1. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth. ——Tao Yuanming
2. An old man is always ambitious, but a martyr is ambitious in his old age. ——Cao Cao
3. Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds. ——Wang Bo
4. The roc rises with the wind in one day and soars ninety thousand miles. ——Li Bai
5. A man with a strong ambition will remain a ghost even after he dies. —— Lu You
6. The sparrows play with the fan firewood, and the swans are safe. ——Cao Zhi
7. He was a hero in life, but a hero in death. He still misses Xiang Yu and refuses to cross the Yangtze River. —— Li Qingzhao
8. Poverty is not shameful, but shame is poverty without ambition. —— Lu Kun
9. Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance.
——Su Shi