1. Your Majesty has peaches and plums all over the world, so why bother planting more flowers in front of the hall? ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, "Planting Flowers in the Green Wild Hall of Your Majesty the Lord"
Translation: Your lord's students are all over the world, why bother planting flowers in front of the house.
2. Spring silkworms will not run out of silk until they are dead, and wax torches will not dry until they turn to ashes. ——Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty, "Untitled"
Translation: The spring silkworm spins its cocoon until it dies and spins out all the silk; the candle burns out and turns to ashes before the tear-like wax drips dry.
3. After harvesting the honey from hundreds of flowers, it will be sweet to whomever you work hard for. ——Tang Luo Yin's "Bee"
Translation: Bee, you have gathered all the flowers and turned them into nectar. Who do you work hard for, and who do you want to taste the sweetness?
4. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Spring Night Happy Rain"
Translation: Accompanied by the gentle breeze, quietly enter the night. Finely and densely, it nourishes all things on the earth.
5. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers. ——Gong Zizhen, Qing Dynasty, "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai (Part 5)"
Translation: When I resign and return home, I am like a fallen flower falling from a branch, but it is not a heartless thing, it has turned into The soil in spring can also play a role in nurturing the next generation.