锲而舍之，朽木不折；

Qieer homes, the deadwood not fold;

锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。

Perseverance, nothing; perseverance, can engrave stone.

朽木白哉在看到绯真的照片是在哪一集里？

The good-for-nothing is white being seeing the dark red true photograph is within which one part?

在演讲中，这样的说法可以用，但是在写作中它们已经乏味陈旧犹如朽木了。

Although these phrases can work in speeches, they come across as wooden and trite in writing.