1. Thousands of inventions start with one question. Beasts are inferior to humans, so I won’t ask again. A wise man asks wisely, a fool asks foolishly. Manpower can conquer nature only by asking questions in every matter. --Tao Xingzhi

2. My efforts in studying have not yielded any other benefits, except that I am increasingly aware of my ignorance. --Descartes

3. A gentleman must be good at asking questions, and asking and learning complement each other. Without learning, there is no way to doubt; without asking, there is no way to gain knowledge. --Liu Kai

4. When you can't tell yourself what you learned today, don't go to bed. - Lichtenberg

5. Learning is labor, labor full of ideas. --Ushenski

6. The breadth of learning lies in being tireless, and being tireless lies in solid determination. --Jin·Gehong

7. Stupid birds fly first and enter the forest early; stupid people study hard and become talented early. -- "Provincial Motto"

8. Studying idlely is not better than studying idlely. - John Bayless

9. The work is done diligently and hard but the waste is idle, and the work is accomplished but the thought is destroyed. - Han Yu

10. Those who don’t know enough are eager to learn, and those who are ashamed to ask are complacent.

--Lin Bu's "Saving Heart"