Inspirational quotes from foreign celebrities (Part IV)
1. Action may not necessarily bring happiness, but without action there is no happiness at all. - Benjamin Disraeli
2. For the pursuit of light and heat, a person would rather give up their own life. Life is precious. But a cold, lonely existence is not as desirable as a glorious death. - Ba Jin
3. The price paid for seeking truth is always much higher than possessing it without taking risks. - Lessing
4. Science is called science because it does not worship idols, is not afraid to overthrow outdated old things, and listens carefully to the voice of practice and experience. - Stalin
5. Foreigners do not need Chinese people, and Chinese people do not need foreigners. On this point, I am with the Boxers anytime. The Boxers are patriots. They love their country more than other nations' countries. I wish them success. The Boxers advocate driving us out of their country. I am also a Boxer because I also advocate driving them out of our country. - Mark Twain
6. Success without honor is like a tasteless dish that can fill your stomach but has no good flavor. - Joe Paterno
7. Opportunity is extremely rare, but it possesses three conditions for success: legs that run like a deer, leisure time for walking on the street, and the patience of Jews. - Balzac
8. A husband's thoughts about controlling his wife far exceed those of a lover...
9. Repetition is the mother of learning. - Dickgen
10. When you cannot say what you have learned today, you should not go to sleep. - Lichtenberg
11. Three conditions for studying are: observe more, endure hardships, and research more. - Garfield
12. As long as you take one more small step, seemingly in the same direction, the truth will become an error. - Lenin
13. The river of truth flows through its channels of error. - Tagore
14. We must constantly repeat the truth because errors are also repeatedly propagated, and not by individuals but by large groups of people. - Goethe
15. One must never turn away and try to escape when faced with danger. Doing so doubles the danger. However, if you face it immediately without retreating, the danger will be halved. Never avoid anything, never! - Winston Churchill
16. Those who attempt something and fail are far better off than those who do not try at all and succeed. - Louis Hammer
17. Belief is power. Doubt only inhibits ability, but faith is strength. - Frederick Robertson
18. The longer I live, the more certain I become that enthusiasm is the most important quality among all characteristics or qualities. Usually, the difference in skills, abilities, and intelligence between a successful person and a failure is not significant. If two people start with equal abilities, intelligence, physical strength, and other important qualities, the one full of enthusiasm will stand out. At the same time, a person with average ability but full of enthusiasm often surpasses someone with great ability but no enthusiasm.
19. Using knowledge excessively as decoration is false; completely relying on academic rules to judge matters is a pedant's quirk. - Bacon
20. Smart people have long ears and short tongues. - Fleck
21. My efforts in studying have not brought me any other benefits except increasingly discovering my ignorance. - Descartes
22. The key to learning many things is not to learn too many at once. - Locke
23. Knowledge is an extraordinarily precious thing, and absorbing it from any source is not shameful. - Abū al-Faraj
24. Arrogance and pride are quicksand for success. - Abbie
25. Truth is the lifeline of life, the foundation of all values, and the secret to business success. Whoever adheres to it faithfully can become successful. - Dreiser
26. Setting goals is a very important matter. Work follows the goal, and success follows work. This is a fixed rule. Setting goals, working, and succeeding are the three major elements of human activity. Setting goals is the gateway to a career, work is the journey to enter, and at the end of this journey, there is success waiting to celebrate the results of your efforts. - Pasteur
27. A person's success in their career depends 15% on their professional skills and 85% on interpersonal relationships and worldly techniques. Soft and hard are relative. Professional skills are hard abilities, while socializing skills for handling interpersonal relationships are soft abilities. - Carnegie
28. The number of times a lover approaches their mistress; the jailer thinks about closing the cell door far less than the prisoner thinks about escaping. Therefore, despite numerous difficulties, lovers and prisoners should still succeed. - Balzac
29. The essential elements required for successful business operations are: enthusiasm for product output, precise knowledge of the finished products, a sense of responsibility, and effective delegation of duties. Managers must allow subordinates to fully utilize their talents, work independently to bear complete responsibilities, and consider each individual within the organization as a member pursuing a common goal. - Lord Ford
30. A person can tell themselves before going to bed: "I haven't judged others' works, haven't forced anyone to believe, haven't used my intelligence as a knife to stir in innocent hearts, haven't said hurtful words to destroy others' happiness, haven't interfered with the joy of even foolish people, haven't been unreasonable to truly talented people, haven't bothered to use witty remarks to gain easy success; in short, I've never betrayed my beliefs..." Isn't telling yourself these things a great comfort? - Balzac