★Life is like a glass of strong wine. It will not be so delicious without repeated refining! —— (Famous modern Chinese poet) Guo Xiaochuan
★Zhi must be determined from afar. How can things in this world end in vain? —— (Ming) Xu Qian
★Ideals are the guiding light. Without ideals, there is no firm direction; without direction, there is no life. ——(Russian writer) Leo Tolstoy
★The heavy night is the prelude to day. ——(Famous modern Chinese poet) Guo Xiaochuan
★An ideal character should not only satisfy material needs, but also satisfy spiritual interests.
★Believe in yourself first, and then others will believe in you. ——(Russia) Turgenev
★Everyone has a certain ideal, which determines the direction of his efforts and judgment. In this sense, I never regard comfort and happiness as the purpose of life itself - this ethical basis, I call it the pig pen ideal. The ideals that illuminate my path and constantly give me new courage to face life joyfully are goodness, beauty and truth. ——(USA) Einstein
★There is no greater failure than a dead heart, and no greater sorrow than a lack of ambition. ——(Warring States) Zhuangzi
★Hold your head and cherish your precious bones, but still have a heart that is thousands of miles away.——(Yuan) Hao Jing
★Life cannot be without ideals. There should be healthy ideals, ideals that come from the heart, ideals that come from the people of this country.
Li Ka-shing’s inspirational quotes: About diligence
1. He started working as an apprentice at the age of 12, and took on the burden of family life before he was 15 years old. He has never received formal education. At that time, I knew very well that working hard and seeking knowledge was my only way out. I bought books whenever I had some money and kept them in my mind before buying another one. To me today, every time One night, before I went to bed, I still read a book. Knowledge does not determine the increase in your wealth in life, but you will have more opportunities. Creating opportunities is the best way.
2. No matter what time I go to bed at night, I wake up at a fixed time in the morning (5:59) because I want to listen to the morning news.
3. Others are seeking knowledge, but I am seeking knowledge.
4. Diligence is the foundation of all undertakings. We must work hard and be responsible to the company and shareholders.
5. I started working as a wholesale salesman when I was 17 years old, and I have become more aware of the difficulty of making money and the hardship of life. Others do it for 8 hours, but I do it for 16 hours.
6. It is very important to invest in work. You are interested in your career and your work will be done well.
7. I believe that diligence is the key to personal success. As the saying goes, no pain, no gain, a person's rewards and results are closely related to his efforts. Luck is only a small factor, and personal efforts are the most basic conditions for creating a career.
8. I never stop reading books about new technologies and new knowledge, so as not to be out of touch with the trends of the times because I don’t understand new information.
9. In times of adversity, you have to ask yourself whether you have enough conditions. When I am in adversity, I think I am enough! Because I am diligent, frugal, perseverant, willing to seek knowledge and willing to build a reputation.
10. The process of entrepreneurship is actually a development process of perseverance and perseverance. There is no secret in it, but it is not easy to truly achieve the diligence and frugality mentioned in the ancient Chinese motto. . Moreover, from the beginning of starting a business, we must continue to learn and seize the opportunity.
11. When I was young, I was humble on the outside, but actually I was very proud on the inside. Why are I proud? Because when my colleagues went to play, I went to study; they stayed the same every day, while their own knowledge improved day by day.
12. Before the age of 20, career achievements are 100% achieved by hard work; before the age of 20 to 30, the career has some small foundation. The success in those 10 years depends on good luck, and 90 It still comes from hard work; after that, the proportion of opportunities gradually increased; now, luck accounts for almost 30% to 40%.
13. Knowledge not only refers to the content of textbooks, but also includes overall elements such as social experience, civilization and culture, and the spirit of the times. Only then can we be competitive. Knowledge is the capital of the new era. People in the 1950s and 1960s relied on hard work It can be done; today's Hong Kong must seize knowledge and win with knowledge.
Li Ka-shing’s inspirational quotes: About integrity
14. When interacting with old and new friends, be honest and reliable and avoid telling lies. If you want to do what you say, don't fire cannons. If you can't do it, you'd rather not say it.
15. You have to believe that everyone in the world is smart, convincing and likes to interact with you. That is the most important thing.
16. Keep your promises and establish good reputation. A person's good reputation is an indispensable prerequisite for success.
17. Once a person breaks his trust once, others will no longer be willing to associate or do business with him next time. Others would rather go to a trustworthy person than to go to him again, because his lack of trustworthiness may cause a lot of trouble.
18. If you gain the trust of others, you must make a commitment. Once you make a commitment, you must be responsible to the end. Even if there are difficulties along the way, you must stick to your promise.
19. The happiest thing in my life is that I not only completed the things I promised to help others do, but also did them better than what they asked me to do. When I complete these promises, I feel so happy. The feeling of excitement is indescribable
20. After you make a decision, you must move towards your goal wholeheartedly. Always remember that reputation is your greatest asset, and you must build it today.
21. An entrepreneur with a sense of mission should strive to stick to the right path. In this way, I believe everyone will achieve varying degrees of success.
22. Pay attention to your reputation, work hard, be kind to others, and keep your promises. This will be very helpful to your career.
Li Ka-shing’s inspirational quotes: About soundness
23. I will constantly study the problems that may arise in bad situations for each project, so I often spend 90% thinking about failure.
