1. 小来思报国，不是爱封侯。岑参《关人赴安西》

1. "In my youth, I thought of serving my country, not for the sake of becoming a marquis." Quoted from Cen Can's poem "Guanren赴Anxi" (The Official's Journey to Anxi).

2. 学习如果想有成效，就必须专心。学习本身是一件艰苦的事，只有付出艰苦的劳动，才会有相应的收获。

2. In order to be effective, learning requires concentration. Learning itself is a strenuous endeavor, and only through hard work can one expect to reap the corresponding rewards.

3. 学问不是上帝恩赐的，而是靠你平时一点一滴积累的。

3. Knowledge is not a gift from God, but something that is accumulated one drop at a time through your daily efforts.

4. 人生没有失败，自信创造精彩。

4. There is no failure in life, confidence creates brilliance.

5. 上游，是勇士劈风破浪的终点，下游，是懦夫一帆风顺的归宿。

5. Upstream is the destination where the brave battle against the winds and waves, while downstream is the easygoing destination for the cowards.

6. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

6. There are no difficulties in the world, as long as one is willing to climb.

7. 才华是血汗的结晶。才华是刀刃，辛苦是磨刀石。

7. Talent is the crystallization of sweat and toil. Talent is the blade, and hard work is the whetstone.

8. 不要老叹息过去，它是不再回来的；要明智地改善现在。要以不忧不惧的坚决意志投入扑朔迷离的未来。

8. Do not constantly sigh over the past, for it will never return; be wise to improve the present. With an unwavering will that is neither anxious nor fearful, embrace the mysterious future.

9. 学问靠点滴积累，聪明靠思考练就；博学靠学习成就，创造靠实践成功。

9. Knowledge accumulates drop by drop, wisdom is honed through thinking; erudition is achieved through learning, and creation succeeds through practice.

10. 强中自有强中手，莫向人前满自夸。《警世通言》

10. The strong have their own strong competitors, do not boast too much in front of others. (From "Jing Shi Tong Yan")

11. 好读书，读好书，走遍天下都不怕。

11. Love to read, read good books, and you won't fear anywhere in the world.

12. 任何节约归根到底是时间的节约。

12. Any form of saving ultimately boils down to saving time.

13. 懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。

13. Indolence can dull the sharpness of talent.

14. 勤奋的含义是今天的热血，而不是明天的决心，后天的保证。

14. The meaning of diligence is the passion of today, not the resolution of tomorrow, or the guarantee of the day after tomorrow.

15. 没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋，然而它却最沉默寡言。

15. No animal is more diligent than the ant, yet it is also the most silent and reserved.

16. 注意力是智慧的门户。要得惊人艺，须下苦功夫。

16. Attention is the gateway to wisdom. To achieve extraordinary skills, one must put in hard work.

17. 实干家在沙漠里也能开垦出绿洲，懒惰者在沃野上也不会获得丰收。

17. A doer can cultivate an oasis in the desert, while a lazy person will not reap a harvest even on fertile land.

18. 虚心的人，常想己之短；骄傲的人，常夸己之长。

18. The humble person often thinks of their own shortcomings; the proud person often boasts of their own strengths.

19. 忧国忘家，捐躯济难，忠臣之志也。曹植《求自诚表》

19. To forget one's own family and country and to sacrifice oneself for the relief of others in times of distress is the spirit of a loyal minister. — Cao Zhi, "Petition for Self-Devotion"

20. 遇到困难时不要抱怨，既然改变不了过去，那么就努力改变未来。

20. Do not complain when facing difficulties; since we cannot change the past, let's strive to change the future.

21. 韬略终须建新国，奋发还得读良书。

21. Strategy must ultimately build a new country, and self-improvement requires reading good books.

22. 书读百遍，其义自见。

22. The more you read a book, the more its meaning becomes apparent.

23. 把学问过于用作装饰是虚假；完全依学问上的规则而断事是书生的怪癖。

23. Overusing scholarship for decoration is false; completely relying on scholarly rules to make decisions is a peculiar quirk of a bookish person.

24. 我的产业多么美，多么广，多么宽，时间是我的财产，我的田地是时间。

24. How beautiful, vast, and expansive is my estate, for time is my possession, and my fields are time itself.

25. 我认为人生最美好的主旨和人类生活最幸福的结果，无过于学习了。

25. I believe that the most beautiful purpose of life and the happiest result of human existence is no other than learning.

26. 对时间的价值没有没有深切认识的人，决不会坚韧勤勉。

26. A person who has not deeply realized the value of time will never be resolute and diligent.

27. 科学研究好象钻木板，有人喜欢钻薄的；而我喜欢钻厚的。

27. Scientific research is like drilling into wood; some people prefer to drill into thin pieces, while I prefer to drill into thick ones.

28. 笨鸟先飞早入林，笨人勤学早成材。《省世格言》

28. The clumsy bird flies into the forest early, and the slow-witted person learns diligently to become accomplished early. "Proverbs of the World."

29. 各种蠢事，在每天阅读好书的影响下，仿佛烤在火上一样，渐渐熔化。

29. Under the influence of reading good books every day, all sorts of foolishnesses seem to be melted away, as if they were being roasted over a fire.

30. 不登高山，不见平地；不经锻炼，不会坚强。

30. If you don't climb a high mountain, you won't see the flat land; if you don't undergo training, you won't become strong.

31. 不积跬步，无以至千里；不积小流，无以成江海。

31. Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small streams, one cannot form a river or sea.

32. 不为模糊不清的未来担忧，只为清清楚楚的现在努力。

32. Do not worry about the blurry future, only strive for the clear present.

33. 欲速是读书第一大病，功夫中在绵密不间断，不在不速也。

33. The desire for quick results is the greatest disease in reading. The key lies in the meticulous and continuous effort, not in the lack of speed.

34. 愚蠢的人总是为昨天悔恨，为明天祈祷，可惜的是少了今天的努力。?>

34. Foolish people always regret yesterday and pray for tomorrow, but unfortunately, they lack the effort of today.

35. 在懒汉的眼里，汗是苦的，脏的，在勤者的心上，汗是甜的，在勤者的心上，汗是甜的，美的。

35. In the eyes of the lazy, sweat is bitter and dirty, but in the hearts of the industrious, sweat is sweet and beautiful.

36. 夫学须志也，才须学也。非学无以广才，非志无以成学。

36. Learning requires aspiration, talent requires learning. Without learning, one cannot broaden one's abilities; without aspiration, one cannot achieve academic success.

37. 莫找借口失败，只找理由成功。

37. Don't find excuses for failure, only reasons for success.

38. 研卷知古今；藏书教子孙。

38. To roll up the scrolls, one learns of ancient and modern times; to collect books, one educates one's descendants.

39. 没有一颗珍珠的闪光，是靠别人涂抹上去的。

39. The luster of no pearl is achieved through the application of another's hand.

40. 生当作人杰，死亦为鬼雄。李清照《夏日绝句》

40. To live, be a hero among men; to die, be a hero among ghosts. — From "A Poem of the Summer Solstice" by Li Qingzhao.