1. "Encouraging Learning" Tang Dynasty: Yan Zhenqing
The lights are bright 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.
Vernacular interpretation: The best time for boys to study is between midnight and the time when the rooster crows. When I was young, I only knew how to play and didn't know how to study hard. When I get older, I regret why I didn't know how to study hard when I was young.
2. "Guan Shu" Ming Dynasty: Yu Qian
The book is as affectionate as an old friend, with sorrow and joy in the morning and dusk.
There are three thousand words in front of my eyes, and there is not a speck of dust in my chest.
The source of living water is everywhere, and the east wind brings new flowers and willows every time.
The golden saddle and jade are looking for a beautiful guest. If you don’t believe that there will be no spring in our house.
Vernacular interpretation: My feelings for books are like friends that have been with me for many years. No matter whether I am sad or happy in the morning or evening, I always have them with me. After browsing countless words in front of my eyes, I no longer have any distracting thoughts in the world. Fresh ideas come in a steady stream and are inexhaustible, like flowers and willows changing into new colors in the east wind. Astride the golden saddle, the dignitaries still lamented that the trace of her beauty was hard to find, and they did not believe that there was a special spring scene in this study.
3. "Reading" Song Dynasty: Lu You
I returned to Zhining without a five-acre garden, and my original intention of reading was in Yuan and Yuan Dynasties.
Although my eyesight in front of the lamp is not the same as before, I still have to learn 20,000 words.
Vernacular interpretation: The ambition to return home and live in seclusion remains the same even without the five acres of farmland. The original intention of reading is for the common people. When I read under the lamp, my eyes are no longer what they used to be. But I still finished reading twenty thousand small words.
4. "One of the Two Poems of Bailu Cave" Tang Dynasty: Wang Zhenbai
While reading, I didn't realize it was already spring, and every inch of time is worth an inch of gold.
It is not the Taoist who comes to make people laugh, but Zhou Qing and Kong Sizheng are pursuing it.
Vernacular interpretation: Concentrate on reading, and before you know it, spring is over, and every inch of time is as precious as an inch of gold. It was not that the Taoists came to laugh at him, but he devoted himself to studying the essence of Zhou Gong's thoughts and teachings of Confucius.
5. "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu" Song Dynasty: Lu You "
The ancients spared no effort in learning, and it was only when they were young that they were able to achieve success.
What you have learned on paper will eventually make you realize it, but you will definitely know that this matter must be carried out.
Vernacular interpretation: The ancients spared no effort in learning and often did not achieve success until old age. After all, the knowledge gained from books is not perfect. If you want to deeply understand the truth, you must practice it yourself.
6. "Study Diligently" Song Dynasty: Wang Zhu
Study with diligence will lead to thousands of books in the window.
Three winters are enough now, who laughs with an empty stomach.
Vernacular interpretation: Learning requires diligence, just like the predecessors who used fireflies to catch light, diligently read at night, and read many books. After studying hard for several years, "three winters of literature and history are enough", and you have knowledge. Who will laugh at you at that time for your lack of knowledge and knowledge?
7. "Poems to Encourage Learning/Occasionally" Song Dynasty: Zhu Xi
It is easy for a young man to learn, but it is difficult for an old man to succeed, so an inch of time should not be taken lightly.
I haven’t realized the dream of spring grass in the pond, but the phoenix leaves in front of the steps have already sounded in autumn.
Vernacular interpretation: The days of youth are very easy to pass away, but it is difficult to achieve success in learning, so you must cherish every inch of time and not let it go easily. Before I could wake up from the sweet dream of spring grass growing in the pond, the leaves of the sycamore tree in front of the steps were already rustling in the autumn wind.
8. "Encouragement to Learning" Tang Dynasty: Meng Jiao
If you hit a stone, there will be fire. If you don't hit it, there will be 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?
Vernacular interpretation: Only when the stone is hit will there be sparks; if the stone is 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?