Pearls will not shine unless they are polished.

Gemstones will not shine without polishing.

If jade is not polished, it will not shine.

Jade that has not been polished is not valuable.

Wheat needs to be ground before it can have flour, and jade needs to be polished before it can become a tool.

Diamonds also need to be polished.

A knife sharpened often will be sharp.

New branches are prone to bending.

Ability is like a muscle and can only grow through exercise.

Skills are learned from difficulties.

No wise person would deny the training value of pain and sorrow.

If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not understand.

The more you rub the jade, the more it sparkles.

Jade is like stone in the valley, and carved like beautiful women.

People are refined in the world, and the sword is sharpened on the stone.

People need to train, and horses need to be ridden.

Strength is overwhelming, but courage is overwhelming.

If the knife is not sharpened, it will rust; if the water is not flowing, it will stink.

All good things come hard.

The road to bad things is smooth, but the road to success is twists and turns.

A sharp knife is nothing but iron if it is not sharpened.

When you are young, you need to ponder when you study. Don’t regret the strict teacher’s many lessons. Gold cannot be beaten into a weapon, and a sword must be sharpened when it is dull.

A thousand hammers make a sharp weapon, and a hundred times it becomes pure steel.

Blow all the sand to get the gold.

A warrior becomes a warrior in a hundred battles, and an elite soldier is trained through hard work.

Don’t worry about your hair becoming gray.

Success comes from hardship.

Everything can be done if you bite the root.

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

As long as you work hard, the milk tea will be cooked naturally.

Drips of water can penetrate stones, and plowshares can sharpen needles.

The deeper you work, the more results you achieve.

If you are not afraid of a low starting point, you are afraid of not reaching the end.

Sugar cane becomes sweeter after frost.

The edge of a sword comes from tempering, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

A strict teacher produces a good disciple, and the mastery of art comes from training.

How can you get happiness without suffering.

A thousand-mile horse cannot run in the courtyard.

A pine cannot grow in a flowerpot, and an eagle cannot fly from a birdcage.