1. 书本不常翻，犹如一块砖。

1. A book that is not often opened is as useful as a brick.

2. 不担三分险，难练一身胆。

2. Without taking three parts of risk, it's hard to cultivate an all-around bravery.

3. 千学不如一看，千看不如一练。

3. Seeing is better than a thousand learnings, and doing is better than a thousand observations.

4. 金无足赤，人无完人。

4. No gold is pure, no person is perfect.

5. 师傅领进门，修行靠个人。

5. The master opens the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual.

6. 铁不磨要生锈，人不学要落后。

6. Iron that is not polished will rust, and people who do not learn will lag behind.

7. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

7. If the young do not strive, their old age will only bring sorrow.

8. 粮食补身体，书籍丰富智慧。

8. Grains nourish the body, books enrich the mind.

9. 千淘万浪虽辛苦，吹尽黄沙始到金。——刘禹锡

9. Through countless struggles and waves, though arduous, only after the sands are all blown away can one reach the gold. — Liu Yuxi

10. 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》

10. A swift horse can leap only ten steps in one bound; a slow horse can cover ten spans with ten attempts, and the success lies in not giving up. If you carve and give up, even rotten wood cannot be broken; but if you carve without giving up, even gold and jade can be carved. — From Xunzi by Xun Kuang.

11. 读书不离口，写字不离手。

11. Constantly reading with the mouth and writing with the hand.

12. 从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。

12. Learn wisdom from others' folly.

13. 虚心万事能成，自满十事九空。

13. Humility can lead to success in all things, while arrogance often results in failure in nine out of ten cases.

14. 劳动是知识的源泉；知识是生活的指南。

14. Labor is the source of knowledge; knowledge is the guide of life.

15. 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

15. Talent is the blade, hard work is the whetstone. Even a very sharp blade will rust and become waste if it is not used and sharpened for a long time. - Lao She

16. 天才就是这样，终身努力便成天才。——门捷列夫

16. That's how geniuses are; lifelong effort makes one a genius. – Mendeleev

17. 勤能补拙是良训，一分辛劳一分才。

17. Diligence can compensate for one's shortcomings, a bit of toil brings a bit of talent.

18. 经过大海的一番磨砺，卵石才变得更加美丽光滑。

18. It is after being tempered by the sea that pebbles become more beautiful and smooth.

19. 勤能补拙是良训，一分辛劳一分才。——华罗庚

19. Diligence can compensate for lack of talent, a bit of hard work, a bit of talent. - Hua Luogeng

20. 三分靠教，七分靠学。

20. Three parts rely on teaching, and seven parts rely on learning.

21. 你想成为幸福的人吗？但愿你首先学会吃得起苦。——屠格涅夫

21. Do you want to be a happy person? May you first learn to endure hardships. — Ivan Turgenev

22. 情况是在不断的变化，要使自己的思想适应新的情况，就得学习。

22. The situation is constantly changing, and in order to adapt one's thoughts to the new situation, one must learn.

23. 我在科学方面所作出的任何成绩，都只是由于长期思索、忍耐和勤奋而获得的。——达尔文

23. Any achievement I have made in the field of science is solely due to long-term contemplation, patience, and diligence. — Charles Darwin

24. 青，取之于蓝而青於蓝；冰，水为之而寒於水。

24. Blue, taken from indigo, is yet bluer; Ice, made from water, is yet colder than water.

25. 富贵本无根，尽从勤里来。——冯梦龙《醒世恒言·徐老仆义愤成家》

25. Riches and honor have no roots; they all come from diligence. — From Feng Menglong's "Waking Words of恒"·"Xu the Old Servant's Righteous Anger Builds a Family"

26. 经常关起门，独自一人不停地读书。每天从早到晚读书，常常是废寝忘食。读书时间长，劳累了，还不休息。时间久了，疲倦得直打瞌睡。他怕影响自己的读书学习，就想出了一个特别的办法。

26. He often closed the door and read continuously on his own. He would read from morning till night every day, often forgetting to eat or sleep. The long hours of reading made him tired, but he didn't take a rest. Over time, he was so exhausted that he would doze off. Afraid that his reading and studying would be affected, he came up with a special method.

27. 世界上没有读得完的书。

27. There are no books in the world that can be read to the end.

28. 灵感不过是顽强的劳动而获得的奖赏。——列宾

28. Inspiration is merely the reward of diligent labor. – Repin

29. 用宝珠打扮自己，不如用知识充实自己。

29. It is better to enrich oneself with knowledge than to adorn oneself with pearls.

30. 有子不教，不如不要。

30. If you have children and do not educate them, it's better not to have them.

31. 细想出智慧，细嚼出滋味。

31. Deliberation brings forth wisdom; mastication brings forth flavor.

32. 光阴似箭，日月如梭。

32. Time flies like an arrow, and days pass like a swift shuttle.

33. 艺术的大道上荆棘丛生，这也是好事，常人望而却步，只有意志坚强的人例外。——雨果

33. The path of art is bristling with thorns, which is also a good thing. The common people would shy away, except for those with strong wills. - Hugo

34. 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。

34. The rudder to steer one's fate is struggle. Hold no illusions, seize every opportunity, and never stop working for a single day.

35. 帮忙别人要忘掉，别人帮己要记牢。

35. When helping others, forget it; when others help you, remember it.

36. 任何倏忽的灵感事实上不能代替长期的功夫。

36. In fact, any sudden inspiration cannot replace long-term hard work.

37. 好问不迷路，好做不受贫。

37. Being curious does not lead you astray, being diligent does not leave you poor.

38. 茂盛的禾苗需要水分；成长的少年需要学习。

38. Sprouting crops need water; growing teenagers need learning.

39. 人之不学，犹谷未粟，米未饭也。

39. If a person does not study, it is as if the grain has not been threshed or the rice has not been cooked.