Famous Quotes That Can Encourage You

Remember, the tougher the environment, the more perseverance and confidence are required, and the more harmful it is to slack off. ——Tolstoy

The right path is this: Take what your predecessors did and move on. ——Tolstoy

'Why are you going to climb Mount Everest?' 'Because it is there.' - George Mallory, the first person to successfully climb Mount Everest

Fatalism is an excuse for those who lack the willpower of the weak. --Romain Rolland

The past belongs to death, the future belongs to oneself. - Shelley

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated. - Hemingway, from 'The Old Man and the Sea'

Tomorrow is another day. --Margaret Mitchell, from 'Gone with the Wind'

All human wisdom is summed up in these two words-Wait and hope. --Alexandre Dumas, from 'The Count of Monte Cristo'

The stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again... --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, from 'The Little Prince'

Life can't be as good as you think, but it can't be as bad as you think. I think people's vulnerability and strength are beyond my imagination. Sometimes, I may be so frail that I can burst into tears with a word. Sometimes, I find that I have gone a long way with my teeth biting. ——Maupassant

If you only read books without thinking, you become a bookcase. ——Lu Xun's "Reading Miscellaneous"

There are only two kinds of people in the world. For example, when a bunch of grapes are in hand, one kind of person chooses the best to eat first, and the other kind of person saves the best for last. As usual, the first person should be optimistic, because everyone he eats is the best of the leftover grapes; the second kind of person should be pessimistic, because everyone he eats is the worst of the leftover grapes. But the fact is the opposite, the reason is that the second kind of people still have hope, and the first kind of people have only memories. ——Qian Zhongshu's "Besieged City"