The legendary Harvard motto:

1. If you take a nap now, you will dream; if you study now, you will realize your dream.

2. My wasted today is exactly the tomorrow that those who died yesterday prayed for.

3. The time when you think it is too late is precisely the earliest time.

4. Don’t put off today’s things until tomorrow.

5. The pain of learning is temporary, and the pain of not learning is lifelong.

6. Learning this is not a lack of time, but a lack of effort.

7. Happiness may not be ranked, but success must be.

8. Learning is not everything in life. But since you can't conquer even one part of life - learning, what else can you do?

9. Please enjoy the unavoidable pain.

10. Only by working earlier and more diligently than others can you taste success.

11. No one can succeed casually. It comes from thorough self-management and perseverance.

12. Time is passing.

13. The drool now will become the tears tomorrow.

14. Learn like a dog and play like a gentleman.

15. If you don’t walk today, you will run tomorrow.

16. Those who invest in the future are those who are loyal to reality.

17. Educational level represents income.

18. Once a day is over, it will never come again.

19. Even now, the opponent keeps turning the pages.

20. Without hardship, there is nothing gained.

1: Classic inspirational quotes and aphorisms - Ancient China

1 A young man who does not work hard will become an old man in sorrow. ——An ancient Chinese Yuefu poem "Long Song Xing"

2 Diligence leads to excellence in work, and play leads to wastefulness. ——Han Yu's "Explanation of Jinxue"

3 An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. ——"Zeng Guang Xian Wen"

4. Heaven moves in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes·Qian·Xiang"

5 Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise enough. ——"Mozi · Self-cultivation"

6 Green, taken from blue and green from blue; ice, water for it and cold from water. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

7 Aim high. —— Zhuge Liang's "Book of Admonitions to Foreigners"

8 My husband's ambitions are all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. ——Cao Zhi "Giving the White Horse to Wang Biao"

9 Where there is a will, there is a way. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Geng"

11 Hui Dang is at the top of the mountain, and you can see all the small mountains at a glance. —— Du Fu's "Looking at the Mountains"

It's cold at the age of 12, and then I know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan"

13 When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. ——"Mencius Gaozi Xia"

14 If you persevere, the rotten wood will not be broken; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved. ——"Xunzi·Encouragement to Learning"

15 Stones can be broken, but not strong; elixirs can be polished, but red cannot be taken away. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals·Integrity"

16 With sincerity, gold and stone are opened. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biographies of the Ten Kings of Guangwu"

17 Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, but leisure can destroy one's life. ——"New History of the Five Dynasties·Preface to the Biography of Lingguan"

19 The road is far away, so I will search up and down. —— Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

20 I dare not forget about my country because I am in a humble position. ——Lu You's "The Beginning of Disease"

21 A foot is shorter; an inch is longer. Things are lacking; wisdom is unclear.

—— Qu Yuan's "Buju"

22 If you want to make a deep effort, grind an iron pestle into a needle. ——Cao Xue's "Sichuan Guangji·Pengshan County, South Sichuan Road"

23 The rope saw the wood and cut it, and the water dripped through the stone. ——Luo Da Jing's "Helin Jade Dew"

24 If you walk every day, you are not afraid of thousands of miles; if you do it often, you are not afraid of thousands of things. ——"Proverbs Lianbi: Dealing with Things"

26 Things in the world are often accomplished by difficult agreements and defeated by extravagance. ——Lu You

27 Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, accumulating water becomes a sea. ——"Xunzi·Confucianism"

28 People are not sages, and no one can make mistakes. ——"Traditional Customs and Regulations"

29 Being determined and acting bravely is called firmness. Strength is the virtue of being a stranger. ——"Records of Military Training: Just Reinjured"

30 He sacrificed his life to go to the national disaster and regarded death as a sudden return. ——Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

31 Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ——Gu Yanwu

32 If a husband does not serve the country, he will end up poor and lowly. —— Chen Gongyin's "Shooting Tigers and Shooting Stones"

33 In times of crisis, integrity is revealed, and in times of chaos, loyalty is revealed. ——Bao Zhao's "Generation from Jibeimen Xing"

34 If you seek to benefit the country's life and death, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? —— Lin Zexu's "Going to the Rong Dynasty and Telling the Family at the Passage"

36 The real person is the most sincere. If he is not sincere, he will not move people. ——"Zhuangzi Fisherman"

37 Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small. Only those who are virtuous and virtuous can obey others. ——Liu Bei

38 Pride cannot last, desire cannot be indulged, happiness cannot be extreme, and ambition cannot be fulfilled. ——Wei Zheng

39 Only by not being arrogant can you be arrogant, not by favoring and being authoritative. —— Zhuge Liang

40 Destiny is determined by ambition. —— Zhu Xi

41 Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance. ——Su Shi

Two: Classic inspirational quotes and aphorisms - Modern China

1 The journey of life has a long and dark future. But don't be afraid, there is a way for those who are not afraid. ——Lu Xun

2 Life is like climbing a mountain, and finding a way out is a learning process. In this process, we should learn to be stable and calm, and learn how to find vitality from panic. —— Xi Murong

3 A person should be like a candle. In his limited life, he will give out some heat and light, giving people light and warmth. ——Xiao Chunu

4 The so-called genius is just using the time that others spend drinking coffee on work. ——Lu Xun

5 Human hope is like an eternal star, the dark clouds cannot cover its light. Especially today, peace is not an ideal or a dream, it is the wish of all people. ——Ba Jin

6 We are the masters of the country and should always think about the country. ——Lei Feng

7 We love our nation, which is the source of our self-confidence. ——Zhou Enlai

8 The spring silkworms will not stop running out of silk until they die, but the silkworms will not stop until they are pregnant. You need to work hard as long as you have a breath left, leaving it as a good area for youth. —— Wu Yuzhang

9 The enemy of learning is one's own satisfaction. If you want to study something seriously, you must start from being dissatisfied. We should adopt this attitude towards ourselves, "never tired of learning" and "never tired of teaching" towards others. ——Mao Zedong

10 Mistakes and setbacks teach us and make us smarter, so we can handle things better. Mistakes are inevitable for any political party or individual, and we ask for fewer mistakes. If you make a mistake, you need to correct it. The faster and more thorough the correction, the better. ——Mao Zedong

11 Being complacent every minute and every second stops the life that one absorbs and the life that one excretes. Only by accepting criticism can all the dregs of the spirit be excreted. Only absorb other people's opinions.

Only then can I add new spiritual nourishment. - Xu Teli

12 The decisive factor in forming genius should be diligence. ...somewhat diligent study and practice are directly proportional, - Guo Moruo

13 Self-consciousness is the mother of progress, self-abasement is the source of degradation, so self-consciousness is indispensable, and self-abasement is indispensable. . ——Zou Taofen

14 Working hard is the mother of all inventions. By working hard at everything, you can get the truth of things. ——Tao Xingzhi

15 The most valuable revolutionary quality is to remain unsullied in the mud and not corroded by the sugar-coated bullets of the bourgeoisie. ——Zhou Enlai

16 People who know a little about things are often immodest; people who are well-informed and capable must be humble. ——Xie Juezai

17 Don’t boast even a little bit, pride and complacency will lead to overturning. Looking at many things in ancient and modern times, success has been caused by humility and failure has been caused by extravagance. ——Chen Yi