1. 上游，是勇士劈风破浪的终点，下游，是懦夫一帆风顺的归宿。

1. Upstream, it is the destination where brave warriors break through winds and waves, and downstream, it is the peaceful haven for cowards with a smooth sail.

2. 没有天生的信心，只有不断培养的信心。

2. There is no innate confidence; only confidence that is continuously cultivated.

3. 山涧的泉水经过一路曲折，才唱出一支美妙的歌。

3. The spring water from the ravine flows through a winding path before singing a beautiful song.

4. 沙漠里的脚印很快就消逝了。一支支奋进歌却在跋涉者的心中长久激荡。

4. The footprints in the desert quickly fade away. However, the songs of progress resonate deeply in the hearts of the journeying ones.

5. 这个世界并不是掌握在那些嘲笑者的手中，而恰恰掌握在能够经受得住，嘲笑与批评仍不断往前走的人手中。

5. This world is not in the hands of those who mock, but rather in the hands of those who can endure mockery and criticism and continue to move forward.

6. 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。

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

7. 生活呆以是甜的，也可以是苦的，但不能是没味的。你可以胜利，也可以失败，但你不能屈服。

7. Life can be sweet, but it can also be bitter; it cannot, however, be tasteless. You can win, but you can also fail, but you cannot surrender.

8. 没有承受困难的能力，就没有希望了。

8. Without the ability to endure hardship, there is no hope.

9. 做决定之前仔细考虑，一旦作了决定就要勇往直前、坚持到底。

9. Carefully consider decisions before making them, and once a decision is made, courageously move forward and persist to the end.

10. 课堂临时报佛脚，不如课前预习好。

10. It's better to do some pre-class preparation than to rush to catch up in class.

11. 伟人之所以伟大，是因为他与别人共处逆境时，别人失去了信心，他却下决心实现自己的目标。

11. The greatness of a great person lies in the fact that when others lose their confidence in adversity, he resolves to achieve his own goals.

12. 课上落下一分钟，课下需花双倍功。

12. One minute lost in class requires double the effort after class.

13. 生命力的意义在于拚搏，因为世界本身就是一个竞技场。

13. The meaning of vitality lies in struggle, for the world itself is a battlefield.

14. 没有一种不通过蔑视、忍受和奋斗就可以征服的命运。

14. There is no destiny that can be conquered without scorn, endurance, and struggle.

15. 每一发奋努力的背后，必有加倍的赏赐。

15. Behind every effort and diligence, there will be a doubled reward.

16. 勇士搏出惊涛骇流而不沉沦，懦夫在风平浪静也会溺水。

16. The brave battle through turbulent waves without sinking, while the coward drowns in calm waters.

17. 古来一切有成就的人，都很严肃地对待自己的生命，当他活着一天，总要尽量多劳动，多工作，多学习，不肯虚度年华，不让时间白白地浪费掉。

17. All the accomplished people in history have taken their lives very seriously. As long as they are alive, they always strive to work, to learn, and to labor as much as possible, never willing to waste their years and let time slip away in vain.

18. 如果圆规的两只脚都动，永远也画不出一个圆。

18. If both feet of the compass move, it will never be able to draw a perfect circle.

19. 勤能补拙是良训，一分辛苦，一分才。

19. Diligence can make up for one's deficiencies, a little hard work leads to a little talent.

20. 学起于思，思源于疑，小疑则小进，大疑则大进。多读文思泉涌，多写笔下生花。

20. Learning starts with thought, and thought originates from doubt. Small doubts lead to small progress, while great doubts lead to great progress. Reading extensively brings forth a surge of thoughts, and writing frequently makes one's pen bloom with words.

21. 我们这个世界，从不会给一个伤心的落伍者颁发奖牌。

21. In our world, we never award medals to a sorrowful loser.

22. 不要等待机会，而要创造机会。

22. Do not wait for opportunities, but create them.

23. 业精于勤而荒于嬉，行成于思而毁于随。

23. Skill is honed through diligence but neglected through playfulness; habits are formed through thought but destroyed through carelessness.

24. 我所遇见的每一个人，或多或少都是我的老师，因为我从他们身上学到了东西。

24. Every person I meet, to some extent, is a teacher to me, because I have learned something from them.

25. 松软的沙滩上最容易留下脚印。钽也最容易被潮水抹去。

25. It is easiest to leave footprints on the soft sand. Tantalum is also the easiest to be washed away by the tide.

26. 人生最宝贵的是生命，人生最需要的是学习，人生最愉快的是工作，人生最重要的是友谊。人天天都学到一点东西，而往往所学到的是发现昨日学到的是错的。

26. The most precious thing in life is life itself, the most needed is learning, the most enjoyable is work, and the most important is friendship. People learn something new every day, and often what they learn is that what they learned yesterday was wrong.

