1. "All things can be accomplished with an open mind." The next sentence is:

Complacency will lead to nothing. It means that if you are complacent, you may fail to do nine out of ten things.

2. "With humility, all things can be accomplished, but with complacency, nothing will come of it" comes from the famous saying of historian Chen Shou in "Three Kingdoms". Chen Shou was eager to learn when he was young, and was taught by Qiao Zhou, a scholar from the same county. During the Shu Han Dynasty, he served as the chief secretary of General Wei, the secretary of Dongguan, the official of Guange, and the minister of Sanqi Huangmen.

3. "With an open mind, all things can be accomplished, but with complacency, nine out of ten things will come to nothing." means:

Being modest can help you accomplish many things successfully; while being self-righteous and complacent will lead to nothing. Nine out of ten things may not be done.

Extended information:

1. Introduction to "Three Kingdoms"

1. "Three Kingdoms", one of the Twenty-Four Histories, was written by Chen Shou, a historian of the Western Jin Dynasty This book records the country-specific histories of Wei, Shu, and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. It is one of the most highly regarded "first four histories" among the Twenty-Four Histories. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms was first circulated separately in three books: "Book of Wei", "Book of Shu" and "Book of Wu". It was not until the sixth year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (1003) that the three books were combined into one book.

2. "Three Kingdoms" is also the most special one among the Twenty-Five Histories because it is too brief and does not record the "table" of the lineage of princes and officials, nor does it record the economy, geography, and official positions. The "Zhi" of books, rituals, music, rules and calendars, etc., do not conform to the general norms of official history established in "Historical Records" and "Hanshu".

2. Chen Shou, author of "Three Kingdoms"

1. Chen Shou (233-297), also known as Chengzuo. A native of Anhan County, Brazil County (now Nanchong, Sichuan). Historian of Shu Han and Western Jin Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms.

2. Chen Shou was eager to learn when he was young. He studied under Qiao Zhou, a scholar from the same county. During the Shu Han Dynasty, he served as the chief secretary of General Wei, the secretary of Dongguan, the history of Guan Pavilion, and the minister of Sanqi Huangmen. At that time, the eunuch Huang Hao had exclusive power, and all the ministers were willing to obey. Chen Shou was dismissed many times because he refused to submit to Huang Hao. After Shu surrendered to Jin, he successively held the posts of Shu Lang, Grand Administrator of Changguang, Zhi Shu and Censor, and Prince Concubine. In his later years, he was demoted many times and criticized many times. Yuankang died of illness in the seventh year of his reign (297) at the age of sixty-five.

3. In the first year of Taikang (280), after Jin destroyed Wu and ended the split, Chen Shou went through ten years of hard work to complete the biographical historical masterpiece "Three Kingdoms".