Talent is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Striving in youth leads to fulfillment in old age.
A person is valued for having ambition; learning is valued for having persistence.
Genius is nothing but long-lasting patience. Keep up the effort!
We fear not not knowing, but feigning to know; we fear not insufficiency, but self-satisfaction.
The diligent are so busy they forget to sleep and eat, while the lazy always find themselves short on time. — Japan
Genius is ninety-nine percent sweat plus one percent inspiration. — Thomas Edison
A tree as thick as an embrace grows from a tiny sprout; a terrace nine stories high starts with a pile of earth; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Scientific inspiration is never obtained by simply waiting. If there are accidental opportunities in scientific discovery, such 'accidental opportunities' will only come to those with academic competence, those skilled in independent thinking, and those with an unyielding spirit, never to the lazy. — Hua Luogeng
Genius is the ability to be diligently hardworking without limit. — Thomas Carlyle
Failure stems from neglecting details; success begins with valuing small matters.
There is no destiny that can be conquered without disdain, endurance, and struggle.
The failure of countless people lies in not being thorough, often stopping just one step short of success.
Pain is a catalyst for character; it makes the strong stronger, the weak weaker, the benevolent more benevolent, the violent more violent, the wise wiser, and the foolish more foolish.
If we will be laughed at whether we act or not, and whether we do well or poorly, let us simply do better to give them something to laugh at!
It is precisely because bonsai and beautiful trees are spoiled by love that their dream of becoming timber for great structures is destroyed.
Prime youth does not return, nor does the morning come again. One should be encouraged in time; the years do not wait for anyone.
The spring water in the mountain gorge sings a wonderful song only after a winding journey.
