Extensive reading
People who are knowledgeable and talented often achieve success in their careers, have a reputation in society, make more outstanding contributions than ordinary people, and are admired by others. The more knowledgeable people there are, the more progressive society will be.
The rolling torrent must be formed by trickles, and profound knowledge and misuse must be accumulated through years of hard study. Let us continue to study diligently, read widely, and prepare for tomorrow's erudition!
Factual arguments
Celebrities and erudition
1. Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty was eager to learn since he was a child, but his family was poor and had no money to buy books. He stood up and read in the Luoyang bookstore every day, studying hard year after year, and compiled the six categories of books listed in "Hanshu Yiwenzhi", including the Six Arts, Scholars, Poetry, Book of Life, Shushu, and Fangji.* He read almost all of the more than 10,000 volumes of ** that existed at that time, and became a famous philosopher and thinker "as a result of his extensive knowledge of hundreds of schools of thought". His masterpiece "Lunheng" had a huge influence on later generations.
Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty was not only a famous novelist, but also an accomplished poet. His contemporaries praised him for his "wonderful poetry". He is also an excellent painter, especially in painting rocks. In his famous work "A Dream of Red Mansions", the knowledge covered includes medicine, psychology, music, poetry, geography, architecture, clothing, garden art, customs, cooking, etc. This shows Cao Xueqin’s extraordinary talent and profound knowledge.
2. Zu Chongzhi of the Southern and Northern Dynasties was a famous mathematician. He calculated that pi was between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. For the first time in the world, he calculated the accurate value of pi to 7 digits after the decimal point. This is more than 1,000 years earlier than Europe. Therefore, some Japanese mathematicians once suggested changing the name of pi to "zu rate". He also had great research on Wangmawen calendar and machinery. He compiled the "Da Ming Calendar" and measured the number of days in the tropical year, that is, the time between the winter solstice points in two years. The result was only 50 seconds different from the measurement result of modern astronomical science. bell. He created the "water mill", the "thousand-mile ship" and the "compassing car". He is also a scholar who studies the classics and the theories of various schools of thought. He has annotated Laozi, the Book of Changes, the Analects of Confucius, the Classic of Filial Piety and other books.
3. Guo Moruo, a famous modern Chinese writer, poet, historian, playwright, archaeologist, ancient literary calligrapher, calligrapher and social activist. He is a famous scholar with profound knowledge and outstanding talents in the history of modern culture. In 1921, he published his first collection of poems, "The Goddess," which proposed a "literary revolution" that was of great significance in the history of modern literature. A series of Laxological treatises such as "Research on Ancient Chinese Society" and "Research on Oracle Bone Inscriptions" creatively combine the study of ancient inscriptions with ancient history, opening up a new world for historical research. "The Bronze Age" and "Ten Critiques" examine the social history of pre-Qin Dynasty and evaluate the philosophical figures of various schools, and they are full of original ideas. Guo Moruo wrote abundantly throughout his life. In addition to creating many poems, novels, scripts, and writing many historical, philosophical, and political papers, he also translated many world famous works. "Collected Works of Moruo" has 17 volumes. Guo Moruo's erudition and versatility are the result of his lifelong study and hard work.
4. Mao Zedong is a famous Marxist revolutionist, strategist, theorist and poet in modern history. Although he has not received higher education, he is knowledgeable and recognized by the world. Mao Zedong was fond of reading throughout his life. When I was a boy, I borrowed books from everywhere to read, and when I was young, I was a frequent visitor to the library. In the war years, when the army was ruthless, he often did not hesitate to write. After the liberation, he entered Beijing. As a major leader of the party and the country, he had many things to do, but he still continued to study. According to incomplete statistics, from 1949 to September 1966, he borrowed nearly 2,000 kinds of books and more than 5,000 volumes from major libraries in Beijing. Just two years before his death in 1974, there were nearly 600 kinds of books borrowed and 1,100 volumes. There were books everywhere in Mao Zedong's chamber, on his bed, on his desk, and in the reception room. Reading was Mao Zedong's biggest hobby in his life.
