1. Therefore, if you do not accumulate steps, you cannot reach a thousand miles; if you do not accumulate small streams, you cannot reach a river or sea. A horse can't take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten times without giving up its merits. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not be broken; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty: Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning"

Translation: Therefore, without accumulating one and a half steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small flows, there is no way to form rivers and seas. A good horse takes less than ten steps in one leap; a bad horse can walk for ten days in a row, but its success lies in not stopping. If you stop after a few carvings, then the rotten wood will continue to carve. If you keep on carving, you can also carve gold and stone successfully.

2. The road is long and long, and I will search up and down. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty: Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

Translation: The road ahead is long and far, and I will pursue my ideal up and down.

3. Although it is hard work to search for thousands of pounds, you will only get gold after blowing all the sand. ——Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi's "Lang Tao Sha"

Translation: After thousands of filtrations and countless hardships, you can finally get rid of the silt and get the sparkling gold.

4. The ancients spared no effort in their knowledge, and only when they are young and old can they achieve success. What I have learned on paper is ultimately shallow, and I know that I have to do it in detail. ——Song Dynasty: Lu You's "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu"

Translation: The ancients spared no effort in learning. They worked hard when they were young and achieved success in old age. After all, the knowledge obtained from books is not perfect. To understand things thoroughly, you must practice it yourself.

5. Even if your ambition is not old enough, you will still be a ghost after death. ——Song Dynasty: Lu You's "Two Poems of Indignation"

Translation: My ambition does not age and die with age. Even if I die, I can still be a hero among ghosts and a bright and famous one!