使用了倒装句结构，强调‘only if’引导的条件，语气强烈且富有哲理。
In life, do not be like An Qisheng; get drunk and ride a giant whale into the East Sea. — Lu You
Soaring for a thousand miles, we do not drift like ducks in the water. — Xin Qiji
A thousand years of Jingwei's heart to fill the sea, three days of Yu Hu's spirit to eat an ox. — Lu You
Hold your spirit, do not let your ambition be excessive. — Mencius
In learning, if one does not aim for the great, even with much knowledge, what is it worth? — Su Zhe
If it is my will that I could not reach it, then I can be without regret; who could mock me? — Wang Anshi
If the path is easy and near, many will travel it; if it is dangerous and far, few will reach it. However, the world's most wonderful, strange, and extraordinary sights are often found in dangerous and distant places, which few people reach. Therefore, only those with strong ambition can arrive. — Wang Anshi
Career has no high or low; one's ambition should be firm. How can a man with aspirations be idle? — Zhang Lei
Only if one does not establish ambition is one truly without a place to stand. — Zhu Xi
人生不作安期生，醉入东海骑长鲸。—陆游
昂昂千里，泛泛不作水中凫。—辛弃疾
千年精卫心平海，三日於虎气食牛。—陆游
持其气，无暴其志。—《孟子》
人之学也，不志其大，虽多儿何为。—苏辙
心吾志也，而不能至者，可以无悔矣，其孰能讥之乎?—王安石
夫夷以近，则游者众;险以远，则至者少。而世之奇伟、瑰怪、非常之观，常在于险远，而人之所罕至焉，故非有志者不能至也。—王安石
业无高卑志当坚，男儿有求安得闲?—张耒
惟有志不立，直是无箸立处。—朱熹