loser will not be determined until the end of the game.
5. Stones from other mountains can attack jade.
From the pre-Qin Dynasty's "Xiaoya Crane Ming"
The crane's cry is heard in Jiugao and can be heard in the wild. Fish lurks in the abyss, perhaps in Zhu. In Lebi's garden, there are sandalwood trees and vines beneath them. The stone in its mountain can make mistakes.
The crane cries in Jiugao, and the sound is heard in the sky. The fish is in Zhu, or hidden in the abyss. In Lebi's garden, there is a sandalwood tree with a walnut tree underneath. Stones from other mountains can attack jade.
Interpretation:
The sound of the cranes singing in the secluded swamp makes the surrounding fields really bright and clear. Fish swim and dive in deep pools, sometimes floating to the edge of Nagisa. I was so happy in that garden, where the sandalwood trees were tall and shaded, and the leaves of the shrubs below were withered. There are fine stones on other mountains that can be used to sharpen jade.
The cranes chirp in the secluded swamp, and their cries are loud enough to reach the sky. The fish swim in the shallow Nagisa beach, and sometimes they dive into the deep pool to play. I was so happy in that garden. The sandalwood trees were tall and dense, and the mulberry trees below were short and thin. There are fine stones on other mountains that can be used to carve jade.