Chinese Quotes About Perseverance and Hope

An old warhorse rests by the manger, yet its ambition remains a thousand miles; a person of spirit in later years does not let bold purpose cease.

Plain meaningAge does not have to end ambition or purpose.

In old age one should grow still stronger—how could a white-haired heart be changed? In hardship one should grow still firmer and never let high aspiration fall.

Plain meaningNeither age nor hardship should make you abandon a worthy ambition.

A crane rises through the clouds in the clear sky, carrying poetic feeling into the blue heights.

Plain meaningAutumn can lift the spirit instead of making it fall.

I will surely climb to the highest summit and see all the other mountains become small.

Plain meaningAim for the summit and gain the wider view that effort makes possible.

Mountains repeat, waters wind; I doubt there is a road—then shaded willows and bright flowers reveal another village.

Plain meaningWhen the way seems closed, a new opening may appear.

To repair the pen after losing a sheep is not yet too late.

Plain meaningIt is still worth fixing a problem after something has gone wrong.

From afar I know it is not snow, because a hidden fragrance reaches me.

Plain meaningQuiet beauty reveals itself even in winter.

If you carve and give up, even rotten wood will not break; if you carve without stopping, metal and stone can be engraved.

Plain meaningPersistence makes even the hardest goal yield.

The cries of apes on both banks have not ceased, yet the light boat has already passed ten thousand mountains.

Plain meaningSometimes you realize only afterward how much hardship you have already crossed.

Work becomes refined through diligence and falls into neglect through play; conduct succeeds through thought and is ruined by careless following.

Plain meaningDiligence needs reflection; effort without thought is not enough.

Beside the sunken boat, a thousand sails pass; before the diseased tree, ten thousand trees enter spring.

Plain meaningNew life and opportunity continue beyond loss and decline.

A time will come to ride the long wind and break the waves; I will set my cloudlike sail straight across the vast sea.

Plain meaningYour chance will come. Keep going toward the larger horizon.