Poems About Ideals (1)
The old man is helpless, but his ambition is thousands of miles; the martyrs are ambitious in their old age. (Wei Cao Cao's "The Turtle is Longevity")
The Qi Ji can't take ten steps with one leap; ("Encouragement to Learning" by Xun Kuang during the Warring States Period)
One penny a day is worth a thousand dollars a thousand days; wood is broken by a rope, and a drop of water penetrates a stone. (Song Luo Dajing "Helin Jade Dew")
For nine people, the success fell short. (Huainanzi by Liu An of the Han Dynasty)
With sincerity, gold and stone will open. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasty Song Dynasty)
Poems about ideals (2)
If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level. ("Climbing the Stork Tower" by Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty)
Nothing in the world is difficult, only for those who are determined; nothing is easy, only for those who are careless. (Qing Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Poems")
If you have ambitions, you will not grow old, but if you have no ambitions, you will live a hundred years in vain. ("Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" by Shi Yukun of the Qing Dynasty)
Care and hard work can rejuvenate a country, but leisure can destroy one's life. (Preface to the New History of the Five Dynasties: The Biography of Ling Guan by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty)
The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Lai Yizhengshu "Thousands of Seven-Character Couplets")
Poems about ideals (3)
A nine-story platform starts from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step . (The Tao Te Ching by Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period)
If Sanyu is not polished, he will not be able to write an article; if a gentleman does not learn, he will not be virtuous. (Han Bangu's "Book of Han")
Learn if you can't, and ask if you don't know; even if you know, you must give in, and then you will know. (Han Han Ying's "Han Shi Wai Zhuan")
Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will be apparent to you. (Jin Chen Shou's "Three Kingdoms")
Be tireless in learning and teaching. ("The Analects of Confucius")
Poetry about ideals (4)
Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, accumulating water becomes a sea. (Xun Kuang's "Confucianism" in the Warring States Period)
If you want to make a deep effort, grind an iron pestle into a needle. (Ming Dynasty Cao Xuequan's "Sichuan Guangji")
Reading thousands of volumes, writing is like a spirit. (Twenty-Two Rhymes Presented to Wei Zuocheng by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty)
Wei Bian repeatedly pierced the iron inkstone and recited it orally and copied it by hand to count the years. (Song Luyou's "Jiannan Poetry Manuscript")
Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-headed people regret studying late. (Tang Yan Zhenqing's "Encouraging Learning")
Extended reading: Poems and famous quotes about ideals
1. Life should be like a candle, burning from top to bottom, always bright. ——Xiao Chunu
2. The road is made by feet, and history is written by people. Every step a person takes is writing his or her own history. —— Ji Hongchang
3. I hope that every time I recall, I will not feel guilty about life—— Guo Xiaochuan
4. The value of life is not time, but time Measured by depth. ——Leo Tolstoy
5. The value of a person should be determined by what he contributes, not what he obtains. —— Einstein
6. The truth of life is a strong drink. Without repeated refining, it would not be so delicious! ——Guo Xiaochuan
7. The dark night It’s all a prelude to daytime. —— Guo Xiaochuan
8. Winter has arrived, can spring be far behind? —— Shelley
9. Believe in yourself first, and then others will believe in you. ——Turgenev
10. Forget the past like smoke, and be selfless in your heart. ——Tao Zhu
11. Always seek to benefit others, not yourself. ——Xie Juezai
12. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit. —— Confucius
13. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth. ——Tao Yuanming
14. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise enough. —— Mo Zhai
15. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan! —— Chen She
16. The ambition should be high. —— Zhuge Liang
17. The old man is always ambitious, but the martyr is ambitious in his old age. ——Cao Cao
18. The sparrows play with the vassal firewood, and the swans travel safely. ——Cao Zhi
19. Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds. ——Wang Bo
20. The roc rises with the wind in one day and soars ninety thousand miles.
——Li Bai