Intelligence comes from hard work, and genius comes from accumulation. Below is a collection of famous quotes and short inspirational life quotes that I have compiled.

1. You should help your friends when they are in difficulty, and do not gossip after things are hopeless. ——Aesop

2. As long as you continue to work hard and strive unremittingly, there is nothing that cannot be conquered. ——Seneca

3. If you don’t do it, you will certainly not encounter failure, but you will definitely not encounter success. ——Zou Taofen

4. Those who waste their years will lose their youth and life will abandon them. ——Hugo

5. If you and everything you have do not contribute to the world, it would be a waste to just be alone. ——Shakespeare

6. As long as misfortune cannot defeat faith, the light of hope will disperse the clouds of despair. ——Zheng Xiufang

7. Geniuses and beauties are both destined to shine brightly and attract attention, arouse envy and slander. ——Balzac

8. If a rich man puts money in your hands, don’t take this favor too seriously; because the saint once taught: Hard work is far more valuable than gold. ——Sadie

9. Everyone should have self-respect, self-confidence, and independence, otherwise they will be slaves. ——Xu Teli

10. As long as you have strong willpower, you will naturally have ability, cleverness and knowledge. ——Dostoyevsky

11. All perseverance and hard work will be rewarded sooner or later. ——Angel

12. If you want to succeed, you must create your own opportunities. You must not sit stupidly on the roadside and wait for someone to pass by and invite you to join you on the road to wealth and happiness. ——Songfu

13. Difficulties that have been overcome are opportunities for victory. ——Horace

14. Believe in yourself first, and then others will believe in you. ——Turgenev

15. The most promising successful people are not those with outstanding talents but those who make the best use of every opportunity to explore and develop. ——Socrates