Diligence leads to mastery; play leads to neglect. Success comes from thinking, while failure comes from following the crowd. — Han Yu
I am a clumsy learner without great talent, relying entirely on hard study. — Mei Lanfang
Dissatisfaction with oneself is one of the fundamental traits of truly talented people. — Anton Chekhov
Genius is nothing but lifelong effort; with continuous work, one becomes a genius. — Dmitri Mendeleev
A person who does not pay attention to small things will never accomplish great things. — Dale Carnegie
Determination is the door to a career; work is the path to success. — Louis Pasteur
To help the weak, one should become strong rather than become weak like them. — Romain Rolland
Shared cause and struggle give people the strength to endure everything. — Nikolai Ostrovsky
I would rather be a whetstone that sharpens steel knives, even if I cannot cut anything myself. — Horace
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. — Thomas Edison
If you wish to succeed, make perseverance your friend, experience your counselor, caution your brother, and hope your sentry. — Thomas Edison
Every bit of effort brings a bit of harvest; good results require good cultivation. — Xu Teli
What is a road? It is made by walking where there was none, by carving a path through thorns. — Lu Xun
Ambition should be firm rather than impulsive; success depends on endurance rather than speed. — Zhang Xiaoxiang
Without climbing high mountains, one does not know the vastness of the sky; without descending deep valleys, one does not know the thickness of the earth. — Xun Kuang
With a broad mind, one can embrace all rivers; with towering cliffs, one stands firm without desire. — Lin Zexu
An old steed may still aspire to gallop a thousand miles; a hero in old age still has an undying ambition. — Cao Cao
Sow the seeds of behavior to reap habit; sow habit to reap character; sow character to reap destiny. — British novelist Reid
The ability to face adversity is far more important than how one accepts good fortune. — Martin Seligman
The glory of life lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. — Napoleon
Life is a process of constant trial; the more you try, the better life becomes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Those who treat life as a game accomplish nothing; those who cannot control themselves remain slaves forever. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Born as a hero among men, even in death I shall be a ghost hero. — Li Qingzhao
Life is like rowing against the current; if you do not advance, you will fall behind. — Chen Duxiu
