Life is about one big thing, one big thing to do. [Middle] Tao Xingzhi: "Introducing a Big Event"

People should set their mind to do big things, not to be a high official. [Center] Sun Yat-sen: "Speech at the Headquarters of the Chinese Kuomintang in Shanghai"

People who have never done anything in their lives are not qualified to judge those who have only done small things. [English] Samuel Johnson: "English Dictionary Editing Project"

A person's unfinished mission will overshadow his entire life. [French] Balzac: "The Bank of Nucingen"

For a doctor, what is expected is nothing else, but that he can go all out and devote himself to a good cause. [Germany] Einstein: "Famous Quotes"

We should remember that our career requires hands, not mouths! [Chinese] Tong Dizhou: "The Steps of a Scientist"

Whenever I think that what I do will be harmful to this cause, I try to do as little as possible; whenever I think that what I do will be harmful to the cause, I will try to do as much as possible when it will help the cause. Once I find a mistake, I will work hard to overcome it. Once I find that some new ideas are correct, I will immediately adopt them. [American] Lincoln: "The Biography of Lincoln"

The most important thing in life is not to increase your status, but to make good use of your talents and use them to the highest extent. [French] Pasteur: "Pasteur's Life"

A person who is not inspired by the enthusiasm of devotion will never do anything great. [Russian] Chernyshevsky: "Chernyshevsky on Literature"

You should not indulge in material desires, that is to say, you should not focus on one aspect of happiness. Rather, take note of your general existence, your total development, and consider your existence within the entire general scope of your existence. [Germany] Dietzgen: "Selected Philosophical Works of Dietzgen"

My philosophy of life is work. I want to reveal the mysteries of nature and use it to benefit mankind. I don't know of any service that could be better than this in our short time on earth. [Beautiful] Edison: "The Friend of Youthful Cultivation"

There are two tragedies in life, one is despair of all ideas; the other is complacency. [English] Bernard Shaw: "When You Enter Life"