1. Read thousands of volumes and write like a master. --Du Fu

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

3. When the lights are on and the chickens are on the clock, it 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

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

5. The work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by play; actions are accomplished by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. --Han Yu

6. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -- Lao Tzu

7. Reading tens of thousands of volumes without a suitable master in your mind will be like a violent act. -- Liezi

8. If you don't read for a day, thorns will grow in your mouth; if you don't play for a day, thorns will grow on your hands. --Zhu Shunshui of the Qing Dynasty, "Answers to Yejie Questions"

9. There are three ways to read: the heart, the eyes, and the mouth. --Zhu Xi

10. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. --Zhuge Liang

11. Work hard to know all the characters in the world, and resolve to read all the books in the world. --Su Shi

12. It is better to have true character if you are determined, and you must work hard to study. -- Ruan Yuan

13. Read hundreds of Tang poems by heart, and can recite them even if you don't know how to compose them. -- Sun Zhu's "Preface to Three Hundred Tang Poems"

14. When the book is used, it will be regretted, and it will not be difficult until it has happened. --Lu You

15. Don't wait and see, as your young head turns gray and you feel sad. --Yue Fei