Zhu Zhishan, one of the "Four Scholars of Wuzhong" in the Ming Dynasty, was fond of reading, knowledgeable and alert. He once wrote a pair of couplets: "Every time you smell good deeds, you must be happy first;" I have to read strange books by hand. " It's about your own learning methods. Copying books embodies the spirit of hard study, and talent comes from hard study.
"Bite into a few useful books, can satisfy hunger; Cultivate a few new bamboos as straight as children and grandchildren. " This is the Reading Union inscribed by Zheng Banqiao, one of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou in Qing Dynasty, which shows the noble personality of hard study and self-cultivation. "The book changed from doubt to revelation; Poor people have their own gods. " This is Zheng Banqiao's reading experience.
Deng Tingzhen, a patriotic general of the Qing Dynasty, also had a reading couplet. "The road is as quiet as a mountain; The taste of books is clearer than that of fish in water. " The purpose of learning is to pay attention to utility and morality. Whether it is clear water or hidden jade, it is a metaphor of integrity.
Lu You, a patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, not only loved reading, but also was good at collecting books. He also called his residence a "book collection" and wrote a poem "The ancient and modern books will never be seen; A window is dim, sending a fleeting time. "Although know this, but repeatedly hit by capitulationists, heroes are useless. This alliance is an incisive summary of his repressed feelings.
Zuo Tang Zong, the leader of the Xiang army in the late Qing Dynasty, once planned to unite things in Jiangnan and Xinjiang: "I have no worries about the world; Read through thousands of books and be friends with the ancients. " The first part reveals the way to be an official. Being an official should be based on the principle of honesty and integrity for the people. The second part shows the determination to study. A lot of reading and learning can not only appreciate the essence of life, but also get pleasure from learning.
Amin scholar Wu Congxian talks about books in joint language. "Read its courage, preach its appropriate blowing sheng drums, and promote the party with musical instruments; Read the theory of yes-men about fencing and toasting to eliminate anger. " The distinction between good and bad is related to governing the country and reading.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Huang Gu had a couplet: "There is thousands of books's godson; The legacy of gold is often a disaster. " Paying more attention to morality than wealth is about family rules handed down from generation to generation. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Le wrote a couplet in the book, "Closed doors are deep mountains; Reading is pure land everywhere. " It refers to the way to be a person who is determined to cultivate one's morality.
Inscription by Wang Zhichun in Qing Dynasty: "Those who study less are low; Being mean is really stupid. "This is about virtue and kindness.
"Love books tirelessly; Be strict with the new, such as building a dike. " It is the reading motto of He, a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty.
"Reading ancient books; Friends of the world. " It is a famous saying of Bao, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, and it is also his wisdom to persuade students to learn and deal with interpersonal relationships.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, advocated reading very much and highly respected intellectuals. He often writes poems and talks with courtiers and students. One day, when he saw Tao An put the book in a pillowcase and slept with it, he wrote the first couplet: "Sleeping with ancient books and sharing the same head with many sages"; Tao An can't think of the next sentence. He glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang in a hurry and saw that he was proudly hand-drawing a fan. Then he put it in his heart and replied, "Fan wrote the country, and there is a unified Gan Kun in hand." Perfect, Zhu Yuanzhang had to call it wonderful! This is an anecdote about reading couplets.