1. A qiji can’t take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten times, but the merit lies in perseverance; if you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, gold and stone can be carved.

2. 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

3. When you are determined, you should think about your true character, and you must work hard to study. - Ruan Yuan

4. The work is accomplished by hard work but neglected by play. The success is achieved by thinking but destroyed by follow-up. - Han Yu

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

6. Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions. - Confucius

7. Being eager to learn but not diligent in asking questions is not a truly good scholar.

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

9. The stupid man gets up first, and the stupid bird comes out of the forest early.

10. Although it is hard work to traverse thousands of waves, you will only get gold after blowing away all the yellow sand. -Liu Yuxi

11. Those who have no doubts in reading must be taught. Those who have doubts must have no doubts. Only here can they make progress. - Zhu Xi

12. A day of reading is a day of success, a day of not reading is a day of nothingness.

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