1, it's not that chrysanthemum is preferred among flowers, but that this flower has no flowers. -Tang Yuanzhen's "Chrysanthemum"
It means:
It's not that chrysanthemums are particularly favored among flowers, but that there are no more flowers to enjoy after chrysanthemums bloom.
2. Be loyal to your art, you don't know your age, and let wealth and fame drift like a cloud. -Tang Du Fu's "Danqing"
It means:
Scarlet and cyan pigments refer to painting. These two words mean that I have been immersed in painting all my life without feeling old, and wealth is as indifferent to me as floating clouds in the sky. This poem praises the noble sentiment of Cao Ba, a famous painter, who devoted himself to art and did not covet fame and fortune.
3, wealth is not prostitution and poverty, and men are heroic here. -Song Chenghao
It means:
A man can only be called a hero if he is not confused by wealth and content with poverty. Now it has been given a new meaning to describe the noble quality of people with lofty ideals who do not seek fame and fortune.
4, peaches and plums are self-sufficient. -"Historical Records"
Peach and plum trees can't talk, but their fragrant flowers and sweet fruits attract people to enjoy picking, so that they naturally tread a path under the trees. The meaning of this sentence is that a person with high moral character will naturally win people's admiration.
5, not indifferent, unclear, not quiet, not far away. -Zhuge Liang's "Commandment" in Shu of the Three Kingdoms
Meaning: without indifferent cultivation, you can't make your ambition innocent; Without a calm heart and the exclusion of external interference, we can't achieve our lofty goals. Zhuge Liang believes that to cultivate one's morality and study, one must first get rid of the shackles of fame and fortune and avoid impetuousness in order to become a talent.