1. Thinking is the seed of behavior. ——Emerson

2. When a person is young, if he does not think, he will achieve nothing. ——Edison

3. To learn knowledge, you must be good at thinking, thinking, and thinking again. ——Einstein

4. Adversity is the first road to truth. ——Byron

5. Tribulation and hardship are the highest institutions of learning for tempering one’s character. ——Socrates

6. Sail against the current. If you don’t advance, you will retreat. ——Proverb

7. I create, so I survive. ——Romain Rolland

8. The improvement of all things comes from appropriate reforms. ——Balzac

9. The harder it is, the harder it is to do. Reform is never smooth sailing. ——Lu Xun

10. Diligence is a priceless treasure, prudence is a self-protection technique. ——Shakespeare

11. If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t become a river. ——Xunzi

12. A thousand miles begins with a single step, and dust rises from the mountains. The same is true for my way, and the journey is precious and new every day. ——Bai Juyi

13. Study the ancient times and seek truth from facts. ——"Book of Han"

14. If you are envious of fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and build a net. ——Ban Gu

15. Cheating is the most distressing thing in the world, and being honest is the happiest thing.

——Zhou Enlai