What you get on paper is so shallow that you never know what you have to do.
-Lu You's Reading on a Winter Night in the Song Dynasty.
Interpretation: The ancients spared no effort in learning, and often did not achieve anything until they were old. After all, the knowledge gained from books is not perfect. If you want to understand the truth deeply, you must practice it yourself.
2, the light is midnight chicken, it is the time for men to study.
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.
-Yan Zhenqing's "Encouraging Learning" in the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: Every midnight is the best time for boys to study. When they are young, they should know how to study hard and study hard. But if you only play and don't study hard, you will regret why you didn't study hard when you were young. I didn't regret why I didn't know to study hard when I was young until I was old.
3. The book is as affectionate as an old friend, and every morning is a mixture of sadness and joy. In front of countless words, there is no worldly thought in my heart.
Fresh ideas emerge one after another, like the wind in the east wind, flowers are new. Roaming the golden saddle, the dignitaries are still lamenting that it is hard to find a product, and they don't believe that there is no spring scenery in this study.
-Yu Qian's book view in Ming Dynasty
Interpretation: My feelings for books are like friends for many years. Sooner or later, sadness or happiness always accompanies it. After browsing countless words in front of me, there is no earthly worldly distractions in my heart. Fresh ideas emerge one after another, just like flowers and willows in the east wind. After walking through the golden saddle, the dignitaries are still lamenting that the trace is hard to find. I can't believe that there is no spring scenery in this study.
4, thick cloth wrapped in life, full of poetry.
Tired of cooking leaves with old Confucianism, it is better to step on Sophora japonica with children.
-Stone "Farewell to Dongchuan"
Interpretation: In life, I am wrapped in coarse clothes and poor cloth, and my learning temperament is naturally brilliant. I don't like chatting with the old Confucian about the bitter days of "cooking leaves", so I decided to take the imperial examination with the scholars.
5, reading does not know the depth of spring, an inch of time and an inch of gold.
It is not Taoism that mocks, but the teachings of Duke Zhou are devoted to the study of Confucius.
-Wang Zhenbai's "Two Poems on Bailudong" in the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: concentrate on reading, unconsciously, spring has passed, and every inch of time is like an inch of land. It's not that Taoist priests laugh at it, but that they put the essence of Duke Zhou and Confucius' thoughts and theories into their study.
6, the stone that hits people is fire, and the yuan that does not hit people is smokeless. It is unnatural to learn without learning.
Everything has to be his own luck. He has to be my sage. Youth must be early, how can we grow into teenagers?
-Meng Jiao's "Encouraging Learning" in the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: only when you hit a stone will there be sparks; If you don't fight, not even a little smoke will come out. So do people. Only by studying can we master knowledge. Without learning, knowledge will not fall from the sky. Everything depends on your own practice, and the knowledge gained by others can't replace your own talent. You should work hard as soon as possible while you are young. Can a person be a teenager forever?
7. Everyone in the world says that you can get a scholar, and the scholar will return, and the pawn will rely on its strength to attack Qin with tigers and leopards. Ha ha! Meng Changjun is just the head of a crow and dog thieves' group, which can be said to be a wise man who received it! If not, Qi, which has a strong national strength, should be able to rely on the strength of the southern countries to deter Qin, but also rely on the strength of crowing and stealing? A cock crow and a dog thief appeared at his door, which is why the wise man did not obey him.
-Wang Anshi read "Meng Changjun Biography" in the Song Dynasty
Commentary: People all over the world said that Meng Changjun could recruit wise men, so the wise men joined him, and he finally escaped from the cruel Qin State with their help. Oh, dear! Meng Changjun is just the leader of some henchmen, where can we say that he has a wise man! In this case, he can use the great power of Qi. As long as you get a sage, (Qi State) should be able to rely on national strength to be king in the south and subdue Qin State. Do you still need the strength of chickens and dogs? Dog legs appeared at his door, which is why the wise man didn't join him.