The rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone. ——Luo Dajing, "Helin Jade Dew"

If you walk every day, you are not afraid of thousands of miles; if you do it often, you are not afraid of thousands of things. ——"Proverbs Lian Bi·Handling Things"

As the sky moves forward, a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes·Qian·Xiang"

Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise enough. ——"Mozi · Self-cultivation"

Green, taken from blue and green from blue; ice, water for it and cold from water. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

Aim high. ——Zhuge Liang's "The Book of Admonitions to Existence"

Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, accumulating water becomes a sea. ——"Xunzi·Confucianism"

No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. ——"Traditional Customs and Regulations"

The affairs of the world are often accomplished by difficult agreements and defeated by extravagance. ——Lu You

An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"

It is a joy to learn and practice it from time to time. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Misfortune lies on the back of blessing, and blessing lies on the misfortune. ——Lao Tzu

To be straight is to be humble, to be cunning is to be clumsy, and to be argumentative is to be indifferent.

——Lao Tzu