It is not the circumstances that make the people, it is the people that make the circumstances.

Things often go against people's will, and things always depend on man-made efforts.

High horses are made by running, strong soldiers are made by fighting.

Steering the rudder of destiny is hard work, without any illusions. Never give up an opportunity and never stop working hard.

If you are afraid of the bumpy rocks ahead, your life will always be a pool of stagnant water.

Cowardly people will only hesitate to move forward, reckless people will only get burned, and only truly brave people can be invincible.

Our world will never award medals to a sad laggard.

The steps of the ladder are never used to rest feet. They are just for people to rest their feet for a period of time so that others can climb up with one foot.

Even a premature attempt is better than a stillborn strategy.

The names of bystanders never make it onto the game scoreboard.

Quotes about hard work:

Instead of defeating the enemy ten thousand times, it is better to defeat yourself once.

President Roosevelt: The master of time, the master of fate, and the helmsman of the soul.

All accomplished people in ancient times took their lives very seriously. When they lived for a day, they always tried to work as much as possible, study as much as possible, and refused to waste their years or let time go in vain. Wasted.

The heaviest burden in life is not work, but boredom.

A person has two acres of land. One acre of land during the day is to fill his stomach, and one acre of land at night is to cultivate his future.

There are two kinds of Christian morality, one is private morality and the other is public morality. These two moralities are so different, so unrelated, that they have as little to do with each other as the archangel and the politician. There are three hundred and sixty-three days in the year when the citizen of the United States abides by Christian virtues, keeping the perfect character of his country pure and unblemished; then, for the remaining two days, he leaves his Christian virtues at home, and exerts all his strength to undermine and destroy his entire country. A year of faithful and legitimate work.

What is really remarkable about real scholars is that they secretly did a lot of great work but were not famous for it during their lifetime.

When something is considered an opportunity by everyone, it is actually no longer an opportunity.

The interests of the public and the welfare of mankind can make hateful work valuable. Only enlightened people can know the enthusiasm required to overcome difficulties.

The more you work, the more you can work, and the busier you are, the more leisure you can create.