1. The ancient sages refer to the late talented and virtuous people. Past philosophers: sages: (wise and wise people) former sages. Sages: sages from the past.
2. Example:
People learn to behave from reading: from the ancient philosophers and sages, people learn their character, from Confucius, they learn the feeling of benevolence, from Lu Xun, they learn criticism spirit, the desire-free character from Laozi, and the philanthropic mind from Ba Jin; from ancient and modern writings at home and abroad, people can feel the rigorous attitude of Sima Qian's "Historical Records", the awe-inspiring righteousness of Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness", Wang Wei The high-spiritedness of "Guan Xie" is high, but the ambition of Lu You's "Book Anger" has not yet been fulfilled.