The army can be deprived of coaches, but men can't be deprived of ambitions.
This is what Confucius said. Even an ordinary person should have firm aspirations. The so-called "a leopard cannot change his spots" is a very difficult translation to change a person's firm will.
Confucius said: "The commander-in-chief of the three armed forces can change, but the ambition of a person (ambitious person) cannot change."
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The battle of Changping, Lian Po don't stay up. The king of Qin sent people to alienate the prince of Zhao and Lian Po. The prince of Zhao was arrested and sent Zhao Kuo instead of Lian Po, and the result was a crushing defeat.
This is "the three armed forces can win the handsome."
Yan Yan would rather die than surrender, and her face remained the same. "But there are beheaded generals and no generals."
This is "a man can't win his ambition."