What words and verses should I use if I have ambitions but nowhere to put the effort?

Idiom: Ambition is hard to repay

Pinyin: zhuàng zhì nán chóu

Explanation: Ambition: great ambition; reward: realization. Great aspirations are difficult to achieve.

Source: Song Dynasty Wu Qian's "Nanxiangzi" lyrics: "Ambition is difficult to achieve in the world, and the red osmanthus and red sweet potato are in late autumn.