Reading for ten years is not as useful as understanding these words!

1. Spider: The reason it can enjoy the fruits of others' labor is because of its web of relationships.

2. Prawn: The day of great redness is also the time of great sorrow.

3. Scale: It leans towards whoever gives more.

4. Waterfall: Because it is high and mighty, it talks incessantly.

5. Saw: With sharp teeth, it specializes in divisive behavior.

6. Balloon: As soon as it's inflated, it becomes conceited.

7. Clock: It can return to the starting point, but it's no longer yesterday.

8. Walnut: Without a fancy exterior, it has a full brain.

9. Compass: Ideologically stable, it cannot be tempted by material things.

10. Vase: No matter how pretty the exterior, it cannot hide the inner emptiness.

11. When leaves are in power, they act arrogantly; when out of favor, their prestige disappears.

12. The punctuation of history is all question marks; behind the scenes of history, it's all exclamation points.

13. For officials to be clean, they must not be greedy, corrupt, or confused; for citizens to be clean, they must not bribe, fawn, bask in official glory, or flatter authority.

14. The integrity of one official inspires ten clerks and influences a hundred commoners. The corruption of one official leads a hundred clerks to follow and a thousand commoners to join.

15. Scolding children at the dinner table troubles the adults, upsets the children's stomachs, and saddens the whole family.

16. The young think education can replace experience; the older think experience can replace education.

17. Learning cannot be rushed or expedited; otherwise, childhood will have no innocence, youth no vitality, middle age no joy, and old age no peace.

18. Opening the account book, every page is about consumption.

19. The bigger the boasts, the fewer the skills; the bigger the temper, the less talent; the greater the courage, the less tolerance; the more play, the less work; the more power, the less credibility; the bigger the ego, the smaller the character.

20. Usually, we praise a woman for being beautiful; if not beautiful, we say she has charm; if neither beautiful nor charming, we say she is kind; if none of these, we say she is healthy.

21. It takes a minute to notice someone, an hour to like them, a day to fall in love, and a lifetime to forget them.

22. Opportunity is the step that distinguishes heroes from cowards; one step makes everything possible, the next step makes nothing possible.

23. A married couple should be like chopsticks: one, they cannot live without each other; two, they share all flavors together.

24. A man’s age is felt by himself, a woman’s age is perceived by others.

25. The unity of modesty and high standards, the unity of ordinariness and uniqueness, this is a simple life, also a profound and glorious life.

26. Always looking back at the remarkable past means there won't be a remarkable future.

27. What cannot be shaken is memory, what cannot be held is youthful vigor, what cannot be lifted is disappointment, what cannot be put down is emotion, and what cannot be lost is dignity.

28. Parents' longing for their children is like flowing water, ceaseless; children's longing for their parents is like wind-blown leaves, moving only when the wind blows, still when it doesn’t.

29. Because of the telephone, letters are fewer; because of fashion, fabrics are fewer; because of air conditioning, sweat is less; because of social engagements, family ties are fewer; because of banquets, appetite is less; because of competition, leisure is less...

30. Three bottom lines of speech: One, strive to tell the truth; Two, if unable to tell the truth, remain silent; Three, if unable to remain silent and must tell lies, do not harm others.

31. All trivial matters should be said loudly, all important matters should be said softly.

32. What we fear most is not fake goods, but toxic ones. What we fear most is not law-breaking, but law enforcement breaking the law.

33. Power is temporary, property belongs to descendants, health is personal, relationships are crucial, and friendship is precious.

34. Doing business based on friendship loses the friendship. Making friends based on business loses the business.

35. Those who mutually flatter are seeking office, those who mutually disdain are in the arts, and those who don't speak honestly when meeting are in commerce.

36. Learning from one's own mistakes is smart; learning from others' mistakes is wise.

37. It's easy to make people listen, hard to make them obey.

38. In the past, executing two regional officials shocked the nation; now, executing a string of provincial officials elicits no more than a raised eyebrow—times have changed.

39. If even the air is polluted, how can there be clean hands?

40. More professors teach less, more doctors study less, more lovers date less, more schemers research less.

41. Preventing officials' corruption, public trust erosion, societal division, security deterioration, and human sentiment dilution.

