10. 勤奋The outstanding inventor Thomas Edison is creative and full of wisdom. However he attached special importance to hard work. His famous remark “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration” has inspired numerous people.范文 1： What makes a great person? As far as Edison is concerned, perspiration is much more important than inspiration. And I can’t agree more. If you don’t have inspiration, you only have to spend a little more time. But if you don’t make efforts, you are sure to get nowhere on the way to success.Facing the university entrance examination around the corner, everyone is working hard. Meanwhile, a great many students make every effort to achieve their dreams, while others always rely on their intelligence and thus think little of the study. Those so-called wise men certainly have more advantages. But can any of them succeed? Perhaps not. Success only belongs to the hard working ones.All in all, a genius is the result of perspiration. Only if we struggle for our goals can we have a brighter future. So bear Edison’s another remark in mind: A genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.范 文 2 ： Everyone wishes to be a genius but there are countless failures in one’s life, and the fact is equal to everyone. However, many people owe their constant failures to the lack of talent or intelligence, thus making excuses for themselves.Although inspiration plays an important part in one’s work, it only provides the idea of the project you are doing. In other words, nothing will be well done without being tried over and over again. Chances are that you may fail many times, but it is persistence that...
