Wen Zhiming has made great progress with ten books a day in Thousand-Character Works. I have lived in books all my life, and I have never hesitated, or simply answered people, and I have never taken pains again and again, so the older I get, the more subtle I am.
(Excerpted from the Chronicle of Book Forest)
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Wen Zhiming, a calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, copied "thousands of words" and practiced according to the standard of writing ten books every day. His calligraphy made rapid progress. He has never been careless in writing all his life, and sometimes he is a little dissatisfied with answering other people's letters. He must change it again, not afraid of trouble. Therefore, the older his calligraphy is, the more exquisite and original it is.