句子前半部分否定空谈，后半部分肯定行动，使用分号连接，对比鲜明，言简意赅地阐述了知行合一的重要性。
One must dare to face reality squarely; only then can one dare to think, speak, act, and take responsibility.
If the dead are not buried in the hearts of the living, they are truly gone.
Some Chinese scholars and gentry love to fabricate stories out of nothing, grafting and splicing events. They not only eulogize lives but also whitewash darkness.
Empty talk lasts neither long nor well; it is always exposed for what it is by the mirror of facts, dragging its tail away.
Failing to keep one's word is a major flaw among Chinese people.
Where is the genius? I simply use the time others spend drinking coffee for work.
Watching sports events often makes me think: the winners are certainly admirable, but those competitors who, despite falling behind, refuse to stop until the finish line, and the spectators who respect them without laughter, are precisely the backbone of China's future.
In fact, there is no road on the ground at first; when many people walk it, a path is formed.
Only the national soul is precious; only by elevating it can China achieve true progress.
When I remain silent, I feel full; when I open my mouth, I simultaneously feel empty.
Mere talking is insufficient; what matters is action.
Hope is neither truly existent nor non-existent, much like roads on the ground. In reality, there are no roads on the ground initially, but when many people walk them, they become paths.
If you seek safety, you lose freedom; if you seek freedom, you must endure some danger. These are the only two paths.
寄意寒星荃不察，我以我血荐轩辕。
Genius is not a monster growing wild in deep forests or desolate wilderness. It is produced and nurtured by the people who provide the soil for genius to grow. Without such a people, there is no genius.
必须敢于正视，这才可望敢想、敢说、敢做、敢当。
死者倘不埋在活人心中，那就真的死掉了。
中国的有一些士大夫，总爱无中生有，移花接木地造出故事来，他们不但歌颂生平，还粉饰黑暗。
谈之类，是谈不久，也谈不出什麽来的，它始终被事实的镜子照出原形，拖出尾巴而去。
说过的话不算数，是中国人的大毛病。
哪里有天才，我是把别人喝咖啡的工夫都用在了工作上了。
我每看运动会时，常常这样想：优胜者固然可敬，但那虽然落后而仍非跑至终点的竞技者，和见了这样的竞技者而肃然不笑的看客，乃正是中国将来之脊梁。
其实地上本没有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。
唯有民族魂是值得宝贵的，唯有它发扬起来，中国才有真进步。
当我沉默的时候，我觉得充实；我将开口，同时感到空虚。
单是说不行，要紧的是做。
希望本无所谓有，也无所谓无，这就像地上的路，其实地上本没有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。
贪安稳就没有自由，要自由就要历些危险。只有这两条路。
寄意寒星荃不察，我以我血荐轩辕。
天才并不是自生自长在深林荒野里的怪物，是由可以使天才生长的民众产生、长育出来的，所以没有这种民众，就没有天才。
"Instead of standing by the water and longing for fish, it is better to retreat and weave a net."
"The only obstacle to tomorrow's success is today's hesitation."
"This insight inspired him and he enrolled the very next day."
"Practical benefits are the best motivation for work and practical action is the best way to achieve success."
"It is not life that determines what we do, but what we do that determines the life we lead."