心高于天，命薄如纸

指人的志向远大，但却没有好的命运。

心高于天，命薄如纸xīn gāo yú tiān , mìng bó rú zhǐ

have ambitions as high as the sky and a fate as thin as paper
❍ 这家伙真是‘～’，想‘无不为’，就只好‘无为’。(鲁迅《故事新编·出关》102) The old man has‘ambitions as high as the sky and a fate as thin as paper.’When he wants everything to be ‘activated，’ he’s reduced to ‘inactivity.’