The lights are on at three o'clock and the chicken is 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

If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a person wants to make progress, he first studies. ——Li Kuchan

The success of work is due to hard work, and the waste is due to play; actions are achieved by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. ——Han Yu

Don’t wait and see, the young man’s head will turn gray and he will be filled with sorrow. ——Yue Fei

To establish oneself, one should first establish one’s studies, and to establish one’s studies, one should take reading as the basis. ——Ouyang Xiu

If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be sad. ——"Han Yuefu·Chang Ge Xing"

Without learning, one cannot expand talents, and without ambition, one cannot achieve learning. ——Zhuge Liang

He has read tens of thousands of books and written with great spirit. ——Du Fu

To know the affairs of the world, you must read the books of the ancients. ——Feng Menglong

The method of reading is to proceed step by step, to read thoroughly and to think carefully. ——Zhu Xi

Read the book a hundred times, and its meaning will become apparent. ——Chen Shou

Reading is like traveling, and there is no need to be afraid of adventures. —— "Duo Duo of Qing Dynasty·Reading"

Work hard at reading and enjoy writing. ——Cheng Duanli

The taste of foreign things will become disgusting after a long time; the taste of reading will become deeper and deeper with time. ——Cheng Yi

If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger. ——Confucius

He was sensitive and eager to learn, and he was not ashamed to ask questions. ——Confucius

Those who know something 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

When three people are walking together, there must be my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——Confucius

Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ——Liu Yi

The books are as affectionate as old friends, and the joys and sorrows of each other are like each other in the morning and evening. ——Yu Qian

Books are like medicine. Reading them well can cure stupidity. ——Liu Xiang

If you don’t read for three days, your mouth will grow thorns; if you don’t read for three days, your hands will grow thorns. ——Zhu Shunshui of the Qing Dynasty, "Answers to Yejie Questions"

There are three ways of reading: reading with the heart, with the eyes, and with the mouth. ——Zhu Xi

Strive to know all the characters in the world, and resolve to read all the books in the world. ——Su Shi

Aspirations should be based on true character, and studying requires hard work. —— Ruan Yuan

I am familiar with three hundred Tang poems and can recite them even if I can’t compose them. ——Sun Zhu's "Preface to Three Hundred Tang Poems"

When the book is used, it will be forgotten. ——Lu You

I never get tired of reading old books hundreds of times. If I read them carefully, I will know myself. ——Su Shi

Those who are bookworms must be good at writing, and those who are art lovers must have good skills. ——Pu Songling

The joy of reading is overwhelming, and the bright moon rises and the frost sky high. ——Zhu Xi

A person who likes reading does not ask for deep explanations. Every time I have an idea, I happily forget to eat. ——Tao Yuanming

Read well, read more, and read good books. ——Bing Xin

Reading is easy, thinking is difficult, but if one of them is missing, it will be useless. ——Franklin

Reading makes people enriched, thinking makes people profound, and talking makes people sober. ——Franklin

When you study, you aspire to be a sage; when you serve as an official, you aspire to the kingdom. ——Zhu Yongchun

When reading, I am willing to stay in front of every beautiful thought, just like I stay in front of every truth. ——Emerson

Light gives us experience, and reading gives us knowledge. ——Ostrovsky

Reading is my only entertainment. I don’t waste time in hotels, gambling or any kind of bad games. ——Franklin

It is most unhelpful to rely on reciting what you have read. ——Zheng Banqiao

Those who do not study will stop thinking. —— Diderot

If I had known that I would be reading today, I would have regretted my past behavior. ——Li Xin

To apply what you have learned, you must first read with an open mind. ——Anonymous

The prime years will never come again, and the morning will never come again. Be encouraged in time, time waits for no one. ——Tao Yuanming

The more we read, the more we discover that we are ignorant. ——Shelley

Reading is like rice. Those who are good at eating will be energetic, while those who are not good at eating will get sick. ——Zhang Xuecheng

Reading is like mining, "mining for gold in the sand." ——Zhao Shuli

If you have sex with a courageous person, read without words. ——Zhou Enlai

If you eat a vegetarian diet, your breath will not be turbid; if you sleep alone, your spirit will not be turbid; if you sit in silence, your heart will not be turbid; if you read, your mouth will not be turbid. ——Zeng Guofan

Those who have no doubts about their studies must learn to have doubts; those who have doubts must have no doubts. Only then can they make progress. ——Zhu Xi

Don’t read too hard or get into trouble with your studies.

——Ye Shengtao