If I rest, I will rust.
The meaningful inscription found on an old key-if I rest, I will rust-will be an excellent motto for those who suffer from a little laziness. Even the most industrious people can use it to remind themselves that if a person lets his abilities rest, like iron in an unused key, they will soon rust and eventually fail to finish the work they are asked to do.
Those who want to reach and maintain the heights of great men must maintain their abilities through constant use, so that they can open the door to knowledge, which is the door to every department of human efforts, such as occupation, science, art, literature and agriculture.
Diligence is the key to the treasure house of achievement. Hugh Miller will never become a famous geologist if he spends his evenings relaxing and entertaining after working in a quarry all day. Edmund Si Tong, a famous mathematician, will never publish a mathematical dictionary or find the key to mathematical science. If he spends his spare time doing nothing, if Ferguson, a Scottish boy, lets his busy brain sleep while herding sheep on the hillside instead of counting the positions of the stars with a string of beads, he will never become a famous astronomer.
Labor conquers everything-not unstable, intermittent or wrong-headed labor; It is a loyal, persistent and daily effort towards a clear goal. Just as eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, eternal diligence is the price of noble and lasting success.
Translation:
If I rest, I will rust.
I found a deep inscription on an old key-if I rest, I will rust. For lazy and troubled people, this will be a wise saying. Even the most diligent people take this as a warning: if a person has talents and doesn't use them, like iron on a discarded key, these talents will rust quickly and eventually fail to complete the work assigned to him.
Some people want to achieve and maintain the achievements of great men, they must constantly use their talents to open the door to knowledge, that is, the door to all fields that human beings are trying to explore, including various occupations: science, art, literature, agriculture and so on.
Diligence keeps the key to success bright. If Hugh? If Miller relaxes at night after working in a quarry all day, he won't become a famous geologist. The famous mathematician Edmund? If Si Tong had nothing to do in his spare time, he would not have published a mathematical dictionary, nor would he have found the key to mathematics. If Ferguson, a young Scotsman, kept his active brain at rest while herding sheep on the hillside instead of counting the positions of the stars with a string of beads, he would not become a famous astronomer.
Labor conquers everything. The labor referred to here is not intermittent, intermittent and off-direction, but firm, persistent, daily and in the right direction. Just as we must always be vigilant if we want to have freedom, we must make unremitting efforts if we want to achieve great and lasting success.