People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don’t really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.
人们可以非常聪明或拥有直接适用的技能,但如果他们不真正相信它,那么他们就不会真正努力工作。
The desert teaches you to appreciate the smallest things in life.
译文 :做学问的人,只要事事留心认真、一丝不苟,德行、学业的进步就会像涓涓流水一样不会终止。