Those who do will always succeed, and those who do will always arrive. ——"Yanzi Chunqiu Internal Chapter? Miscellaneous Parts"
[Interpretation] Those who persist in doing things will always succeed, and those who keep moving forward will always reach their destination. Action, action, is actual action. With practical actions, no matter how difficult things are, we can do them; without practical actions, even easy things cannot be done.
Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deeds. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu"
[Interpretation] The words you speak must count, and the actions must be resolute. If you make a promise, you will be respected by others; if you go back on your word, if you are indecisive, you will be despised by others. Result: determined.
If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren"
[Interpretation] Knowing the truth in the morning is worth it even if you die at night. This quote illustrates the desire for truth. "Life is precious, but love is even more valuable. If it is for the sake of freedom, both can be thrown away." This poem by the Hungarian poet Petofi expresses this idea. The persistent pursuit of freedom and truth can Make people give up their lives.
When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable. ——"Han Yuefu? Long Song Xing"
[Interpretation] Time is like a river flowing eastward into the sea, never to return; if a person does not study hard when he is young, he will achieve nothing when he is older, so he has to Leave time for sadness and regret. Life accumulates into days, days into months, and months into years, which seems to last forever. When I was young, I looked forward to growing up. I often felt that life passed slowly and the days ahead were long. In fact, time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by. If you let it go by, you will give up day after day, year after year, and it will be too late to regret it.
Too much is not enough, and to have more than enough is not enough. ——Han Jia Yi's "New Book Rong Jing"
[Interpretation] Overdoing everything is just like not doing enough. Overdoing and underdoing are both bad. Everything needs to be done in a measured way. If the truth takes a small step forward, it will turn into a fallacy.