The essence of Chinese famous sayings and aphorisms can change our unsatisfactory life status, and even help us move to a higher level. Learning the thoughts of our ancestors also makes us wiser.

1. I don’t know that old age is coming, and poverty and lowliness are like floating clouds to me.

2. To learn a hundred things, one must first be determined.

3. The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, tolerance is great, a wall stands thousands of feet high, and no desire is strong.

4. If you don’t fly, you will be fine. If you soar into the sky, if you don’t sing, you will be a blockbuster.

5. There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, so you can hang your sails and sail across the sea.

6. Hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

7. Determined to be firm but not willing to talk about it, success will last but not soon. ——Zhang Xiaoxiang

8. If you strengthen yourself through self-cultivation, you will be worthy of Yao and Yu. ——"Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

9. Be sensitive and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Gongye Chang"

10. If the ambition is not true, the heart will not be enthusiastic, and if the heart is not enthusiastic, the work will not be strong. ——Yan Yuan

11. The rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone. ——Luo Dajing

12. A horse can’t take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten steps without giving up its achievements.

——Xun Kuang