Tang Dynasty: Meng Jiao
If you hit a stone, there will be fire, but if you don't hit Yuan, there will be no smoke.
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?
Translation:
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?
2. Topic neighbors
Tang dynasty: ancient jade
Out-of-the-way lanes have few neighbors, and the eaves are happy.
Steamed pears are often stoves, and watering is the same.
Pass it to the court to find medicine and study at night.
Although in the city, you have to fish like firewood.
Translation:
There aren't many neighbors in the remote streets, but I'm glad to be under the same roof with my next-door neighbor.
Steaming pears often uses stoves, and washing vegetables also uses canals.
Wear clogs to collect herbs in the morning, read books at night, and share a lamp.
Although living in the city, we still live an idyllic life like a fisherman.
3. Long song
Han Dynasty: Anonymous
The trees in the garden are lush, and the crystal dew rises in the sun.
Spring fills the earth with hope, and everything presents a scene of prosperity.
I am always afraid that when the cold autumn comes, the trees in Ye Er will turn yellow and the grass will wither.
The river runs to the sea, and when will it return to the west?
If young people don't work in time, they will only regret for life when they are old.
Translation:
Sunflowers in the garden are lush, and Ran Ran rises in the glittering and translucent morning sun.
Spring scatters hope all over the earth, and everything shows prosperity.
I am always afraid that the cold autumn will come, the leaves will turn yellow and the grass will wither.
When can a hundred rivers run to the sea and return to the west?
If young people don't work hard in time, they will only regret it for a lifetime when they are old.
4. College
Song Dynasty: Liu Guo
Mechanics, such as ploughing, can be supplemented by diligence.
But if you do too many books, you will get old.
Translation:
Studying hard is like a farmer working hard. Only he will know whether he is hardworking or lazy.
Even if there are many kinds of books, as long as you work hard, you will eventually become familiar with them and understand them.
5. Miscellaneous poems
Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming
Life without a base is like the dust of the road.
Life blowing in the wind, the body has gone through hardships, and it is not what it used to be.
Landing as brothers, why flesh and blood.
When you meet a pleasure, you should be happy, and you should invite your neighbors to drink.
Once the youth is gone, it will never come again, and you will never see the arrival of the next day.
It's time for people to encourage themselves when they reach middle age. Time goes by and waits for no one.
Translation:
Life has no roots in the world and drifts like dust on the road.
Life blowing in the wind, this body has gone through hardships and is no longer what it used to be.
The whole world wants to be brothers, why do biological brothers want to date each other?
When you are happy, you should be happy. If you have wine, you should invite your neighbors to drink it.
Once youth is gone, it is impossible to come back and never see the next day.
We should encourage ourselves in our prime. Time goes by and waits for no one.