The heart holds a clear view of a thousand years, and the brush flows endlessly into a hundred rivers. (Song Dynasty, Wei Yan) The mind is rich with books filling five carts, and the brush produces sentences that stand high for a thousand ages. (Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong) Scholars should prioritize knowledge, with talent serving as a secondary support. (Ming Dynasty, Xu Xueyi) A person cannot concentrate all possible talents on themselves. (Stendhal) Artistic conception generates change like a spirit, and the tip of the brush possesses power to move freely in all directions. (Song Dynasty, Dai Fugu) In the progress of the world, it is not our talents that act, but how we employ them. (Bracebridge Robertson) Behind a person of talent, there are always other people of talent. (UK) Knowing what things should be makes you a smart person; knowing what things actually are makes you an experienced person; knowing how to make things better makes you a talented person. (Diderot) Only those who know how to control their weaknesses, ensuring their weaknesses do not control them, are strong. (Balzac) Only when you are confident will others believe in you. (Anonymous) Everyone makes mistakes, but only fools insist on not correcting them. (Cicero) Everyone has talent, but when talent goes astray, courage rarely accompanies it. (Erich Jorg) Everyone deserves respect for their own abilities. (Aesop) Being able to easily do what others consider difficult is a sign of talent; being able to do what others deem impossible is a sign of genius. (Amiel) Young people must first establish high aspirations and great ambitions, and then resolve to be useful talents for the country and its people; to this end, one must choose a goal for struggle and work hard to learn and practice. (Wu Yuzhang) Talent is an incomparable treasure bestowed by God; do not destroy it. (Gogol) Talent is forged in silence, while character is formed in the roaring waves of the world. (Goethe) Completing work that is difficult for others with ease is talent; completing work beyond the reach of talented people is genius. (Amil) Honor is a superior quality, and therefore only those with noble, positive dispositions or good education possess it. (Edison) Honor and wealth, without intelligence and wisdom, are very unreliable assets. (Democritus)
