Ambition is a seedling of genius. After being cultivated by labor-loving hands, it will grow into a strong tree in fertile fields and fertile soil. If you don’t love labor and don’t educate yourself, the seedling of ambition will wither up to its roots. Determining personal ambitions and choosing a major is the source of happiness. Suhomlinsky

The pursuit of ideals is the original motivation for a person to educate himself, and without self-education, it is impossible to imagine a perfect spiritual life. I believe that teaching students to educate themselves is the highest skill and art. Suhomlinsky

The core issue of moral education is to enable everyone to establish a lofty purpose in life. ... People seem to be striding toward the future every day, thinking about and paying attention to the future all the time. From understanding social ideals to forming personal lofty life goals, this is a long road of education, first of all, emotional education. Suhomlins