The poems praising reading are as follows:
1. Last night, the spring water grew by the river, and the giant ships were washed away by the light. I have always wasted my efforts in pushing forward, but today I am able to move freely. (Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, "Reflections on Reading the Book")
2. Knowing and reading the book is like a general with a hundred thousand soldiers. There are many soldiers and worries, and many books are full of words and worries. Why declare it? Concentrate on controlling chaos. Without Lu Shiheng, his wealth turned into trouble. There are also Huaiyin Marquises, and it would be better to have more of them. Use the book as I am and don’t be stumbling over the book. ("Studying" by Peng Zhaosun of the Qing Dynasty)
3. There are not many problems with reading, but there are not many problems with thinking about meaning. If you are suffering enough, you will not learn; if you are learning, you will not be able to do it. (Poem of Encouragement to Study by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty)
4. Reading can nourish your energy, which is good reading. ("Shi'er" by Wang Ying of the Qing Dynasty)
5. The book is as affectionate as an old friend, and the joys and sorrows of the morning and evening are close to each other. There are three thousand words in front of my eyes, and there is not a speck of dust in my chest. (Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty, "Guanshu")
6. The wood follows the rules, and the craftsman is in charge of it. A person can be a human being because he has poems and books in his belly. If you are diligent in poetry and writing, you will have something, but if you are not diligent, your belly will be empty. ("Fu Shu Cheng Nan" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty)
7. If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a person wants to make progress, he first studies. ——Li Kuchan
8. The influence of people is short and weak, but the influence of books is broad and far-reaching. ——Pushkin
9. Poetry is not easy to compose and must be read diligently. It is also difficult to master the piano, so don’t waste time playing it. ("Gift to Taoist Liu Yulong" by Liu Kezhuang of the Song Dynasty)
10. He was talented and learned at a young age, and had high ambitions throughout his life. Others carry swords, but I have a pen like a sword. ("Poetry of a Child Prodigy")
11. The human heart is like a good seedling, which will grow if it is nourished; the seedlings are fed with spring water, and the heart is nourished with reason and righteousness. If you don't study for a day, you will have no good ideas. If you don’t read for a month, your ears and eyes will lose their clarity. (Xiao Huan of the Qing Dynasty once said, "Reading will reveal what you have learned")
12. 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. ("Encouragement to Learning" by Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty)
13. The more you write, the heavier the writing becomes, and the less you sleep, the more new you become. ("Bie Jia Dao" by Yao He of the Tang Dynasty)
14. It is difficult for a young man to learn from an old man, so an inch of time should not be taken lightly. Before I realized the dream of spring grass in the pond, the phoenix leaves in front of the steps already sounded the sound of autumn. ("Poem to Encourage Learning" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty)
15. Being addicted to books is like being addicted to wine. Knowing the taste is a good thing.
("Sent to Wang Zhongxian's Reading Building" by Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty)