1. "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu"
Song Dynasty Lu You
The ancients spared no effort in learning, and their skills were only achieved when they were young and old.
What you have learned on paper will eventually make you realize it, but you will definitely know that this matter must be carried out.
Translation: The ancients spared no effort in learning. They worked hard when they were young and achieved success in old age. After all, the knowledge obtained from books is not perfect. To understand things thoroughly, you must practice it yourself.
2. "Encouraging Learning"
Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty?
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 early, and white-haired people regret studying late.
Translation: The best time for boys to study is between midnight and the time when the rooster crows. Young people don't know that if they get up early and study diligently, it will be too late to regret that they have not studied enough when they are old.
3. "Encouraging Learning"
Mengjiao of Tang Dynasty?
When you strike a stone, there is fire; if you don't strike it, there is no smoke.
People only know when they learn, but it is unnatural if they do not learn.
Everything has its own destiny, and it is not me who is the best.
Youth must be born early, how can you grow into a young man?
Translation: Only when the stone is hit will there be sparks; if not hit, not even a little smoke will come out. The same is true for people. Only through learning can we master knowledge; if we don't learn, knowledge will not fall from the sky. Everything must be practiced by yourself. The knowledge obtained by others cannot replace your own talents. You should work hard as early as possible during your youth. Can a person remain a "youngster" forever?
4. "Poem to Encourage Learning"
Song Dynasty Zhao Heng?
Rich families don't need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of millet in the book.
You don’t need to build a high hall to live in peace, there is a golden house in the book.
Don’t regret having no one to follow you when you go out. There are so many carriages and horses in the book.
Don’t hate an unscrupulous matchmaker when marrying a wife, there is beauty in the book.
The man wants to fulfill his life ambitions and reads the Five Classics diligently in front of the window.
Translation: If you want to make your family rich, you don’t need to buy fertile land. You can get a lot of rice by studying. If you want to live a stable life, you don't need to build a tall and magnificent house. There are houses made of gold in the book. Don't be afraid that no one will follow you when you go out. If you study and become an official, you can enjoy being surrounded by carriages and horses. Don't be afraid to marry a wife without a matchmaker. You will naturally have a beautiful woman after gaining fame. If a man wants to realize his lifelong ambition, he should study diligently in front of the window.
5. "Reading"
Pi Rixiu of the Tang Dynasty?
What are family assets?
Gao Zhaixiao opened the book and read only the words of the sage.
Although heroes and sages live in different worlds, they have been with each other since ancient times.
Seeing a silverfish on the desk is like an ordinary couple.
Translation: What is the property at home, that is, the room full of books. Slowly open the book in the beautiful and quiet study, wander through the sea of ??books, and have a spiritual dialogue with the sages. Although people with both ability and political integrity are not in the same era, they have always praised and appreciated each other since ancient times. The joy of seeing a book on the desk is better than meeting a long-lost friend.