该句采用转折结构表达递进关系，突出后来者超越前人的含义。
Talented people emerge in every age, each leading the way for centuries. — Zhao Yi
As lofty as a great mountain, as vast as a grand path. — Classic of Poetry
Blue is taken from indigo, yet it is bluer than indigo. — Xunzi
Do not say that the sun is setting, for the sunset clouds still fill the sky. — Liu Yuxi
Life is finite, but knowledge is infinite. — Zhuangzi
To die for the country in times of peril is as natural as returning home. — Cao Zhi
How much sorrow can one have? It is like a river of spring water flowing east. — Li Yu
To be taut but not overstretched is the way of civil and military arts; to be slack but not loose is not the way. — Book of Rites
To test jade, it must be fired for three days; to identify timber, one must wait for seven years. — Bai Juyi
Flowers fall helplessly, yet returning swallows seem so familiar. — Yan Shu
To listen to all sides is to be wise; to trust one side is to be blind. — Zizhi Tongjian
The friendship of a gentleman is as plain as water, while that of a small man is as sweet as wine. — Zhuangzi
Not everything that begins is sustained to the end. — Classic of Poetry
Only in the winter do we know that the pine and cypress remain green. — Confucius
Hard work in youth serves a lifetime; do not waste even a moment of time. — Du Xunhe
Anxiety and toil can revive a state; luxury and pleasure can destroy a person. — Ouyang Xiu
A scholar dies for those who know his worth. — Records of the Grand Historian
The virtuous see it as benevolence; the wise see it as wisdom. — I Ching
江山代有才人出，各领风骚数百年。——赵翼
高山仰止，景行行止。——《诗经》
青，取之于蓝而青于蓝。——荀子
莫道桑榆晚，微霞尚满天。——刘禹锡
生也有涯，而知也无涯。——庄子
捐躯赴国难，视死忽如归。——曹植
问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。——李煜
张而不弛，文武弗能也；弛而不张，文武弗为也，一张一弛，文武之道也。——《礼记》
试玉要烧三日满，辨材须待七年期。——白居易
无可奈何花落去，似曾相识燕归来。——晏殊
兼听则明，偏信则暗。——《资治通鉴》
君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴。——《庄子》
靡不有初，鲜克有终。——《诗经》
岁寒，然后知松柏之后凋也。——孔子
少年辛苦终身事，莫向光阴惰寸功。——杜荀鹤
忧劳可以兴国，逸豫可以亡身。——欧阳修
士为知己者死。——《史记》
仁者见之谓之仁，智者见之谓之智。——《周易》