Introduction: Persistence is an excellent quality. Only by persistence can we succeed. Below are some inspirational materials about persistence, welcome to refer to them!
1. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba in 1999, never gave up on his dreams. He once wanted to get into a key elementary school, but failed; he also failed in a key middle school; it took him three years to get into college; he wanted to get into Harvard University, but he didn't succeed either. But he had the spirit of perseverance and courage. As the saying goes: "The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold." Through his own efforts, he finally succeeded. He said: Dreams must be down-to-earth and are closely related to tears.
2. Once in class, Socrates gave an assignment and asked his disciples to do one thing and shake their hands a hundred times a day. After a week, he asked how many people were doing it now Ninety percent of the people who still insist on doing it insist on doing it. A month later he asked again and now only half the people were there. A year later, he asked again, and now only one person persisted, and that person was Plato.
3. Edison spent a full ten years developing batteries. During this period, he suffered constant failures and persisted. After about 50,000 experiments, he finally succeeded. He invented the battery and was awarded by people. Known as the "King of Inventions".
4. Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, did not like reading when he was a child. One day, while the teacher was not at home, he quietly slipped out to play. He came to the river at the foot of the mountain and saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle on a stone. Li Bai was very puzzled and asked: "Old woman, what are you doing grinding the iron pestle?" The old woman said, "I am grinding a needle." Li Bai asked in surprise: "Oh! How can the iron pestle be ground into a needle when it is so thick?" The old woman said with a smile: "As long as you grind it every day, the iron pestle can be ground finer and finer. Are you afraid that it won't become a needle?" After hearing this, Li Bai thought of himself, felt ashamed, turned around and ran back to the study room. From then on, he kept in mind the principle that "as long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle", studied hard, and finally became a great poet and was called the "Immortal of Poetry".
5. Van Gogh’s persistent painting dream. Although it is a pity that his works were not appreciated by others during his lifetime, he still persisted in the environment of indifference and poverty. Dreaming of one's own and painting the paintings one wants to paint are indeed beyond the capabilities of human beings.
6. Helen Keller was blind in both eyes and deaf in both ears, but she worked hard to transform from a sympathetic and unknown little girl into a strong woman respected by the whole world. If life is really unfair, then life is extremely unfair to her. She could give up her dream and hide in a dark corner and cry loudly, and no one would blame her. She could also lie in bed or sit in a wheelchair and be cared for like a vegetable. But she didn't do any of this. She just struggled to learn Braille with the help of the teacher and touch things, relying only on her never-give-up belief and perseverance. She painted her ideal sky with the brightest colors in life.
7. The famous British writer Dickens paid great attention to observing and experiencing life. No matter it was windy or rainy, he would go to the streets every day to observe and listen, and write down the fragmentary words of passers-by, thus accumulating a wealth of knowledge. means of living. In this way, he wrote wonderful character dialogue descriptions in "David Copperfield" and realistic social background descriptions in "A Tale of Two Cities", thereby becoming a generation of British literary giants and achieving great success in his literary career. success.
8. Hua Luogeng, the famous Chinese mathematician, came from a poor family, had no diploma, no tutor, and was located in a remote country, but he succeeded. What does he rely on? It is this spirit of perseverance! He could testify by staying in bed for three months and turning over books.
9. Panasonic had just fallen into career difficulties, and he was walking helplessly on the road that day. The conversation between a pair of siblings caught his attention. The elder sister was ironing clothes, and the younger brother wanted to study, but couldn't turn on the light because there was only one plug at that time. "Can you turn on the light quickly so I can read?" "Okay, okay, it's almost over." "I always said it was okay, it's already been 30 minutes." Panasonic suddenly thought: There is only one Wires are indeed too inconvenient, so why not create a dual-purpose plug? He studied this problem seriously, and soon he came up with the structure of a dual-purpose plug. After the trial product came out, it was quickly sold out. More and more people placed orders, and demand simply exceeded supply. Panasonic's business was on track and profits increased significantly. Any problem you encounter is a good opportunity to stimulate creativity.
10. Thirty years ago, a young man left his hometown and began to create his own future. He went to visit the clan leader and asked for advice. The old patriarch wrote three words: Don't be afraid. Then he raised his head, looked at the young man and said: "My child, the secret of life is only 6 words. I will tell you 3 today, so that you can use them for half your life.'" 30 years later, this former young man has become a middle-aged man. In the past year, there have been some achievements, but also a lot of sadness. The journey back was long, and when he reached his hometown, he went to visit the patriarch again. When he arrived at the patriarch's house, he found out that the old man had passed away a few years ago. The family took out a sealed envelope and said to him: "This is what the old man left for you. He said that you will come back one day." The wanderer who returned home then thought Get up, he heard half of the secrets of life here 30 years ago, opened the envelope, and there were three big words inside: Don't regret it.
In life, don’t be afraid before middle age, and don’t regret after middle age. This is the refinement of experience and the concentration of wisdom.
11. Marx, the mentor of the world proletarian revolutionary movement, spent more than 40 years writing "Das Kapital" and read a lot of materials in the British Museum. There was actually a piece of cement ground beneath the seat where he sat. layer of cement. Through his unremitting efforts, Marx finally wrote the "Das Kapital" needed by the proletarians around the world.
12. Before Alexander the Great went on an expedition to Persia, he distributed all his property to his ministers. One of the ministers named Pierdigas was very surprised. Asked: "Your Majesty, what are you taking with you to set off?" "Hope, I only take this kind of treasure." Alexander replied. Upon hearing this answer, Pierdigas said: "Then let us share in it," and he declined the property assigned to him. Hope is the guidepost for creating life, don't give up on it at any time.
13. Leonardo da Vinci, a famous painter during the European Renaissance, was fond of painting since he was a child. His father sent him to Florence, a famous city in Italy at that time, to learn from the famous painter Frochio. The teacher asked him to start by painting eggs. He painted one after another for more than ten days. Seeing that he was a little impatient, the teacher said to him: "Don't think that drawing eggs is easy. You must know that there are never two identical eggs in 1,000; even if it is the same egg, just change the angle to see the shape." It would be different, and the oval outline of the egg would be different. Therefore, to perfectly express it on the drawing paper, Da Vinci had to work hard." From then on, Leonardo da Vinci studied sketching carefully and worked hard for a long time. With his artistic practice, he finally created many immortal paintings.
14. Wu Jichang, a Chinese farmer scientist, conducted cotton experiments at the request of Premier Zhou. He "eats and sleeps with cotton." During the 16 years of catastrophe, people did not allow him to conduct experiments, so he stayed in his own home. Do it secretly. Finally, new cotton varieties were developed and contributed to the agricultural development of the motherland.
15. Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty dabbled in books when he was young, determined to inherit his father's business. Just when his writing of "Historical Records" was progressing smoothly, he was implicated in the "Li Ling Incident" and suffered castration. Faced with this great shame and humiliation, he did not sigh or sink, but forged ahead with determination, "quietly and angry". He had been wronged for decades and finally wrote the "Historical Records", which "understands the changes of ancient and modern times, and becomes a family story", which will be remembered by future generations. .