1. The ideal of life is for an ideal life. ——Zhang Wentian

2. The common cause and the common struggle can give people the power to endure everything. ——Ostrovsky

3. Living truth is like a strong drink. It would not be so delicious without being refined over and over again! ——Guo Xiaochuan

4. Life should be like a candle, burning from top to bottom, always bright. ——Xiao Chunu

5. An ideal character should not only satisfy material needs, but also satisfy spiritual interests. ——Hegel

6. I never regard comfort and happiness as the purpose of life itself---this ethical basis, I call it the ideal of the pigsty. ——Einstein

7. Having no ideals and being indecisive is a sad mentality. ——Bacon

8. Fatalism is an excuse for weak people who lack willpower. ——Romain Rolland

9. As long as people have a belief and pursuit, they can endure any hardship and adapt to any environment. ——Ding Ling

10. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan.

——From "Historical Records: Chen She Family" by Sima Qian of the Eastern Han Dynasty