1. 丈夫志四海，我愿不知老。

1. The husband has ambitions across the seas, and I am willing to forget about getting old.

2. 黄沙百战穿金甲，不破楼兰终不还。

2. Through countless battles, the yellow sand wears through golden armor; I will not return until Lulang is conquered.

3. 非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。

3. Without dispassion, one cannot clarify one's aspirations; without tranquility, one cannot achieve great things.

4. 致君尧舜上，再使风俗淳。

4. To reach the level of Yu and Shun, and further refine the customs and manners.

5. 穷且益坚，不坠青云之志。

5. The poorer one becomes, the more resolute one becomes; one does not lose one's ambition to soar to the clouds.

6. 胸无大志，枉活一世。

6. Without great ambitions, one's life is wasted.

7. 鱼争下水，人争豪气。

7. Fish vie to dive into the water, people vie for grandeur.

8. 雨伞虽破，骨格尚在。

8. Though the umbrella is worn, the frame is still in good shape.

9. 了却君王天下事，赢得生前身后名。

9. To accomplish the king's affairs of the world, win fame before and after death.

10. 不到长城非好汉。

10. If you haven't climbed the Great Wall, you're not a true hero.

11. 学足以辅其志，志足以御其气。?>

11. Learning is enough to assist one's aspirations, and aspirations are enough to control one's temperament.

12. 人凭志气虎凭威。

12. People rely on their ambition, tigers rely on their might.

13. 志不真则心不热，心不热则功不紧。

13. If the will is not genuine, the heart will not be fervent; if the heart is not fervent, the efforts will not be diligent.

14. 器大者声必闳，志高者意必远。

14. The greater the instrument, the wider its sound must be; the higher the ambition, the farther its thoughts must reach.

15. 饮酒莫教饮大醉，大醉伤神损心志。

15. Do not drink to the point of intoxication, for excessive drinking injures the spirit and damages the will.

16. 鸟贵有翼，人贵有志。

16. Birds are valuable for having wings, and people are valuable for having aspirations.

17. 丈夫志四海，万里犹比邻。

17. A husband's aspirations span the four seas, where ten thousand miles feel like neighbors.

18. 志不可一日坠，心不可一日放。

18. One must not allow one's aspirations to waver for a single day, nor should one's resolve be relaxed for even one day.

19. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

19. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

20. 不为穷变节，不为贱易志。

20. Do not change one's loyalty for wealth, do not change one's aspirations for low status.

21. 画工须画云中龙，为人须为人中雄。

21. The artist must paint a dragon in the clouds, and a person must be a hero among people.

22. 丈夫志不大，何以佐乾坤。

22. If a husband has no great ambition, how can he assist in supporting the heavens and the earth?

23. 雄心志四海，万里望风尘。

23. Ambition stretches across the four seas, longing from afar for the dust of ten thousand miles.

24. 处处黄土好埋人。

24. The loess soil is good for burying people everywhere.

25. 有志不在年高，我志空活百岁。

25. The spirit is not bound by age; my ambition is to live a hundred years in vain.

26. 做一件事，无论大小，倘无恒心，是很不好的。

26. It is very bad to do something, regardless of its size, if one lacks perseverance.

27. 猛志逸四海，骞翮思远翥。

27. With a resolute spirit soaring across the seas, I aspire to soar with the wings of a swift bird, reaching for the distant skies.

28. 一人立志，万夫莫敌。

28. One person with determination can be invincible.

29. 心欲小而志欲大，智欲圆而行欲方。

29. The heart desires to be small, while the ambition is great; wisdom seeks to be comprehensive, and action to be straightforward.

30. 灰发乃年龄之标志，而非智慧之标记。

30. Grey hair is a sign of age, not a mark of wisdom.

31. 宁可前门倚，不可贱卖艺。

31. It is better to lean on the front gate than to sell one's art at a low price.

32. 有志登山顶，无志站山脚。

32. Those who are determined to reach the summit have no intention of stopping at the foot of the mountain.

33. 好汉全凭志强，好马全凭强壮。

33. A man's strength lies in his will, a horse's strength lies in its robustness.

34. 大丈夫处世，当扫除天下，安事一室乎！

34. A man in the world should sweep the whole world, why worry about just one room?

35. 有志养千口，无志饿自肚。

35. Those who have ambition can feed a thousand, but those without ambition starve themselves.

36. 苗凭肥长，人凭气活。

36. Seedlings thrive on rich soil, people live on vitality.

37. 三军可夺帅也，匹夫不可夺志也。

37. The leader of the three armies can be taken away, but a common man's will cannot be taken away.

38. 留得青山在，不怕冇柴烧。

38. If there's still a green mountain, there's no need to worry about a lack of wood to burn.

39. 鸟往亮处飞，水往低处流。

39. Birds fly to brighter places, and water flows to lower places.

40. 有志者事竟成也！

40. "Where there's a will, there's a way!"

41. 能享乐中苦，方为人上人。

41. To enjoy the bitterness within the joy, one becomes a superior person.

42. 立志难也，不在胜人，在自胜。

42. It is difficult to be determined and resolute, not in overcoming others, but in overcoming oneself.

43. 志道者少友，逐利者多俦。

43. Those who seek the path of righteousness have few friends, while those who pursue profit have many companions.

44. 男儿要当死于边野，以马革裹尸还葬耳。

44. A man should die on the frontier, wrapped in his horse's hide, and then be buried.

45. 丈夫志，当景盛，耻疏闲。

45. A husband's ambition should be as flourishing as the prime of life, ashamed of idleness and leisure.

46. 业无高卑志当坚，男儿有求安得闲。

46. Regardless of the profession's status, one's resolve should be firm; for a man who seeks peace, how can he find leisure?

47. 有志的人战天斗地，无志的人怨天恨地。

47. Aspiring individuals battle against heaven and earth, while those without ambition grumble and resent their fate.

48. 坚志者，功名之主也。不惰者，众善之师也。

48. The determined are the masters of achievement and fame. The undeterred are the teachers of all virtues.

49. 人往高处走，水往低处流。

49. People strive to move up, while water flows downwards.

50. 生当作人杰，死亦为鬼雄，至今思项羽，不肯过江东。

50. To live as a hero among men, to die as a hero among ghosts. Even to this day, people still think of Xiang Yu, unwilling to cross the Eastern River.

51. 人无意不发，树无根不发。

51. A person will not act without intention, and a tree will not grow without roots.

52. 老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已。

52. An old horse hides in its stable, but its heart is set on traveling a thousand miles; a heroic man in his twilight years still has unyielding ambition.

53. 人若有志，万事可为。

53. If a person has determination, he can achieve anything.

54. 山立在地上，人立在志上。

54. The mountain stands on the ground, and a person stands on ambition.

55. 苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。

55. If it is for the sake of the country's survival and death, how can one avoid or seek out祸福 (misfortune and fortune)?

56. 人生志气立，所贵功业昌。

56. Establish ambition in life, what is valued is the prosperity of one's achievements.

57. 宁可站着死，也不跪着生。

57. Rather die standing than live kneeling.

58. 莫道玉关人老矣，壮志凌云，依旧不惊秋。

58. Do not say that the person at the Jade Pass is old, with a strong will soaring to the clouds, he remains undisturbed by the autumn.