It means that people who have achieved great achievements since ancient times should not only have extraordinary talents, but also have the courage and perseverance to face and solve problems.

Famous sentences like this include:

Aspiring is not in the old age, but empty ambition is a hundred years old ("Herdsmen, Family heirloom")

Sharp tools can do a good job. (Hanshu)

Just as celestial bodies maintain vitality through movement, a gentleman should constantly pursue self-improvement. (weekly item)

A man knows his companion in a long journey and an inn. (Song Yuan's "Fighting for Gratitude")