I think it's important to have a strong work ethic and to be disciplined.

生活是一场海难，但我们不能忘记在救生艇上歌唱。

The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature.  

淌自己的汗，吃自己的饭，自己的事情自己干；靠天、靠地、靠父母，不算是好汉。人只有靠自己的力量，才能得以生存，不依靠自己，就将无法生存。