An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand li,while the heart of a hero in his old age is as stout as ever. 老骥伏枥,志在千里;烈士暮年,壮心不已。 ——曹操
Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord and poet. He was the penultimate grand chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, and he amassed immense power in the dynasty's final years. Wikipedia