1. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not be broken; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved.

It comes from "Xunzi Encouraging Learning" by Xunzi in the Warring States Period, which means (if) the carving stops after a few times, (then) the rotten wood will continue to be carved. (If) you keep carving, (then) you can carve gold and stone successfully.

2. From the top of the mountain, you can see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance.

It comes from "Wang Yue" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, which means that when one climbs to the top of Mount Tai and overlooks the mountains, the mountains will appear extremely small. By describing the majestic atmosphere of Mount Tai, he enthusiastically praises the towering momentum and magical and beautiful scenery of Mount Tai, reveals his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland, and expresses the poet's ambition and ambition to dare to climb the top and look down on everything.

3. Where there is a will, there is a way

From the "Linzi Lao Geng Yan" (Liu Xiu) in the "Book of the Later Han Geng Yan (yǎn) Biography" of the Southern Dynasty: "The general is here. Nanyang, when building such a great strategy, often thinks that it is difficult to get along, but where there is a will, things come true."

It means that Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty praised Geng Yan and said to him with emotion: "The general used to be in Nanyang. When I proposed to attack Zhang Bu and pacify Shandong, I thought the plan was too big and worried that it would be difficult to implement. Now I know that people with ambition will eventually succeed.

4. Where there is sincerity, gold and stone will open.

From "Zhuangzi Fisherman" by Zhuangzi during the Warring States Period, it means that where a person's sincerity reaches, it can move the heaven and the earth and cause metal and stone to crack. It is a metaphor that as long as you work hard and sincerely, any difficult problem can be solved.

5. As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle.

It is a metaphor that as long as you are determined and willing to work hard, you can succeed in anything no matter how difficult it is.

From Song Dynasty Zhu Mu's "Fangyu Shenglan·Meizhou·Mozhen River": It is said that Li Bai was studying in the Elephant'er Mountain, and gave up before completing his studies. "Crossing this stream, I met an old woman grinding iron." Pestle, asked, said: "I want to make an acupuncture." Taibai felt his intention and returned to work."

It means that Li Bai, the famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, never studied seriously when he was a child. He often threw away his books and went out to play. One day Li Bai met a gray-haired old woman who was grinding a big iron rod on a stone. He was curious and asked her what she was doing. The old woman told him that she wanted to grind it into an embroidery needle. Li Bai was deeply moved and studied hard from then on. Become a literary giant.

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