爲國獻身軍人本分
Devoting myself to the country is my duty as a soldier.

一日不讀書口中生荊棘
A day of no reading makes thorns grow in my mouth.

歲寒然後知松栢之不彫
Only after a blast of the showstorm, is it known that pine nut trees remain unweathered.

天與不受反受基殃耳
If one refuse to accept what Heaven gives, he may be punished for it.