1: Classic inspirational quotes and aphorisms - Ancient China

1 A young man who does not work hard will become an old man in sorrow. ——An ancient Chinese Yuefu poem "Long Song Xing"

2 Diligence leads to excellence in work, and play leads to wastefulness. ——Han Yu's "Explanation of Jinxue"

3 An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. ——"Zeng Guang Xian Wen"

4 As the sky moves forward, a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes·Qian·Xiang"

5 Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise enough. ——"Mozi · Self-cultivation"

6 Green, taken from blue and green from blue; ice, water for it and cold from water. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

7 Aim high. —— Zhuge Liang's "Book of Admonitions to Foreign Students"

8 My husband's ambitions are all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. ——Cao Zhi "Giving the White Horse to Wang Biao"

9 Where there is a will, there is a way. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Geng"

11 Hui Dang is at the top of the mountain, and you can see all the mountains and small ones at a glance. —— Du Fu's "Looking at the Mountains"

It's cold at the age of 12, and then I know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan"

13 When Heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. ——"Mencius Gaozi Xia"

14 If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved. ——"Xunzi·Encouragement to Learning"

15 Stones can be broken, but not strong; elixirs can be ground, but not red. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals·Integrity"

16 With sincerity, gold and stone are opened. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biographies of the Ten Kings of Guangwu"

17 Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, but leisure can destroy one's life. ——"New History of the Five Dynasties·Preface to the Biography of Lingguan"

19 The road is far away, so I will search up and down. ——Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

20 I dare not forget to worry about my country. —— Lu You's "The Beginning of Disease"

21 A foot is shorter; an inch is longer. Things are lacking; wisdom is unclear. —— Qu Yuan's "Buju"

22 If you want to make a deep effort, grind an iron pestle into a needle. ——Cao Xue's "Sichuan Guangji·Pengshan County, South Sichuan Road"

23 The rope saw the wood and cut it, and the water dripped through the stone. ——Luo Da Jing's "Helin Jade Dew"

24 If you walk every day, you are not afraid of thousands of miles; if you do it often, you are not afraid of thousands of things. ——"Proverbs Lianbi: Dealing with Things"

26 Things in the world are often accomplished by difficult agreements and defeated by extravagance. ——Lu You

27 Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, accumulating water becomes a sea. ——"Xunzi·Ruxiao"

28 People are not sages, and no one can make mistakes. ——"Traditional Customs and Regulations"

29 Being determined and acting bravely is called firmness. Strength is the virtue of being a stranger. ——"Records of Military Training: Just Reinjured"

30 He sacrificed his life to go to the national disaster and regarded death as if he were returning home. ——Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

31 Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ——Gu Yanwu

32 If a husband does not serve the country, he will end up poor and lowly. —— Chen Gongyin's "Shooting Tigers and Shooting Stones"

33 When times are dangerous, you can see the integrity of ministers, and when times are chaotic, you can see loyalty. ——Bao Zhao "Generation from Jibeimen Xing"

34 If you seek to benefit the country's life and death, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? —— Lin Zexu's "Going to the Rong Dynasty and Telling the Family at the Passage"

36 The real person is the most sincere. If you are not sincere, you will not be able to move people. ——"Zhuangzi Fisherman"

37 Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. Only those who are virtuous and virtuous can obey others. ——Liu Bei

38 Pride cannot last, desire cannot be indulged, happiness cannot be extreme, and ambition cannot be fulfilled. ——Wei Zheng

39 Only by not being arrogant can you be arrogant, not by favoring and being authoritative. —— Zhuge Liang

40 Destiny is where ambition lies. —— Zhu Xi

41 Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance. ——Su Shi

Two: Classic inspirational quotes and aphorisms - Modern China

1 The journey of life has a long and dark future. But don't be afraid, there is a way for those who are not afraid. ——Lu Xun

2 Life is like climbing a mountain, and finding a way out is a learning process. In this process, we should learn to be stable and calm, and learn how to find vitality from panic.

