The famous aphorisms about self-reliance and self-improvement from ancient and modern times at home and abroad are as follows:

1. My highest principle is: never give in regardless of any difficulties. ——Marie Curie

2. Don’t betray for the sake of poverty, and don’t change your aspirations for the sake of lowliness. ——[Han] Huan Kuan

3. The husband’s ambition can be bent and stretched. ——[Qing Dynasty] Cheng Yunsheng

4. It is not without ambitions of the rivers and seas, but it sends the sun and the moon with ease. ——[Tang Dynasty] Du Fu

5. A generous husband can shine. ——[Tang Dynasty] Meng Jiao

6. Life is like an ocean. Only those with strong will can reach the other shore. ——Ma Zaisi

7. The ambition is as great as learning, and the career is as high as mountain climbing. ——[Sui] Wang Tong

8. If human beings want to survive in competition, they must struggle. ——Sun Yat-sen

9. If there is a will, things will turn out to be ruined. A hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu. The painstaking efforts of man and nature will pay off. Three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu. ——Pu Songling

10. My husband has ambitions all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. ——[Three Kingdoms] Cao Zhi

11. Failure to be determined will ultimately lead to failure. ——[Song Dynasty] Zhu Xi

12. Intelligent qualifications, inner drive, diligent work attitude and perseverance are other conditions required for successful scientific research. ——Beveridge

13. The strong can fight in the storm of fate.

14. Life is like an ocean. Only those with strong will can reach the other side. ——Ma Zaisi

15. It is better to have fought hard and failed than not to have fought at all. ——Clough

16. If you are ambitious and sincere, you can strive for self-improvement at the right time. ——[Song Dynasty] Ouyang Xiu

17. We should not be like ants, collecting alone; nor like spiders, only pulling silk from their own belly; but should be like bees, both collecting and sorting, so that we can Brew sweet honey. ——Bacon

18. Whoever plays games with life will accomplish nothing; whoever cannot master himself will always be a slave. ——Goethe

19. Living in a tenacious battle, only those who persevere and move forward every day can win.

20. A man’s career should be ambitious.

——[Three Kingdoms] Guanxiu