After countless hardships, I am still strong, regardless of the wind from east to west, north or south. (Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo and Stone")
Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. (Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Lingding Ocean")
There will be times when the wind breaks through the waves, and the cloud sails are directly hung to help the sea. (Li Bai's "Traveling is Difficult")
At that time, there was no water in the small pond. There might as well be a crouching dragon in the shallow place. (Dou Xiang's "Giving Fu Zai while Drunk")
The old man is always ambitious, but the martyr's ambition is endless in his old age. (Cao Cao's "The Turtle is Longevity")
The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. (Li Shimin's "Gift to Xiao Yu")
He is a hero in life, but he is also a hero in death. (Li Qingzhao's "Quatrains")
Where is Chang'an? It is only under the hooves of horses. (Cen Shen's "Recalling the Song of Chang'an, Chapter Two, Sent to Pang Cui")
The new pines are not as tall as a thousand feet, and the evil bamboos must be chopped down ten thousand poles. (Du Fu's "On the way to Chengdu Thatched Cottage, I will send a message to Duke Yan Zheng")
If you are determined to be strong but not sharp, success will take a long time but not soon. (Zhang Xiaoxiang's "Zhaozi on Zhizhi. Jiashen February 9th")
Although it is hard work to search for thousands of pounds, you will only get gold after blowing all the sand. (Liu Yuxi's "Lang Tao Sha")
The road is long and far away, and I will search up and down. (Qu Yuan's "Li Sao")
Yi Yu's heart is kind, and even though he died nine times, he still has no regrets. (Qu Yuan's "Li Sao")
I wish you to learn from the pine tree, but be careful not to be a peach or a plum. (Li Bai's "Two Poems for Wei Shiyu's Huang Huoshang")
It was late at night, and the sky was still full of mist. (Liu Yuxi's "Instructions on Rewarding Lotte and Yongzhi")
Translation:
Thousands of blows have made me strong, and I will let the east, west, south, and north winds blow: With the strong southeast, northwest, and northwest winds, Can't blow it down.
No one has ever died since ancient times, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. : Since ancient times, people are bound to die! But death must be meaningful. If you can be loyal to the country, you can still shine for thousands of years after your death and leave your name in history.
There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and the cloud sails are hung directly to help the sea. : Although there are many obstacles in the road ahead, one day you will still be able to ride the long wind and break through thousands of miles of waves, hang up your cloud sails, cross the sea, and reach the ideal other shore.
At that time, there was no water in the small pond. There might as well be a crouching dragon in the shallow place. : People should not underestimate a small pool of water. There may be swimming dragons hiding even in shallow water.
The old man is always ambitious, but his ambition is to reach a thousand miles; the martyr is still ambitious in his old age. : When a hero reaches old age, his ambition does not diminish.
The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. : Only through the test of strong winds and turbulent times can we see what kind of grass is tough.
You will be a hero in life, and you will be a hero in death. : When you are alive, you must be a hero among men, and when you die, you must be a hero among ghosts.
Where is Chang'an? It's only under the hooves of horses. ：Where is Chang'an? Isn't it right at your feet?
The new pine trees hate to be a thousand feet high, and the evil bamboos need to be chopped down thousands of poles. : I can't wait to let the new pine grow to a thousand feet high, but as for the evil bamboo, all must be removed.
If you are determined to be strong but not sharp, success will be long-term, not quick. : Establishing ambition lies in perseverance, not in sharpness; success lies in long-term success, not in speed.