1. Seeking quick results without working hard will only end up being arrogant for a long time and embarrassing for an old age. ——Zheng Xie of the Qing Dynasty, "Zheng Banqiao Collection·Inscriptions·Jin Qiutian Suo Hua"
Translation: Those who are unwilling to work hard, endure hardships and achieve success in a short time will only end up boasting when they are young. A fate of embarrassment and hardship in old age.
2. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——From "Summer Quatrains" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty
Translation: When you are alive, you must be a hero among men, and when you die, you must be a hero among ghosts.
3. I would rather die with the fragrance on the branches than blow it down in the north wind. ——From "Cold Chrysanthemum" by Zheng Sixiao in the Song Dynasty
Translation: I would rather die holding the fragrance on the branch than be blown away by the biting north wind! It expresses the chrysanthemum's aloofness, aloofness, and the nobility of adhering to ideals and beliefs. It is to express the poet's own feelings like chrysanthemum by using the technique of supporting things and expressing aspirations.
4. The road is long and long, and I will search up and down. ——Qu Yuan, a warrior of the Warring States Period, from "Li Sao".
Translation: The road to searching for the truth is full of ups and downs, but we still try our best. Enlightenment requires a spirit of constant self-improvement.
5. My husband has ambitions all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. ——From Cao Zijian's "Preface to the White Horse Wang Biao" Part 6 of the Three Kingdoms
Translation: A man's ambitions are all over the world, and he seems to be by his side even if he is thousands of miles apart.