1. A strong will and an unyielding spirit are the closest comrades of a warrior.

2. Being strong and unyielding is the quality of a hero, while being greedy for life and fearing death is the nature of a coward.

3. People who diligently seek wisdom will never give in to difficulties.

4. If a diver is afraid of crocodiles, he will not be able to get valuable pearls.

5. No matter how big the waves are, they are still under the boat; no matter how high the mountain is, they are still under the feet of people.

6. An excellent navigator cannot be trained in a calm ocean.

7. The rooster always calls himself a hero on his own dung pile.

8. Lose courage and lose everything.

9. The blizzard breaks the wings of the eagle. ?

10. The eagle sometimes flies lower than the chicken, but the chicken can never fly as high as the eagle.

Down to earth [ jiǎo tà shí dì ]?

Definition:

[ jiǎo tà shí dì ]

Foot on solid ground superior. It is a metaphor for being practical and serious in doing things.

Source

Volume 18 of Shao Yong's "Shao's Hearing and Seeing Preface": "Gongchang asked Kang Jie: 'How is a certain person like a human being?' He said: 'Jun Shi. A down-to-earth person. '"

Aiming high and high [ hào gāo wù yuǎn ]?

Interpretation:

[ hào gāo wù yuǎn ]

Hao: like; Zhuo: pursue. A metaphor for unrealistic pursuit of goals that are too high and too far.

Source

"History of the Song Dynasty·Daoxue Biography 1·Cheng Hao Biography": "Sick scholars are tired of being humble and close but aim high and far away, and they will never succeed.

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