5. Erudite Professor Chen Yinke
Chen Yinke, a famous modern historian and scholar. Known as "Professor of Professors". The famous scholar Wu Mi had this evaluation of him: "Taken together by all kinds of old and new Chinese and Western learning, I regard Yinke as the most knowledgeable person in China.
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He studied "Shuowen Jiezi" and exegesis in his youth, and was familiar with the classics and "Twenty-Four Histories"; at the age of 13, he studied at Sugamo Hirofumi College in Tokyo, Japan, and at the age of 21, he studied in Europe and the United States. He studied at the University of Berlin in Germany, Ecole Supérieure d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, France, Antiquity in Zurich, Switzerland, and Harvard University in the United States. He is proficient in English, German, French, and Japanese, and has a basic mastery of Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Pali, and Persian. , Turkic, Tangut, Tibetan, Mongolian and Manchu, etc. 19 languages.
He has served as a professor in many famous universities in Hong Kong and the Mainland, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the deputy director of the Central Museum of Literature and History. He has done exquisite research on the history of the Wei, Jin, Nanguan Dynasties, Tang Dynasty, Mongolian history, Sanskrit, Turkic, Xixia and other ancient texts and Buddhist classics. His works are highly praised by scholars at home and abroad, including "A Brief Essay on the Origin of Sui and Tang Institutions". ", "Review of the Political History of the Tang Dynasty", "Yuanbai Poems and Notes", "Liu Rushi Biography", etc., as well as a large number of papers such as "Jinmingguan Collection"
6. Unparalleled. Genius - Leonardo da Vinci
When talking about the famous Leonardo da Vinci, most people only know that he was the greatest painter in the European Renaissance. They will think of the world-famous paintings "Mona Lisa" and "Leonardo Da Vinci". "The Last Supper". In fact, he was not a very accomplished natural scientist, writer and engineer.
In mathematics, he invented the plus and minus signs we use, and he also left many solids. Discussing geometry; in anatomy, he wrote 6 monographs and became a pioneer in physiological anatomy; in physics, he proposed the principle of inertia and developed the hydraulic connection theory and the lever principle. He has made achievements in many aspects; he once built an aircraft and allowed it to travel at low air temperature; he also designed a steam engine; he was also a writer, he wrote the fantasy novel "Travel to the East", and wrote many fables and poems. Contemporaries praised him as a "complete man".
Theoretical Arguments
1. There is nothing greater than learning and doing. Appointment. "Yilin. Appendix. Yuan Zhunzhengshu" by Mr. Ma of the Tang Dynasty
2. If you are not knowledgeable, you will not be able to keep the appointment, and if you are not determined, you will not be able to fulfill it. Cheng Hao, Song Dynasty, "Er Cheng". Complete Book"
3. More knowledge comes from erudition. "He Shengyu" by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty
4. Gain a wide range of resources and use the essence to spread. Zheng Zhenduo's "Praise for Dancing Like the Dawn"< /p>
5. Talent must be learned, and without learning, one cannot develop talents. The Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments"
6. Those who are not well-read will not know the past and present, will not see the facts, and will not know. Otherwise, they are still blind, deaf, and have nasal diseases
(Han. Wang Long)
7. The ideal scholar can be both broad and profound. He knows almost everything, and he is the only one who has the most profound knowledge. (Hu Shi)
8. A gentleman who is knowledgeable and reflects on things day by day will know and act without mistakes. "Xunzi. Encourage Learning"
p>9. Be knowledgeable and well versed in knowledge (Wang Long, Han Dynasty)
10. Be knowledgeable and considerate, be knowledgeable and make good choices. (Jin. Ge Hong)
11. Reading through thousands of volumes, it feels like there is a god on the hair below. (Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty)
12. You must read more. Only by reading more can you gain more knowledge. (Xu Teli)
13. After the birth of marginal science, scholars are required to have broader knowledge and more connected thinking.
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14. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Qing Dynasty Qian Yong's "Lv Yuan Cong Hua. Reading Ten Thousand Volumes of Books"
15. Being knowledgeable and asking questions leads to wide knowledge. Huang Shigong, Han Dynasty, "Su Shu. Ambition to Seek Others"