Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.
For the third time, it chose the easy path between difficulty and ease.
I firmly believe that only moral citizens can pay an acceptable salute to their own motherland. — Rousseau
Only perseverance can lead to success, and the source of perseverance lies in unwaveringly and resolutely adopting the means necessary to achieve success. — Chernyshevsky
Great wisdom appears foolish, great skill appears clumsy, and great eloquence appears inarticulate — Laozi.
The value of a person should be judged by what they contribute, not by what they acquire. — Einstein
Love begins with self-deception and ends with deceiving others.
Do not rejoice in external gains, nor grieve over personal losses.
Without great character, there are no great people, nor even great artists or great doers. — Romain Rolland
Never forget the national humiliation, maintain vigilance, and defend the motherland.
The commander of the three armies may be seized, but the will of a single man cannot be taken. — Confucius
Listening to all sides leads to clarity; relying on one side leads to darkness.
Rejoice with the world, and grieve with the world.
One's aspirations should be lofty and far-reaching; one should admire the worthy of old, sever selfish desires, discard doubts and hesitations, so that these aspirations remain clearly present and one feels a sense of compassion. One should endure both contraction and expansion, discard trivialities, consult widely, and remove prejudice. Even if one is delayed, what damage is done to beauty and interest, and what is there to fear regarding non-achievement? If one's aspirations are not strong and resolute, and one's spirit is not generous and bold, one will merely stagnate in commonness, silently bound by emotions, forever lurking in mediocrity, and inevitably falling into the ranks of the vulgar. — Zhuge Liang
One's aspirations should be lofty and far-reaching. This is from Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms period in his 'Letter to His Nephew'. In modern vernacular translation: One should hold lofty aspirations. If one's ambitions are not strong and resolute, and one's spirit is not generous and stirring, one will become mediocre, indulging in worldly conventions, and remain unknown, bound by desires. One will inevitably sink into the ranks of ordinary people and may even degenerate into vulgar commoners.
