句子通过对比“greatness”和“smallness”，运用“lies in”结构点出伟大本质的辩证关系，表达深刻。
"Swallows and sparrows play among the fence and firewood; how can they know the flight of the swan?" Cao Zhi
"Life should be like a candle, burning from top to bottom, always bright." Xiao Chunü
"If you do not sow in spring, you will not grow in summer, you will not harvest in autumn, and you will not taste in winter." Heinrich Heine
"Without storms, the true nature of a sail cannot be displayed; without twists and turns, the fun of life cannot be savored."
"A true man acts based on right and wrong, not gain and loss; based on smoothness and adversity, not success and failure; based on ten thousand generations, not a single life." (Ming) Huang Zongxi
"A dream is a goal, the driving force that keeps you alive, and the reason for your happiness."
"Winter has already come, how far can spring be?" Shelley
"How can a swallow or sparrow know the ambition of a swan!" Chen She
"No matter how vague a dream may be, it lurks in our hearts, keeping our minds from ever finding peace until the dream becomes reality."
"If you have ever regarded failure as a tonic, never let success become a drug that blinds you."
"Life is truly like this cup of strong wine; without being refined again and again, it would not be so delicious!" Guo Xiaochuan
"Those who do not have strong wills cannot achieve great wisdom." Mo Di
"The true greatness of a man lies in his ability to recognize his own smallness." Paul
"Human activity, if not encouraged by ideals, becomes empty and insignificant." Chernyshevsky
"As long as a dream endures, it can become reality. Do we not all live in dreams?" Tennyson
"Ideal characters must express themselves not only in the satisfaction of material needs but also in the satisfaction of spiritual interests." Hegel
燕雀戏藩柴，安识鸿鹄游。曹植
人生应该如蜡烛一样，从顶燃到底，一直都是光明的。萧楚女
春天不播种，夏天就不生长，秋天就不能收割，冬天就不能品尝。海涅
没有风浪，就不能显示帆的本色；没有曲折，就无法品味人生的乐趣。
大丈夫行事，论是非，不论利害；论顺逆，不论成败；论万世，不论一生。（明）黄宗羲
梦想，是一个目标，是让自己活下去的原动力，是让自己开心的原因。
冬天已经到来，春天还会远吗？雪莱
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉！陈涉
梦想无论怎样模糊，它总潜伏在我们心底，使我们的心境永远得不到宁静，直到梦想成为事实。
如果你曾经把失败当成清醒剂，就千万别让成功变成迷魂汤。
生活真象这杯浓酒，不经三番五次的提炼呵，就不会这样可口！郭小川
志不强者智不达。墨翟
一个人的真正伟大之处就在于他能够认识到自己的渺小。保罗
人的活动如果没有理想的鼓舞，就会变得空虚而渺小。车尔尼雪夫斯基
梦想只要能持久，就能成为现实。我们不就是生活在梦想中的吗？丁尼生
理想的人物不仅要在物质需要的满足上，还要在精神旨趣的满足上得到表现。黑格尔