5. Criticizing children at the dinner table distresses adults, upsets children's stomachs, and saddens the whole family.
3. Scale: It tilts towards whoever adds a little more weight.
1. Spider: It reaps without effort, relying on its web of connections.
10. Vase: No matter how beautiful the surface, it cannot hide the richness within.
3. A couple should live like chopsticks: one, neither can exist without the other; two, they share all flavors together.
4. Men perceive their own seasons of life, while women's ages are felt by others.
10. Usually, you praise a woman for her beauty; if not beautiful, praise her for her grace; if neither beautiful nor graceful, praise her kindness; if none of these, praise her health.
8. Parents' thoughts of their children flow like a stream, never ceasing; children's thoughts of their parents are like wind-blown leaves, moving only when the wind blows, otherwise still.
6. Always fixating on an impressive past means there won't be an impressive future.
1. Leaves, in times of power, are full of ambition; in times of decline, they lose all dignity.
6. Balloon: Only when inflated by someone does it become buoyant.
1. Falling for someone takes a minute, liking someone takes an hour, loving someone takes a day, forgetting someone takes a lifetime.
7. What cannot be shaken off is memory, what cannot be held onto is youth, what cannot be lifted is loss, what cannot be let go is sentiment, what cannot be lost is dignity.
7. Clock: It can return to the starting point, but it is no longer yesterday.
2. Shrimp: The day it turns bright red is the day of great sorrow.
9. The bigger the boast, the fewer the skills; the bigger the personality, the fewer the talents; the greater the courage, the smaller the tolerance; the more playful, the less hardworking; the more power, the less respect; the bigger the架子 (airs), the smaller the character.
5. Saw: Clumsy in speech, it specializes in sowing discord.
2. History's punctuation marks are all question marks, and behind history are all exclamation marks.
7. Learning cannot be rushed or accelerated, otherwise, childhood vanishes for children, youth for the young, joy for the middle-aged, and comfort for the elderly.
4. The integrity of one official inspires ten clerks and influences a hundred citizens. The corruption of one official leads a hundred clerks astray and affects a thousand citizens.
5. The unity of humility and high standards, the harmony of ordinariness and uniqueness, this is a simple life, also a profound and glorious one.
8. Walnut: Not a glamorous exterior, yet with a full brain.
3. For officials, integrity means not being greedy, corrupt, or confused; for the people, integrity means not bribing, flattering, seeking official favor, or fawning.
6. Young people think education can replace experience, while older ones believe lessons can replace education.
8. Opening the account book, every page speaks of consumption.
9. Compass: With steadfast thought, even the best offerings will not tempt it.
2. Opportunity is a step that distinguishes heroes from cowards; one step up and everything is possible, one step down and nothing matters.
4. Waterfall: Due to its lofty position, it remains silent.