| 人生短暂，学术无涯 | [rén shēng duǎn zàn, ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ, xue2 shu4 wu2 ya2, 人生短暂，学术无涯 / 人生短暫，學術無涯] Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis |
| 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 | [wú shēng yě yǒu yá, ˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄚˊ, er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2, 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 / 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯] Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis |
| 文江学海 | [wén jiāng xué hǎi, ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ, 文江学海 / 文江學海] river of literacy, sea of learning (成语 saw); ars longa, vita brevis |
| 学海泛舟 | [xué hǎi fàn zhōu, ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄡ, 学海泛舟 / 學海汎舟] sailing on the sea of learning (成语 saw); ars longa, vita brevis |
| 学海无涯 | [xué hǎi wú yá, ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ˊ ㄧㄚˊ, 学海无涯 / 學海無涯] sea of learning, no horizon (成语 saw); no limits to what one still has to learn; ars longa, vita brevis |