What do you mean by "reading thousands of books is better than reading Wan Li Road, and reading Wan Li Road is better than reading countless people"?

No matter how much you read, you should also combine your own actions and experiences. No matter how many roads you take, you should also pay attention to getting along with others. No matter how many people you get along with, you should also have the guidance of famous teachers. Generally speaking, it is not necessary to do everything, but to look at experience and skills.

The original sentence is: reading thousands of books is not as good as reading Wan Li Road, and reading Wan Li Road is not as good as reading countless people; Reading countless people is not as good as the guidance of a famous teacher, and the guidance of a famous teacher is not as good as your own understanding.

It's better to take Wan Li Road to read thousands of books. In original words, read thousands of books and take Wan Li Road.

Wanjuan originally refers to the emperor's examination paper. Reading thousands of books means: studying in order to go to Beijing to catch the exam and be the top scholar. Taking Wan Li Road means: entering the official career and serving the emperor.

Read thousands of books: It means to study hard and make your talents superior. Wan Li Road: That is to say, what you have learned can be reflected in your life, and at the same time, you can increase your knowledge, that is, integrate theory with practice and apply what you have learned.

Extended data:

"Walking" is understood as learning by doing. Human evolution began with walking. The first thing you learn from the tree to the ground is to walk. The purpose of walking is to get more food and find a safe place to rest. At the same time, it broadens our horizons and learns a lot of useful knowledge. When Dayu and his father were managing water, they realized the principle of "water should be drained rather than blocked".

Confucius attached great importance to the role of practice in learning, and proved what he had learned by traveling around the world to run the country and make it safe. Li Shizhen, Xu Xiake, Kyle Poirot, Darwin and Columbus all wrote great works or made great discoveries by "walking". It can be seen that "walking Wan Li Road" is much more important than "reading thousands of books".

Compare the relationship between "reading" and "traveling": "reading thousands of books" is like people seeing the golden hill of knowledge and ability through a window, but if they really want to get the golden hill of knowledge and ability, they have to go out and "travel to Wan Li Road".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Read thousands of books and take Wan Li Road.