Verses about reading with enthusiasm
1. To establish oneself is to establish one’s studies first, and to establish one’s studies is to read. ——Ouyang Xiu
2. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——Lao Tzu
3. If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable. ——"Han Yuefu·Chang Ge Xing"
4. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. ——Zhuge Liang
5. Read more than ten thousand volumes, and write like a master. ——Du Fu
6. If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a man wants to make progress, he first studies. ——Li Kuchan
7. The work is accomplished by hard work, and wasteful by play; actions are accomplished by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. ——Han Yu
8. Reading is like traveling. Don’t be afraid of adventures. ——"Qing Shi Duo Reading"
9. The lights are on at three o'clock and the chickens are on at five o'clock, which is when men are studying. Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing
10. Don’t wait and see. The gray head of a young man is empty and sad. ——Yue Fei
11. If you want to know the affairs of the world, you must read the books of the ancients. ——Feng Menglong
12. The method of reading is to proceed step by step, read carefully and think deeply. ——Zhu Xi
13. Life is about diligence, nothing will be gained without asking for anything. ——Zhang Heng
14. When the book is used, it will be regretted. ——Lu You
15. If you don’t write for a day, everything will be ruined. ——Li Xu
16. Read the book a hundred times, and its meaning will become apparent. ——Chen Shou
17. If a scholar wants to declare his righteousness, he must first read his book. ——Wang Fu
18. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.
——Confucius