Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.

Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.

So loud each tongue, so empty was each head, / So much they talked, so very little said.

In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.