a Couplet of Soliloquy

Translation:

A Belly of a collection of the Anthology* and the Books# will sublimate one's Virtue.
A handgrip of the Wu-sword will fortify one's Will.

* the Anthology refers to the Classic of Poetry 《诗经》

# the Books refers to the Four Books of Confusian classics 四書為儒家经典:《大学》、《中庸》、《论语》、《孟子》。