42. Many satirical essays are daggers, but without edges; spears, but without tips.

43. Many want to make money, few can. Even skilled individuals find earning difficult, let alone average ones.

44. In doing things, don't aim for big while ignoring small; in being a person, don't flatter above while bullying below.

45. Backbone, righteousness, harmony—refreshing spirit and clarity; sincerity, intention, enthusiasm—broad heart and robust body.

46. Studying requires enduring loneliness, living requires withstanding storms.

47. Speaking through work results brings prosperity, stability, and fortune; replacing work results with talk brings failure, danger, and calamity.

48. Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

49. Farmers will later be called "green collar"—both environmentally friendly and healthy.

50. A person lives a lifetime, with family bonds, friendships, and love. Missing one is regrettable, missing two is pitiful, missing all three makes life worse than death.

51. Slightly surpassing others invites jealousy; greatly surpassing them invites admiration.

52. Everything can be traded in a market, not everything can be traded in society.

53. Ten healthy lifestyle habits: eat less meat, sunbathe, walk in the rain, sing often, rest after meals, stand tall, meditate, enjoy family time, walk instead of drive, do good deeds.

54. Benefits of being a farmer: 1) No worry about workplace accidents; 2) No worry about air-conditioning sickness; 3) No need for political maneuvering; 4) No worry about inspections; 5) No need for designated weekends.

55. Utterly selfless: saint; prioritizing public over private: sage; putting public before private: good person; putting others before oneself: decent person; balancing public and private: ordinary person; enriching oneself at public expense: criminal.

56. You can order soldiers' actions, but you cannot command their loyalty.

57. In smooth situations, stay calm; in adverse situations, be patient; in urgent situations, act calmly; in major situations, remain composed.

58. Chang'e paid the price of eternal solitude for immortality.

59. Tranquility allows observation, observation enables clear judgment, and clear judgment permits action.

60. Peanuts are useful but not grand or attractive. People should be useful, not necessarily grand or presentable.

61. People should rely on ability and diligence to succeed.

62. Those without benchmarks in life are pitiable; those with wrong benchmarks are tragic.

63. Things may not always go as planned, but seek a clear conscience.

64. Do not expect fairness in everything, but act with fairness in mind.

65. Doing well once is not hard; hard is doing well every time.

66. Yearning torments yet strengthens, forging steady character and deep emotions. Missing others is comforting, being missed is joyful.

67. Love shared between two is nectar, among three is vinegar, indiscriminate indulgence is poison.

68. Facing away from the sun casts shadows; facing it bathes in brilliant light.

69. The brave see paths everywhere; the wise know which path is best.

70. Innocence is an illusion, reflection shows maturity, and reform displays virtue.

71. Understanding bridges hearts; trust connects souls.

72. Bittersweet experiences enrich life; colorful moments embellish existence.

73. To ensure work stays on track, first keep focus unwavering.

74. Favoritism is unavoidable, prejudice must be avoided.

75. A weak heart but pure intentions, poor complexion but noble character.

76. Share worries with the world, worry appropriately, avoid unnecessary anxiety; share joys with the world, rejoice appropriately, lose oneself in happiness.

77. Falsehoods fail to resolve doubts, truths dispel worries.

78. Greed is the greatest perilous structure, conscience the best dwelling place.

79. Spiritually steadfast yet flexible in thought; goal-oriented yet adaptable in action; strict with oneself yet lenient with others.

80. Venus is beautiful to optimists, disabled to pessimists, both beautiful and disabled to realists.

81. Respecting the virtuous demonstrates morality, fearing the wicked does not indicate incompetence.

82. Retreat reveals vast horizons, concession fosters peace.

83. Desire progress, contemplate retreat; if starting, consider letting go.

84. Success shouldn't be over-repeated, actions should leave room for adjustment.

85. Gold is precious, peace invaluable.

86. Careful consideration is wise upon encountering issues; patience in anger is supreme.

87. Avoid unexpected wealth, contentment brings lasting joy.

88. Marriage is just a beginning, not an end, possibly the start of troubles, possibly the start of happiness.

89. Discussing spring flowers at a winter feast is extravagant; imagining autumn leaves in a spring garden is heartless.

90. Tolerance is the best gift to others; keeping it for oneself is the start of decline.