老骥伏枥，志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
骥
jì
thoroughbred horse
伏
fú
to lean over
枥
lì
type of oak
，
,
志
zhì
sign
在
zài
to exist; to be alive
千
qiān
used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
里
lǐ
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m