1. Success means being a little better than others. ——George Klaassen

2. Greatness and prominence do not mean excellence. ——British poet Milton

3. The best models are often the simplest things. ——Jack Ma, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group

4. The pursuit of fame is almost synonymous with advocating excellence. ——British prose writer Herzlitt

5. Excellent biographies are as rare as beautiful lives. ——Scottish writer and historian Thomas Carlyle

6. An excellent scientist must be a madman to some extent. ——Former Soviet physicist Kapitsa

7. It is impossible to become a good political consultant with an empty stomach. ——German-Jewish American, physicist Albert Einstein

8. A good manager will not let his employees feel that he is in charge of others. ——Management training expert Yu Shiwei

9. We must inherit all outstanding literary and artistic heritage.

10. A good political party is more useful than the best people in the world. ——18th-century Scottish philosopher Thomas Reed

11. The excellence of soldiers can often make up for the mistakes of generals. ——German writer and historian Monson

12. Skillful questioning is an important characteristic of a good critic. ——American poet La Rozanne

13. All the excellent qualities in me are attributed to books. ——Former Soviet writer Gorky

14. Knowledge is the foundation and source of excellent writings. ——The ancient Roman poet Horace

15. Books are the precious wealth of the world and the outstanding heritage of the country and history. ——19th century American writer and philosopher Thoreau

16. A generation is a drama with four or five thousand outstanding characters. ——French writer Balzac

17. A great mind, like a great soul, is an excellent sailor. ——American writer Emerson

18. No matter how you try to detect excellent works, you cannot get to the bottom of them. —— German playwright, poet, and thinker Goethe

19. Some shortcomings can more clearly prove a person's excellent character than virtues.