1. I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after spending all my money. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "About to Enter the Wine"

Translation: God has created my talents, so they must be useful. Even after spending a thousand taels of gold, I can get it again.

2. After thousands of hardships, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. ——Zheng Xie of the Qing Dynasty, "Bamboo and Stone"

Translation: After countless hardships and blows, the body and bones are still strong, no matter you blow the southeast wind in the scorching summer or the northwest wind in the severe winter.

3. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will. ——"The Analects·Zihan"?

Translation: The leader of the army can be changed, but the ambition of the man (a man with ambition) cannot be changed.

4. How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without experiencing a bone-chilling cold? ——"Ode to a Discourse in the Hall" by Zen Master Huang He of the Tang Dynasty

Translation: If we didn't experience the biting cold in winter, how could the plum blossoms have the fragrant fragrance?

5. There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, so you can hang your sails and sail across the sea. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Traveling is Difficult Part One"

Translation: I believe that the time to ride the wind and waves will always come, and when the time comes, we must raise our sails and cross the sea!