1. An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. ——Wang Zhenbai of the Tang Dynasty, "Two Poems from White Deer Cave"
2. It is easy for a young man to learn from an old man, and it is difficult to learn from an old man. An inch of time should not be taken lightly. ——Zhu Xi
3. Tomorrow after tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows; if I live waiting for tomorrow, everything will be wasted. ——Qian Fu's "Song of Tomorrow"
4. "Our real pain comes from the constant anxiety caused by delays and the guilt caused by the poor quality of projects completed at the last moment. The feeling also comes from the deep regret caused by losing many opportunities in life.”
——Neil Fiore, “Conquering Procrastination”
5. Successful. The condition lies in courage and self-confidence, and courage and self-confidence come from a sound mind and a healthy body. ——Colen
6. First think carefully, then decide decisively, and finally do it with perseverance. ——Bacon
7. Sometimes, in addition to thinking and analysis, what else do you need: decisiveness, courage, and immediate action. ——Carnegie
8. If a person wants to make a difference, be himself, and always be able to live in harmony with himself, he must be consistent in his words and deeds, and he must decide decisively what path he will take and be full of enthusiasm. I insist on going down this road. ——Rousseau
9. No matter you are a man or a woman, you must be gentle and tolerant to others to deserve the name of a person. A person's true bravery and decisiveness are by no means equivalent to using fists to stop others from speaking. ——Sadie
10. The first condition for success is determination; and determination must be made quickly, simply and decisively, and you must have the confidence to succeed. ——Alexander Dumas
11. Even if you don’t do bad things intentionally, or in other words, you don’t have the intention to make others sad, in fact you will still do wrong things and cause unfortunate consequences. Anyone who is careless, fails to recognize the good intentions of others, and lacks decisiveness on his own can still harm others. ——"Pride and Prejudice"
12. There is a moderation in everything you do, and you must accept moderation. Some people say that Yan Jiehe is very arrogant, but I try my best to be confident but not arrogant, decisive but not arbitrary, self-respecting but not arrogant, rigorous but not rigid, and contented but not satisfied. ——Yan Jiehe
13. There is water in a thousand rivers and a moon in a thousand rivers, but the moon is cloudless for thousands of miles and the sky is cloudless for thousands of miles. The deep-rooted things are still deep-rooted. If you think you left it bravely and decisively, you may just change the direction and come back. People always move forward and backward at the same time. ——An Yiru
14. There are only two ways for a man and a woman to go hand in hand: to continue or to give up, to watch side by side the beautiful flowers and full moon after the wind and moon in the world; or to see the more beautiful scenery over there. Good decisiveness and discreteness.
——An Yiru