"Classics quoted by Xi Jinping" Episod 3: "To dig a well, you begin with a shallow pit and eventually get an abyss."

"To dig a well, you begin with a shallow pit and eventually get an abyss." The builder and successor of socialism should both have high moral standards and be knowledgeable. Young people should cultivate their fighting spirit, stand firm for their dreams, be true to their faith, not be afraid of difficulties, maintain the courage to blaze new trails, fight tenaciously, and never give up.To endeavor for the Chinese dream of realizing the Chinese nation's great rejuvenation is a rare opportunity in our life. Every youth should treasure this great era and become a fighter in the new age.

This quote is from a speech delivered on May 2, 2018, by President Xi Jinping at a forum with teachers and students of Peking University.

The sentence "to dig a well, you begin with a shallow pit and eventually get an abyss" is from an article by Liu Zhou from the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589 CE).

The full passage goes: "A mountain begins with a bucket of soil and becomes a peak; a well starts from a three-inch dip and turns into an abyss."