The poem describing perseverance and long-term persistence is as follows:

1. He who digs a well starts from a ridge of three inches to reach a depth of ten thousand ren. -Liu Zhou's "Liu Zixin Lun Chongxue"

Interpretation: People who dig wells start from a very shallow pit and eventually dig a very deep well. Metaphor: Almost everything starts from a very small place. Only by perseverance can you achieve something in the end.

2. Nothing has a beginning, nothing has an end. - "The Book of Songs Daya Dang" collected by Chunqiu Yin Jifu and compiled by Confucius

Interpretation: Most people have a good beginning in doing things, but few people can start well and end well. Warn people to do things well from beginning to end.

3. If the water is not thick enough, it will not be able to carry a large boat. —Zhuangzi, "Zhuangzi·Xiaoyaoyou".

Explanation: If the water does not accumulate much or deep, then it will not have the strength to carry a large ship. Metaphor: To achieve success, you must accumulate deep strength.

4. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain of wood; the nine-story platform is born from tired soil.

—Laozi's "Tao Te Ching·Chapter 64"

Interpretation: A thick tree grows from tiny buds; a nine-story high platform is built on each Piles of dirt. Metaphor: Everything starts from the most basic part, and only through gradual accumulation can you achieve something.

5. Jingwei holds a tiny tree and will fill the sea. - Tao Yuanming's "Thirteen Poems from the Classic of Mountains and Seas"

Explanation: Jingwei holds a tiny piece of wood and wants to use it to fill up the East China Sea. It symbolizes perseverance and will that will never turn back. "Canghai" means the East China Sea. 6. The combination of river ice and ice is not the result of a day's cold; the accumulation of soil into mountains is not the work of a simple man. -Wang Chong's "Lunheng·Zhuangliu"

Interpretation: The freezing of river ice is not caused by one day's cold; the accumulation of soil to become a mountain cannot be completed in a short time. Metaphor: The formation of things requires long-term accumulation and cannot be completed in a day or two. It describes that achievements are hard-won.

7. Even after countless hardships, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. ——Zheng Xie·"Bamboo and Stone"

Interpretation: After thousands of tortures and blows, it is still so strong. Whether it is the southeast wind in the scorching summer or the northwest wind in the severe winter, it can withstand it. If you can hold on, you will still be strong and strong.

8. Man, there is China in the northwest, so don’t shed tears beside the West Bridge. ——Liu Kezhuang·"Jade House Spring·Xi Lin Tui"

Interpretation: China in the northwest has not yet been recovered. Men should have the heroic ambition to regain their homeland. Don't shed a few lines of manly tears easily for the sake of a confidante. .