Time is like water in a sponge, as long as you are willing to squeeze it, there is always some. ——Lu Xun

Everyone loves each other, everyone is equal, and the world is for the common good. This is called great harmony. ——Kang Youwei of the Qing Dynasty

Scholars should know that it is natural and why it is so. If it happens by chance, it cannot be called learning. ——Sun Yat-sen

Go forward indomitably wherever you are determined. The more you are frustrated, the more excited you will be, and you will make persistent efforts. ——Sun Yat-sen

To govern a country, talent is the most important thing. ——Sun Yat-sen

Those who achieve great deeds will be honored for a time, and those who are honest will have eternal karma. ——Sun Yat-sen

When a person makes full use of his talents, he can do everything. ——Sun Yat-sen

The value of using our mortal lives of tens of years to lay the foundation of a country that will last for hundreds of millions of years is understandable. ——Sun Yat-sen

Struggle has been going on every day since the beginning of mankind. ——Sun Yat-sen

I hope you will put the responsibility of revitalizing China on your own shoulders. ——Sun Yat-sen

Study hard and serve the country. ——Sun Yat-sen

Determination is the most important thing for a scholar. ——Sun Yat-sen

The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still have to work hard. ——Sun Yat-sen

My lifelong hobby. Apart from revolution, there is only good reading. If I don’t study for a day, I can’t live. ——Sun Yat-sen

The foundation of a country lies in its people.

——Sun Yat-sen