I would rather die with the fragrance on the branches than blow it down in the north wind. ——Zheng Sixiao's "Painting Chrysanthemums"

How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without experiencing a bone-chilling cold? —— Zen Master Huang He's "Ode to the Speech in the Hall"

The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Laozi·De Jing·Chapter 64"

Stay firm on the green hills and never let go; the roots are still in the broken rocks. ——Zheng Xie's "Bamboo and Stone"

When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions——" Mencius·Gaozi Chapter 2·Section 15》

Play a thousand tunes and then the sound will dawn, watch a thousand swords and then recognize the weapon. ——"Wen Xin Diao Long·Zhiyin"

Although it is hard work to search for thousands of pounds, you will only get gold after blowing all the sand. ——Liu Yuxi's "Nine Poems on the Waves on the Sand"

The ancients spared no efforts in learning, and only when they are young and old can they be accomplished. ——Lu You's "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu"

Reading thousands of volumes, writing is like a spirit. ——Du Fu's "Twenty-Two Rhymes from Wei Zuocheng"

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Laozi·De Jing·Chapter 64"

If you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river. ——"Taiping Yulan·Xuebu·Volume 1"

If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

With sincerity, gold and stone are opened. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biographies·Biographies of the Ten Kings of Guangwu"

The combination of river ice is not the result of a day's cold; the accumulation of soil into mountains is not the work of Si Xu. ——"Lunheng·Volume 14·Zhuangliu Chapter"

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

If you keep walking without stopping, you will be like a lame turtle thousands of miles away; if you keep walking tirelessly, you will be able to build mountains and hills. ——"Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

A horse can't take ten steps with one leap; a horse can drive ten times, but the merit is still there.

——Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning"