1. 我宁愿靠自己的力量打开我的前途，而不求权势者垂青。雨果

1. I would rather open my future path with my own strength than seek favor from the powerful. Victor Hugo

2. 骐骥一跃，不能十步；驽马十驾，功在不舍；锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。——荀况《荀子》

2. A swift horse can't leap ten steps at a time; a slow horse can cover ten stages with perseverance; if you start to carve and stop, even rotten wood will not be broken; if you carve without stopping, gold and jade can be engraved. — From Xun Kuang's "Xunzi"

3. 做一件事，就要当一件事。若还苟且粗疏，定不成一件事。吕新吾

3. If you do something, you should treat it as if it were a serious matter. If you still act carelessly and roughly, it is certain that you will not accomplish anything. — Lu Xinwu

4. 路是脚踏出来的，历史是人写出来的。人的每一步行动都在书写自己的历史。吉鸿昌

4. Roads are tread by feet, and history is written by people. Every step taken by a person writes their own history. Ji Hongchang

5. 懒惰等于将一个人活埋。泰勒

5. Idleness is akin to being buried alive. - Taylor

6. 没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋，然而它却最沉默寡言。富兰克林

6. No animal is more industrious than the ant, yet it is the most silent of all. - Franklin

7. 灵感不过是顽强的劳动而获得的奖赏。——列宾

7. Inspiration is merely the reward of labor that never yields. - Repin

8. 人的大脑和肢体一样，多用则灵，不用则废。茅以升

8. Just like limbs, the human brain becomes more agile with frequent use and becomes dull with disuse. - Mao Yisheng

9. 生活不是苦难，也不是享乐，而是我们应当为之奋斗并坚持到底的事业。托克维尔

9. Life is not suffering, nor is it enjoyment; it is an endeavor and a cause for which we should strive and persist to the end. Tocqueville

10. 我们每个人手里都有一把自学成才的钥匙，这就是：理想、勤奋、毅力、虚心和科学方法。华罗庚

10. Each of us holds the key to self-taught success, which is: ideals, diligence, perseverance, modesty, and the scientific method. -- Hua Luogeng

11. 懦弱的人只会裹足不前，莽撞的人只能引为烧身，只有真正勇敢的人才能所向披靡。

11. Cowards only hesitate and falter, rash individuals can only bring about their own destruction, only truly brave people can overcome all obstacles.

12. 精神的浩瀚、想象的活跃、心灵的勤奋：就是天才。狄德罗

12. The vastness of the spirit, the vivid imagination, the industrious soul: that is genius. — Denis Diderot

13. 你若要喜爱你自己的价值，你就得给世界创造价值。歌德

13. If you wish to love your own worth, you must create worth for the world. - Goethe

14. 用功不求太猛，但求有恒。曾国藩

14. Work hard without overexerting, but seek constancy. - Zeng Guofan

15. 即使天才，在生下来的时候第一声啼哭，也和平常的儿童一样，决不会就是一首好诗。——鲁迅《未有天才之前》

15. Even geniuses, at the moment of their birth, their first cry would be no better than that of an ordinary child, and would certainly not be a good poem. — Lu Xun, "Before There Were Any Geniuses"

16. 天才是百分之一的灵感，百分之九十九的血汗。——爱迪生

16. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. - Thomas Edison

17. 勤学如春起之苗，不见其增，日有所长；辍学如磨刀之石，不见其损，日有所亏。

17. Diligent study is like a seedling that grows in spring; though it does not seem to increase, it grows day by day. Giving up study is like sharpening a knife; though it does not seem to be worn down, it loses a little bit each day.

18. 古时候，男子的头发很长。他就找一根绳子，一头牢牢地绑在房梁上，一头系在头发上。当他读书疲劳时打盹了，头一低，绳子就会牵住头发，这样就会把头皮扯痛了，马上就清醒了，再继续读书学习。

18. In ancient times, men had long hair. He would find a rope, tie one end firmly to the beam of the house, and the other end to his hair. When he was tired from reading and nodded off, as soon as his head dropped, the rope would pull on his hair, causing a headache and waking him up immediately, so he could continue to read and study.

19. 不存在没有热情的智能，也不存在没有知能的热情，如果没有勤奋，也不存在热情与才能的结合。约瑟夫

19. There is no intelligence without passion, nor passion without intellect. Without diligence, there is no combination of passion and talent. – Joseph

20. 玉不琢，不成器；木不雕，不成材；人不学，不知理。

20. Jade left unpolished will not become a utensil; wood left uncarved will not become material; a person left uneducated will not understand the principles.

21. 对搞科学的人来说，勤奋就是成功之母！——茅以升

21. To those engaged in science, diligence is the mother of success! - Mao Yisheng

22. 谁和我一样用功，谁就会和我一样成功。莫扎特

22. Whosoever works as hard as I do will achieve as much success as I do. — Mozart

23. 任何事业都可能受挫折，虽然为事业而奋斗的人是伟大的。本涅特

23. Any cause may encounter setbacks, though those who struggle for their cause are great. Bennet

24. 当你还不能对自己说今天学到了什么东西时，你就不要去睡觉。利希顿堡

24. Do not go to sleep if you cannot tell yourself what you have learned today. - Lichten堡

25. 驾驭命运的舵是奋斗。不抱有一丝幻想，不放弃一点机会，不停止一日努力。

25. The rudder that steers destiny is struggle. Hold no illusions,放弃 not a single opportunity, and cease not one day's efforts.

26. 当时间的主人，命运的主宰，灵魂的舵手。罗斯福

26. Master of time, ruler of fate, helmsman of the soul. Roosevelt

27. 盛年不再来，一日难再晨，及时当勉励，岁月不待人。——陶渊明

27. The prime of life does not return, and one cannot relive a single morning. We should strive and encourage ourselves while time waits for no one. —Tao Yuanming

28. 努力学习，勤奋工作，让青春更加光彩。王光美

28. Strive to learn diligently and work hard, making one's youth even more radiant. Wang Guangmei

29. 天才不是别的，而是辛劳和勤奋。威·霍格思

29. Genius is not something else, but hard work and diligence. W. Hogarth

30. 对搞科学的人来说，勤奋就是成功之母！茅以升

30. To those engaged in science, diligence is the mother of success! Mao Yisheng

31. 在所有的过错中，我们最易于原谅的就是懒散。拉罗什富科

31. Out of all faults, the one we are most inclined to forgive is laziness. - La Rochefoucauld

32. 科学的灵感，决不是坐等可以等来的。如果说，科学上的发现有什么偶然的机遇的话，那么这种‘偶然的机遇’只能给那些学有素养的人，给那些善于独立思考的人，给那些具有锲而不舍的精神的人，而不会给懒汉。——华罗庚

32. Scientific inspiration cannot be achieved by mere waiting. If there is any accidental opportunity in scientific discoveries, then this 'accidental opportunity' can only be given to those who are well-educated, to those who are good at independent thinking, and to those who possess the spirit of perseverance, but not to idlers. — Hua Luogeng

33. 天才是不足恃的，聪明是不可靠的，要想顺手拣来的伟大科学发明是不可想象的。华罗庚

33. Talent is not enough to rely on, intelligence is not reliable, and it is unimaginable to pick up great scientific inventions effortlessly. — Hua Luogeng

34. 天才就是这样，终身努力便成天才。——门捷列夫

34. A genius is like that, lifelong effort makes one a genius. - Mendeleev

35. 我始终不愿抛弃我的奋斗的生活，一个应该避免恶行，像爱惜生命的人避免毒物一般。别林斯基

35. I have always been unwilling to abandon my life of struggle, a life that should avoid evil deeds, just as a person who values life avoids poison. — Belinsky

36. 士人第一要有志，第二要有识，第三要有恒。曾国藩

36. A scholar must first have ambition, secondly knowledge, and thirdly perseverance. — Zeng Guofan

37. 只有奋斗可以给我们出路，而且只有奋斗可以给我们快乐。恽代英

37. Only struggle can give us a way out, and only struggle can bring us joy. - Yun Daiying

38. 人类要在竞争中生存，便要奋斗。孙中山

38. In order to survive in competition, humans must struggle. Sun Yat-sen

39. 形成天才的决定因素应该是勤奋。郭沫若

39. The decisive factor in cultivating genius should be diligence. Guo Moruo

40. 勤能补拙是良训，一分辛劳一分才。——华罗庚

40. Diligence can compensate for shortcomings, a bit of toil brings a bit of talent. - Hua Luogeng

41. 天才就是最强有力的牛，他们一刻不停地一天工作十八小时。勒南

41. Genius is the most powerful ox, working without a break for十八 hours a day. - Renan

42. 所谓天才，就是努力的力量。德怀特

42. What is called genius is the power of effort. Dwight

43. 凡事勤则易，凡事惰则难。富兰克林

43. Diligence is the mother of ease, and idleness is the father of toil. - Franklin

44. 才华是刀刃，辛苦是磨刀石，很锋利的刀刃，若日久不用磨，也会生锈，成为废物。——老舍

44. Talent is the blade, hard work is the whetstone; a very sharp blade, if unused for a long time, will also rust and become waste. -- Lao She

45. 没有加倍的勤奋，就既没有才能，也没有天才。门捷列夫

45. Without doubled diligence, there is neither talent nor genius. - Mendeleev

46. 春蚕到死丝方尽，人至期颐亦不休。一息尚存须努力，留作青年好范畴。吴玉章

46. The silkworm spins its thread to the end, and the person continues until the hundredth year. As long as there is a breath, one must strive, leaving a good example for the youth. - Wu Yuzhang

47. 在天才和勤奋两者之间，我毫不迟疑地选择勤奋，她是几乎世界上一切成就的催产婆。爱因斯坦

47. Between genius and diligence, I without hesitation choose diligence, for she is almost the midwife of all achievements in the world. - Einstein

48. 聪明出于勤奋，天才在于积累。华罗庚

48. Wisdom comes from diligence, genius from accumulation. Hua Loo-keng

49. 三更灯火五更鸡，正是男儿读书时。黑发不知勤学早，白首方悔读书迟。——颜真卿

49. At midnight with lanterns burning and at the fifth watch with the crowing of the rooster, it is the time for young men to study. Black-haired youth does not know the value of studying early, and only when they are white-haired do they regret studying too late. - Yan Zhenqing

50. 作了好事受到职责而坚持下去，这才是奋斗的本色。巴尔扎克

50. It is only by persisting in the good deeds that one is charged with that the essence of struggle is truly manifested. Balzac

51. 勤奋的人是时间的主人，懒惰的人是时间的奴隶。

51. Diligent people are masters of time, while lazy people are slaves to time.