I quit my job and go home, just like a flower falling from a branch, but this is not a heartless thing. It can be turned into the soil of spring and can also play a role in nurturing the next generation. -Qing Gong Zizhen's Poems of the Sea
Sneak into the night with the wind, moisten things silently. -Tang Du Fu's "Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night"
Scholars must seek teachers, and teachers are essential. -Song Cheng Yi
Once a teacher, always a father. -Zhou Taigong Family Instructions
Learning to get a teacher is expensive, but getting friends is also expensive. -Tang Ming Zhen's Collection of Books and Lectures.