Excerpts from the original text:
Persuading people to do good and practicing by themselves are both suitable for Tao.
Explanation:
Persuade people to do good and practice by themselves. These two things complement each other.
2. Don Li Bai's Birds
Excerpts from the original text:
I advise you not to pat a bird. My son will be in the nest waiting for his mother to come back.
Explanation:
I advise you not to hit the bird on that branch. Its children are still in the nest waiting for it to come home.
3. Don Li Qunyu? Fish poem
Excerpts from the original text:
Find a dragon before it's too late, and don't wander in the Jianghu.
It should be noted that under the bait, the hook is in contact.
Explanation:
Fish, hurry to become a dragon. Don't wander in the sinister rivers and lakes. What you see under that delicious bait is actually a sharp hook.
4. The "Heaven" of Tang Fengdao
Excerpts from the original text:
Do what you have to do, and come if you can.
Explanation:
You should do more good deeds, do well in the present, and don't worry about future development.
5. Ma Song Zhichun's "Ma General Zhi Zhu Ci"
Excerpts from the original text:
Advise your fellow villagers to do good deeds and sing bamboo sticks together when they worship.
I advised my fellow villagers to do more good deeds. When they offered sacrifices, everyone sang Zhi Zhu's Ci together.