The verses of continuous innovation and advancement with the times are as follows:
1. Thousands of hammers carved out the deep mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened.
It comes from "Yin of Lime" by Yu Qian in the Ming Dynasty.
Translation: Limestone can be mined from the mountains after thousands of hammers. It treats the burning of raging fire as a very common thing.
2. After thousands of hardships, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south.
From "Bamboo and Stone" by Zheng Xie in the Qing Dynasty.
Translation: After countless hardships and blows, the body and bones are still strong, no matter you blow the southeast wind in the scorching summer or the northwest wind in the severe winter.
3. If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level.
From "Climbing the Stork Tower" by Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty.
Translation: If you want to see the scenery thousands of miles away, you have to climb to a higher tower.
4. There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, so you can hang your sails and sail across the sea.
It comes from "The Road Is Difficult - Part One" written by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty.
Translation: I believe that the time to ride the wind and waves will always come, and when the time comes, we must raise our sails and cross the sea!
5. Keep the green hills and don’t worry about running out of firewood.
From Ling Shuchu's "The Surprise at the First Carving of the Case·Volume 22" written by Ling Shuchu in the late Ming Dynasty.
Translation: It is a metaphor that as long as the fundamental things are still there, there is no fear of failure in the future.