Both Meng Jiao and Yan Zhenqing wrote poems to encourage learning:
Encouraging Learning (Meng Jiao, Tang Dynasty)
When a stone is struck, there is fire; if it is not struck, there is no fire. cigarette. People only know when they learn, but it is unnatural if they do not learn. Everything must be done by its own destiny, and it is not me who is worthy of him. Youth must be born early, how can one grow into a young man?
Encouragement to study (Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty)
The lights are on at three o'clock and the chicken is on at five o'clock, which is when men are studying. Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late.
Both poems encourage learning from the perspective of cherishing time and living up to youth. The difference is that Meng Jiao’s poem emphasizes that learning needs to be done by oneself, and others cannot replace oneself; Yan Zhenqing’s poem emphasizes that learning must be diligent. , Hard work.