24. We Chinese have a saying in business: "Think about selling before you buy." Before you buy, you should first think about how to sell. You should first think about what will happen if you fail. Because the difference between the success effect is 100 or 50 is not very important at all, but if a small loophole is not repaired early, it may cause great damage to the company
25. When investing, I assume first that investment failure can be To what extent? It doesn’t matter how many times the success is. I have made more than ten times my investment, and some businesses have done very well, with very few losses, because I am not greedy.
26. When deciding on something, you will carefully study it in advance. Once you decide, go ahead and do it.
27. I must be fully prepared before doing anything. This has always been the case in doing business. For example, the Observatory says the weather is very good, but I often ask myself, what will I do if a typhoon is announced in 5 minutes? When doing business in Hong Kong, I must also maintain this kind of mental preparation.
28. Don’t forget to be cautious while expanding, and don’t forget to expand while being cautious. …What I focus on is striking a balance between stability and progress. The boat must move fast, but it must be able to withstand the wind and waves.
29. You must defend before attacking. This must be done before the implementation of every policy. When I set out to attack, I want to make sure that I have more than 100 percent capability. In other words, even if I have one hundred strength, which is enough to accomplish the task, I have to reserve two hundred strength before attacking, rather than taking a random gamble.
30. Instead of cleaning up the mess in the end, or even making a loss-making business, it is better to be rational and restrained at the time.
31. In a rapidly changing society, you should strive for innovation, strengthen your capabilities, and be prepared for danger in times of peace. No matter how well you develop, you must always be prepared.
32. I always remember that there is no ever-victorious general in the world, so when the weather is calm, I should plan for the future and carefully study possible accidents and solutions.
Li Ka-shing’s inspirational quotes: About being a human being
33. Talents are inexhaustible. If you are good to people, it is natural for them to be good to you. Anyone in the world can also become your core character.
34. Know people well and assign them well. Most people will have some strengths and some weaknesses. Everyone should do their best and get what they need. The principle is to use their talents according to their abilities.
35. Be frugal with yourself and generous with others. Do everything for the benefit of others.
36. Understand the hopes of subordinates. In addition to life, employees should be given a good future; and the interests of employees should be given priority in everything. Especially when they are old, the company should provide employees with absolute protection, so that employees have a sense of belonging to the group and enhance the cohesion of the company.
37. Be sincere to others, act responsibly, and make more good friends, and you will naturally get more help from others. If you stay calm and clear your mind, take things as they come, and don't think too much, you will have a peaceful mind and you will suffer less from frustration.
38. Of course, we need to be on guard against bad people, but they are only a minority after all. One cannot stop eating because of choking, and one cannot even shut out friends just to guard against a small number of bad people. More importantly, in order to guard against the suspicion of bad people and scheming against others, you will inevitably become a loner. You will have no friends and career collaborators, and you will ultimately end up in failure.
39. It is more difficult for people to ask for business. If business comes to you, it will be easier for you to do it. So how can you make business come to you? Then you must rely on friends. How to make friends? Then you must be kind to others and fully consider the interests of the other person.
40. The most important thing in life is to make people like you and admire you sincerely, not your financial resources or superficial obedience.
41. Leave room for everything, because people are human beings and not gods. They will inevitably make mistakes. If you can forgive people, forgive them.
42. There are people everywhere who will not give up for five buckets of rice. You must never hurt other people's dignity. Dignity is very fragile and cannot withstand any harm.
43. Be trustworthy and be a good friend. Over the years, almost to this day, people from any country, Chinese from any province, who have been my partners have become good friends after cooperation, and there has never been a single incident that made me unhappy. This is what I cited. Something to be proud of.
44. I think it is most important to take into account the interests of the other party. You cannot just focus on your own interests. The two are complementary to each other. If you are willing to give up your interests and let the other party benefit, you will eventually win. Bring greater benefits to yourself. Those who take advantage will not have friends. This is what my mother told me when I was young. The same is true in business.
45. Only with a broad mind will you not be so proud and think that you are outstanding in everything. You will recognize the strengths of others and get help from others. This is what the ancients said about tolerance. Big truth.
46. To be a successful leader, you must not only work hard, but also listen to the opinions of others, have patience, and consider the opinions of others before putting forward your own opinions. The most important thing is Create novel ideas... As a leader, the first and most important thing is to be strict with your responsibilities and treat others with leniency; second. Make others willing to do things for you and have a sense of belonging. A large organization must rely on organization. In a company with 20 to 30 people, leaders at the forefront will be the most successful. When the scale expands to hundreds of people, leaders still have to participate in the work, but they are not necessarily the first person to go ahead. To make a difference, you have to rely on organization, otherwise, sooner or later, you will hit a wall. There are many such examples, and even banks that have been in business for more than a hundred years have collapsed.
47. If you have money, everyone will make it, and everyone will share the profits. Only in this way will some people be willing to cooperate. If it is fair to take 10 shares, it is okay to take 11, but if you only take 9 shares, you will make money.
48. People must first have ambition, secondly have knowledge, and thirdly have perseverance. If you have ambition, you must never be willing to be inferior.
49. Only by keeping a low profile can you avoid being a big tree and attracting wind, and can you avoid becoming the target of others' attacks. If you don't show yourself too much, you won't arouse the hostility of others, and others won't be able to capture your reality.
50. After reading Su Dongpo’s story, you will know what it means to be hurt for no reason. Su Dongpo had no ambitions, but he was framed. His brother was right: My brother's mistake was being famous, and his mistake was being high-profile. This is really a helpless mistake.