Top 10 Inspirational Chinese Quotes

Rènhé zhíde qù de dìfang, dōu méiyǒu jiéjìng.

任何值得去的地方,都没有捷径。

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There are no short cuts to any place worth going.

Yù biàn shìjiè, xiān biàn qí shēn.

欲变世界，先变其身.

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Be the change you want to see in the world.

Yǒngyuǎn jìzhù, zìjǐ qǔdé chénggōng de juéxīn bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào.

永远记住，自己取得成功的决心比什么都重要。

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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Bú zuòchū xíngdòng, jiù děngyú fàngqì.

不做出行动，就等于放弃。

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Duìyú dàduōshù rén láishuō, zuì kěpà de bú shì mùbiāo dìng de tài gāo wúfǎ chùjí, érshì dìng děi tài dī chuí shǒu kě dé.

对于大多数人来说，最可怕的不是目标订得太高无法触及，而是订得太低垂手可得。

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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that is it too low and we reach it.

Zhòngshù zuìhǎo de shíjī shì èrshí nián qián, qícì jiùshì xiànzài.

种树最好的时机是二十年前，其次就是现在。

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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Chúfēi nǐ yǒu yǒngqì dàodá kānbudào ànbiān de dìfang, fǒuzé nǐ yǒngyuǎn bù kěnéng kuàyuè dàyáng.

除非你有勇气到达看不到岸边的地方，否则你永远不可能跨越大洋。

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You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Chénggōng qǔjuéyú sīxiǎng hé xìnniàn.

成功取决于思想和信念。

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Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Xìngfú bú shì xiànchéng de, érshì yào kào xíngdòng chuàngzào de.

幸福不是现成的，而是要靠行动创造的。

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Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.

Bú pà màn, jiù pà zhàn.

不怕慢，就怕站。

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.