27. 自己打败自己是最可悲的失败，自己战胜自己是最可贵的胜利。

27. The most tragic failure is to defeat oneself, while the most valuable victory is to conquer oneself.

28. 决不能放弃，世界上没有失败，只有放弃。

28. Never give up, there is no failure in the world, only giving up.

29. 无论你觉得自己多么的不幸，永远有人比你更加不幸。无论你觉得自己多么的了不起，也永远有人比你更强。

29. No matter how unhappy you may feel about yourself, there will always be someone who is more unhappy than you. No matter how great you may feel about yourself, there will always be someone who is stronger than you.

30. 贵有恒何必三更眠五更起，最无益只怕一日曝十日寒。

30. If you have perseverance, why should you sleep until the third watch and get up at the fifth? The most futile thing is to have a day of exposure followed by ten days of cold.

31. 智者一切求自己，愚者一切求他人。

31. The wise seek everything within themselves, while the foolish seek everything from others.

32. 构成我们学习最大障碍的是已知的东西，而不是未知的东西。

32. The greatest obstacle to our learning is not the unknown, but what we already know.

33. 遇到困难不低头，要迎难而上。

33. Do not bow down when faced with difficulties; instead, one should face challenges head-on.

34. 一切伟大的行动和思想，都有一个微不足道的开始。

34. All great actions and thoughts have an insignificant beginning.

35. 失败是什么？没有什么，只是更走近成功一步；成功是什么？就是走过了所有通向失败的路，只剩下一条路，那就是成功的路。

35. What is failure? Nothing, it is just one step closer to success; what is success? It is the path where all the roads leading to failure have been traversed, leaving only one road, the road to success.

36. 人生舞台的大幕随时都可能拉开，关键是你愿意表演，还是选择躲避。

36. The curtain of the stage of life may rise at any moment. The key is whether you are willing to perform or choose to avoid it.

37. 山不辞土，故能成其高；海不辞水，故能成其深！

37. The mountain does not disdain the soil, thus it can achieve its height; the sea does not disdain the water, thus it can achieve its depth!

38. 成功呈概率分布，关键是你能不能坚持到成功开始呈现的那一刻。

38. Success follows a probabilistic distribution; the key is whether you can persevere until the moment when success begins to manifest.

39. 无贵无贱，无长无少，道之所存，师之所存也。

39. There is no distinction between the noble and the humble, between the old and the young. Where there is the Tao, there is the teacher.

40. 有压力，但不会被压垮；迷茫，但永不绝望。

40. Under pressure, but never broken; confused, but never despairing.

41. 成功的人是跟别人学习经验，失败的人只跟自己学习经验。

41. Successful people learn from others' experiences, while unsuccessful people only learn from their own experiences.

42. 当一个小小的心念变成成为行为时，便能成了习惯；从而形成性格，而性格就决定你一生的成败。

42. When a small thought becomes an action, it can become a habit; thus, it shapes your character, and character determines the success or failure of your entire life.

43. 世上没有绝望的处境，只有对处境绝望的人。

43. There are no desperate situations in the world, only desperate people in situations.

44. 谁把安逸当成幸福的花朵，那么等到结果时节，他只能望着空枝叹息。

44. Whosoever considers ease as the flower of happiness, will only sigh in vain at the time of harvest, gazing at barren branches.

45. 我的努力求学没有得到别的好处，只不过是愈来愈发觉自己的无知。

45. My efforts in seeking knowledge have not brought me any other benefits, but rather I have increasingly realized my own ignorance.

46. 只有不断找寻机会的人才会及时把握机会。

46. Only those who continuously seek opportunities will be able to seize them in time.

47. 如果你想成功，那么请记住：遗产为零、诚实第一、学习第二、礼貌第三、刻苦第四、精明第五。

47. If you want to succeed, remember this: zero heritage, honesty first, learning second, politeness third, diligence fourth, and wisdom fifth.

48. 挫折其实就是迈向成功所应缴的学费。

48. Frustration is actually the tuition fee one should pay on the way to success.

49. 朋友们，请记住下面这句话，或许走在人生的路上，你会感觉到它的作用：

49. Friends, please remember the following sentence, which may feel its effect as you walk on the path of life:

50. 海浪为劈风斩浪的航船饯行，为随波逐流的轻舟送葬。

50. The waves bid farewell to the ships that brave the winds and waves, and accompany the light boats that drift with the current on their funeral journey.

51. 成功需要成本，时间也是一种成本，对时间的珍惜就是对成本的节约。

51. Success requires a cost, and time is also a cost. Cherishing time is equivalent to saving costs.

52. 人生之路无坦途，走出困境天地宽。

52. There is no smooth path in life; stepping out of a predicament opens up a vast sky and earth.

53. 成功的法则极为简单，但简单并不代表容易。

53. The law of success is extremely simple, but simple does not mean easy.