Read to my son on winter nights.
Lu you? Song dynasty
The ancients learned nothing, and it takes time to grow old.
What you get on paper is so shallow that you never know what you have to do.
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The ancients spared no effort to learn knowledge, worked hard when they were young, and achieved nothing when they were old.
After all, the knowledge gained from books is not perfect. To thoroughly understand and learn knowledge, you must practice it yourself.
Persuade sb. to study
Yan Zhenqing? Tang dynasty
Every day when the cock crows, it is the best time for boys to read.
Teenagers only know how to play, but don't know how to study hard. When they are old, they regret why they didn't know how to study hard when they were young.
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Reading in the middle of the night and crowing at five o'clock, this is a good time for men to read in the morning and evening.
Teenagers don't know how to get up early and study hard, and it will be too late to regret reading less when they are old.
Two songs in Bailudong, the first one.
Wang Zhenbai? Tang dynasty
Concentrate on reading, I know that spring has passed, and every inch of time is as precious as an inch of gold.
It is not Taoism that mocks, but the teachings of Duke Zhou are devoted to the study of Confucius.
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Concentrate on reading, before you know it, it's late spring. An inch of time is an inch of gold.
If the Taoist priest hadn't come to laugh, he would still be studying the essence and teachings of Duke Zhou and Confucius.
read a book
Lu you? Song dynasty
The old man's ambition to live in seclusion, even if it is not the five acres of countryside, remains unchanged. The original intention of reading is the common people.
Reading under the light, my eyes are not bigger than before, but I still decided to read 20 thousand small words.
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Even without the five acres of countryside, my ambition to return to my hometown to live in seclusion remains the same. The original intention of reading is to benefit the people.
Reading under the lamp, my eyes are not the same as before, but I still finished reading 20 thousand fine print.