Strive to become stronger without rest (自强不息) 翻譯 英譯 Translation - Vincent's Calligraphy

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"Strive to become stronger without rest" (自强不息)
29  X  60cm
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Strive to become stronger without rest (不息)
29  X  60cm in Regular Script (楷書)

Historical information
The phrase originated from I Ching (or Book of Change, 易經), which is one of the oldest Chinese classics with a history of over 2600 years (1).  It is part of the phrase "天行健,君子以自强不息。", which can be roughly translated into "As the Nature changes perpetually with great ferocity, an honorable and noble person must strive to become stronger without rest".

Text translation
"Strive to become stronger without rest".  
(translated by KS Vincent Poon, Oct . 2015)

Personal Comments
Ernest Hemingway once said: “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”  It is important to remind ourselves that we should not be complacent with our current self, no matter how successful you already are.  Complacency and conceit can lead to failures and lost opportunities, which sometimes result in irreversible catastrophes. See "The Sea".  
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