—— Xi Murong

3 A person should be like a candle. In his limited life, he will emit some heat and light, giving people light and warmth. ——Xiao Chunu

4 The so-called genius is just using the time that others spend drinking coffee on work. ——Lu Xun

5 Human hope is like an eternal star, the dark clouds cannot cover its light. Especially today, peace is not an ideal or a dream, it is the wish of all people. ——Ba Jin

6 We are the masters of the country and should always think about the country. ——Lei Feng

7 We love our nation, which is the source of our self-confidence. ——Zhou Enlai

8 The spring silkworms will not stop running out of silk until they die, but the silkworms will not stop until they are pregnant. You need to work hard as long as you have a breath left, leaving it as a good area for youth. —— Wu Yuzhang

9 The enemy of learning is one's own satisfaction. If you want to study something seriously, you must start from being dissatisfied. We should adopt this attitude towards ourselves, "never tired of learning" and "never tired of teaching" towards others. ——Mao Zedong

10 Mistakes and setbacks teach us and make us smarter, so we can handle things better. Mistakes are inevitable for any political party or individual, and we ask for fewer mistakes. If you make a mistake, you need to correct it. The faster and more thorough the correction, the better. ——Mao Zedong

11 Being complacent every minute and every second stops the life that one absorbs and the life that one excretes. Only by accepting criticism can all the dregs of the spirit be expelled. Only absorb other people's opinions. Only then can I add new spiritual nourishment. - Xu Teli

12 The decisive factor in forming genius should be diligence. ...somewhat diligent study and practice are directly proportional, - Guo Moruo

13 Self-consciousness is the mother of progress, self-abasement is the source of degradation, so self-consciousness is indispensable, and self-abasement is indispensable. . ——Zou Taofen

14 Working hard is the mother of all inventions. By working hard at everything, you can get the truth of things. ——Tao Xingzhi

15 The most valuable revolutionary quality is to remain unsullied in the mud and not corroded by the sugar-coated bullets of the bourgeoisie. ——Zhou Enlai

16 People who know a little about things are often immodest; people who are well-informed and capable must be humble. ——Xie Juezai

17 Don’t boast even a little bit, pride and complacency will lead to overturning. Looking at many things in ancient and modern times, success has been caused by humility and failure has been caused by extravagance. ——Chen Yi

3: Classic inspirational quotes and aphorisms - foreign chapters

1 No matter what happens, please accept life quietly and happily, bravely, boldly, and forever smiling. —— Luxembourg

2 If a person is afraid of pain, afraid of various diseases, afraid of unexpected events, afraid of life danger and death, he will not be able to endure anything. ——Rousseau

3 There are always ups and downs in a person's life. It will not always rise like the rising sun, nor will it always be miserable. Repeated ups and downs are training for a person. Therefore, those who float above do not need to be proud; those who sink below do not need to be pessimistic. We must be frank and humble, optimistic and enterprising, and move forward. —— Konosuke Matsushita

4 Laziness is like rust, consuming the body more than hard work; keys that are often used are always shiny. ——Franklin

5 Life is like an anvil. The more it is struck, the more sparks it can emit. —— Galileo

6 All those who have struggled are like gold and are not afraid of fire; no disillusionment can shake their faith: because they know from the beginning that the road to faith and the road to happiness are completely different. And they have no choice. They can only go this way, and everything else is a dead end. Such self-confidence cannot be developed overnight. You should never expect this from a kid of fifteen or so. Before you can achieve this belief, you must first suffer all the sorrow and shed all the tears. But this is good, it should be like this... - Romain Rolland

7 Suffering can test a person's character, and only extraordinary circumstances can show extraordinary integrity; on a calm sea, all ships They can all compete and win.

When the iron fist of fate hits the vital point, only the brave and wise can remain calm;...—— Shakespeare

8 When everything seems hopeless, I watch the stone cutter working on his stone , knocked hundreds of times without any cracks. But in the 101st time, the stone was split in two. I realized that it was not that blow but the previous knock that made it crack. ——Jacques Reis

9 Melons are the sweetest when grown in nutrient fertilizers, and geniuses are the best when grown in malignant soil. —— Bacon

10 Don’t regard the past as lonely, because it will never look back. Find ways to improve the present, because that's who you are, and have the courage to move forward into the future without fear. —— Longfellow

11 A pessimist is alive and dead, but an optimist is immortal. ——Byron

12 A person with a strong mind can have his property robbed, but his courage will never be taken away. ——Hugo

13 Faith is a great emotion and a creative force. —— Gorky

14 Optimism is a passionate and beautiful march, always inspiring you to move forward bravely on the road of career. —— Alexandre Dumas

15 Tenacious perseverance can conquer any peak in the world! —— Dickens

16 Life is like the ocean, only those with strong will can reach the other side. ——Marx

17 Gold is indeed precious, but energetic and brave patriots are more precious than gold. —— Lincoln 3lian.com

18 We have to eat, sleep, play, and love, that is to say, we have to be exposed to the sweetest things in life, but we must not succumb to these things. —— Marie Curie

19 A trickle of water can eventually wear away a boulder, not because of its power, but because of the constant dripping day and night. Those skills can only be acquired through diligent and unremitting efforts. Therefore, we can accurately say: If you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles. ——Beethoven