Excellence is achieved through diligence and ruined by playfulness; action succeeds through thoughtful consideration and fails through aimlessness. — Han Yu
I am a clumsy learner of arts, lacking full talent, relying entirely on hard study. — Mei Lanfang Dissatisfaction with oneself is one of the fundamental characteristics of anyone truly talented. — Chekhov Genius is simply lifelong effort, which becomes genius. — Mendeleev
A person who does not pay attention to small details will never achieve great undertakings. — Carnegie
Ambition is the door to a career, and work is the path to entering it. — Pasteur
To help the weak, one must first become strong oneself, rather than becoming weak alongside them. — Romain Rolland
Common causes and common struggles can give people the strength to endure anything. — Ostrovsky
Let me act as a grindstone, making the steel blade sharp, even if I cannot cut anything myself. — Horace Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. — Edison
If you hope for success, take perseverance as your friend, experience as your advisor, caution as your brother, and hope as your sentinel. — Edison
One part sowing, one part reaping; to harvest well, one must sow well. — Xu Teli
What is a road? It is trodden out from where there was no path, and opened up from where there were only thorns. — Lu Xun
Resolve must be firm, not sharp; success lies in longevity, not speed. — Zhang Xiaoxiang
Without climbing high mountains, one does not know the vastness of the sky; without facing deep valleys, one does not know the thickness of the earth. — Xun Kuang The ocean accepts a hundred rivers, and its greatness lies in its inclusiveness. A cliff stands a thousand zhang high, and its strength comes from having no desires. — Lin Zexu
An old horse lies in the stable, its ambition still stretching a thousand miles; a martyr in his twilight years, his bold heart does not cease. — Cao Cao
Sow the seed of action, and you may harvest the fruit of habit; sow the seed of habit, and you may harvest the fruit of character; sow the seed of character, and you may harvest the fruit of destiny. — [Red, British Novelist]
Understanding how to face adversity is far more important than knowing how to accept favorable circumstances. — [Martin Seligman]
The glory of life is not in never failing, but in being able to rise again and again after being knocked down. — Napoleon
A person's life is a series of attempts; the more you attempt, the more beautiful life becomes. — Emerson
Whoever plays with life will accomplish nothing; whoever cannot master himself is forever a slave. — Goethe In life, be a human hero; in death, be a ghost hero. — Li Qingzhao
Life is like rowing a boat against the current; if you do not move forward, you will go backward. — (China) Chen Duxiu
If you do not work hard when young, you will only grieve in old age. — Han Yuefu Ancient Song "Long Song"
The movement of heaven is full of power and constancy; the superior man should be strong and tireless. — I Ching
When Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with sadness, his muscles and sinews with toil, starves his body, leaves him in poverty, and confounds his actions. — Mencius, Part 2
If you chip and then give up, rotten wood will not break; if you chip and do not give up, even metal and stone can be engraved. — Xunzi, Exhortation to Learning
The journey of life has a long and dark road ahead. However, do not be afraid; only those who are not afraid have a path before them. — Lu Xun