Diligence and idleness ruin success. -Han Yu
Labor is the source of all knowledge. mould
Poems describing people's hard work are:
The edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. -Lu you
Although it is hard, it is difficult to blow out the yellow sand before it reaches the gold. -Liu Yuxi's "Langtaosha"
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard? -Li Shen's "Compassion for Farmers"
The mountains and plains are all green, and the sound of Zigui is raining like smoke. In April, there were few idle people in the countryside, and sericulture was planted in the fields. -Song Weng Juan's April in the Country
During the day, weeding in the fields and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, the men and women in the village took on all the housework. Although the children don't plow and weave, they also learn a kind of melon in the shade of mulberry trees. -Song Fan Chengda's "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous"
The thatched roof of the hut is low and small, and the stream is covered with green grass. When you are drunk, your voice is charming and your hair is white. The eldest son is weeding in the bean field on the east side of the stream, and the second son is busy knitting chicken cages. I like children and scoundrels best, lying on the head of the stream peeling lotus flowers. -Song Xin Qiqi's "Qingpingle Village Residence"