1. If a scholar is not determined, he will become increasingly discouraged once he encounters adversity. ——(Qing Dynasty) Huang Zongxi

2. Worry and labor can rejuvenate the country, and leisure can destroy the body. This is the natural principle. ——Ouyang Xiu

3. I advise you to stand up and work hard, and the red osmanthus will help you in the middle of the month. ——(Tang Dynasty) Liu Jian

4. Holding an ambition is like heartache. If you focus on the pain, you will have no time to gossip or meddle. ——Wang Shouren

5. Although there are things that are easy to grow in the world, if they are exposed in one day and are cold in ten days, nothing can survive. ——Meng Ke

6. The ambition cannot be lowered in a day, and the heart cannot be relaxed in a day. ——Wang Yu

7. With a white head and a strong heart, he can tame the sea, and he can walk thousands of mountains with youthful spirit. ——Lin Boqu

8. The majesty enters the vast sea, and the mind is peaceful and detached. ——(Tang Dynasty) Bai Juyi

9. The ambition of a husband is to be prosperous but not to be ashamed. ——Su Shunqin

10. Lianjun’s head turned gray early, but his ambition never faded. ——(Tang Dynasty) Bai Juyi

11. A gentleman is determined to choose the world. ——(Song Dynasty) Liu Yan

12. My husband has ambitions in all directions. How can he cross three rivers and guard the wild rice all year round if he has nothing to do beforehand? ——Gu Yanwu

13. A person’s ideals and aspirations are often directly proportional to his abilities. ——Johnson

14. Ambition is just a slave of memory. It is born vigorously, but it is difficult to grow. ——Shakespeare

15. Ambition is the Big Dipper in the dark night. ——Browning

16. My ambition is to move forward indomitably. The more frustrated I get, the more excited I will be, and I will keep working hard. ——Sun Yat-sen

17. Worrying about the country and forgetting about home, sacrificing one's life to help those in need is the ambition of a loyal minister. ——Cao Zhi

18. A person without ambition is not a human being. ——Ji Kang

19. If you can dive deep into your mind, there will be nothing that cannot be understood; if you raise your ambition, there will be nothing that cannot be done. ——Lu Kun

20. The closer the goal is, the more difficulties will increase. ——Goethe

21. Ambition is as good as gold, and heart is as solid as stone. ——(Ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong

22. If your husband has little ambition, how can he support the world? ——(Tang Dynasty) Shao Ye

23. A person without ambition is like a blind man who has lost his way. ——North Korea

24. How can a sparrow play with the firewood of a feudal lord? ——(Three Kingdoms) Cao Zhi

25. Keep your ambition strong, work hard, and work hard. No matter how big or small, you will succeed. ——(Qing Dynasty) Zeng Guofan

26. People who suffer the most terrible mental blow often lose their consciousness. ——Dickens

27. A man with lofty ideals never forgets himself in the ravine, and a brave man never forgets his origin.

——(Warring States) Meng Ke