通过对比（soulmate vs mismatch）和夸张（thousand cups vs half a sentence）突出沟通质量的差异。
Once one has seen the vast ocean, no other water will suffice; aside from the clouds of Mount Wu, no other clouds will do. — Yuan Zhen, 'Lisu Wushou'
Life is like a reverse journey; I am also a traveler. — Su Shi, 'Linjiang Xian'
If love is truly enduring, why must it be limited to every morning and evening? — Qin Guan, 'Queqiao Xian'
Life naturally harbors deep emotions; this regret has nothing to do with wind or moon. — Ouyang Xiu, 'Yulou Chun'
Though I lack the wings of a colorful phoenix to fly in pairs, my hearts connect with a spark of spiritual resonance. — Li Shangyin, 'Wuti'
Draw a knife to cut flowing water, and it flows faster; raise a cup to dispel sorrow, and the sorrow deepens. — Li Bai, 'Farewell to Scholar Shuyun at Xie Tiao Tower, Xuanchuzhou'
The Bodhi tree was never a tree; the bright mirror was never a stand. — Huineng, 'Puti Ji'
A pavilion near the water gets the moonlight first; flowers facing the sun easily embrace spring. — Su Lin, 'Duanju'
We are all fallen souls wandering the edges of the sky; why did we have to know each other before meeting? — Bai Juyi, 'Pipa Xing'
Today's people cannot see the moon of ancient times, but today's moon has once illuminated the ancients. — Li Bai, 'Wine and the Moon'
After gathering nectar from a hundred flowers, for whom is the sweetness? For whom is the toil? — Luo Yin, 'Bee'
The spring silkworm spins until it dies; the candle burns to ash before its tears dry. — Li Shangyin, 'Wuti'
The moon waxes and wanes, flowers bloom and fall; life's greatest sorrow lies in parting. — Zhang Mingshan, 'Putian Le'
With a soulmate, even a thousand cups of wine are few; with a mismatch, not even half a sentence is too many. — Ouyang Xiu, 'Spring at West Lake, Sent to Magistrate Xie'
Fallen petals are not heartless things; they turn into spring mud to protect the flowers. — Gong Zizhen, 'Jihai Zashi'
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。——元稹《离思五首》
人生如逆旅，我亦是行人。——苏轼《临江仙》
两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。——秦观《鹊桥仙》
人生自是有情痴，此恨不关风与月。——欧阳修《玉楼春》
身无彩凤双飞翼，心有灵犀一点通。——李商隐《无题》
抽刀断水水更流，举杯消愁愁更愁。——李白《宣州谢脁楼饯别校书叔云》
菩提本无树，明镜亦非台。——惠能《菩提偈》
近水楼台先得月，向阳花木易为春。——苏麟《断句》
同是天涯沦落人，相逢何必曾相识！——白居易《琵琶行》
今人不见古时月，今月曾经照古人。——李白《把酒问月》
采得百花成蜜后，为谁辛苦为谁甜。——罗隐《蜂》
春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。——李商隐《无题》
月有盈亏花有开谢，想人生最苦离别。——张鸣善《普天乐》
酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。——欧阳修《春日西湖寄谢法曹韵》
落红不是无情物，化作春泥更护花。——龚自珍《己亥杂诗》