From "Huai Nan Zi said Xun Lin"

Interpretation: You stand by the pond, watching the fish swim happily in the water and imagining the scene after the fish gets it. You might as well go back and try to make a fishing net to catch fish and realize your wish. It means to do it with both hands, not with empty envy and desire.

Second, the husband doesn't study and seeks knowledge. He still hopes to fish without a net, but his heart is diligent and gains nothing.

From Ge Hong's Bao Puzi Xu Xue.

Interpretation: Learning without skill is like a fish without a net. Although you are in a hurry, you get nothing.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Excerpt from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, Chapter 64.

Interpretation: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Metaphor things from scratch, step by step. No matter how difficult it is, as long as you keep on acting, you will achieve something.

Fourth, if the young don't work hard, the old will be sad.

A long line of Yuefu poems

Interpretation: It is useless to study if you don't work hard when you are young and strong. Remind us to cherish time and not to waste it.

Of course, judging a person is not by his words, but by his actions, not by what he claims to be, but by what he has done and what he actually is. -Engels