1. With sincerity, gold and stone are opened. ——Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty, "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biography·The Biography of the Ten Kings of Guangwu"
Explanation: Wherever a person's sincerity reaches, it can move the heaven and the earth and crack gold and stone.
2. Living with good people is like entering the room of orchid and not smelling its fragrance for a long time, then you will be transformed by it. ——Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty, "Shuo Yuan·Miscellaneous Words"
Explanation: Living with people of high moral character is like entering a house full of the fragrance of orchids. Over time, oneself will also become acquainted with it due to edification. Full of fragrance, so you can no longer smell the fragrance of orchids.
3. A single spark can start a prairie fire. ——Pre-Qin·Zhuren's "Shangshu"
Explanation: It is a metaphor that even a small force can develop and grow.
4. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. ——Guan Zhong of the Warring States Period, "Guan Zi Quan Xiu The Third"
Explanation: It is a metaphor that it takes a long time to turn a small tree into wood. But cultivating a talent takes more time, is a long-term solution, and is not easy.
5. Where there is a will, there is a way. ——Sima Guang, Northern Song Dynasty, "Zizhi Tongjian·Han Ji·Han Ji Thirty-three"
Explanation: It means that people with ambition will definitely succeed.
6. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. ——Pre-Qin·Anonymous "Ten Analects of Confucius"
Explanation: An ambitious person must have a broad mind and a firm will, because he shoulders a major mission (or responsibility) and the journey is long.