It's a famous quote from Jin Tao Yuanming's Collection of Tao Yuanming.

original text:

Diligence is like a seedling in spring. If you don't see its increase, you will grow stronger every day.

dropping out of school is like sharpening a stone. If you don't see the damage, you will lose money every day.

Vernacular translation:

Diligent study is like a seedling that just grows in spring. You can't feel it growing, but it grows every day. Putting down learning is like sharpening a stone. You can't see it wearing away. In fact, the stone is getting thinner every day. The truth expressed by extended data

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The accumulation of quantity will cause qualitative changes, so we should pay attention to the accumulation of quantity. Learning must adhere to specialized accumulation, and genius comes from diligence! On the road to knowledge, there is no shortcut, only perseverance does not change this only general road.

accumulation is the source, and accumulation is the strength. Only by doing it in a down-to-earth way can there be tangible gains in the future. Learning is a gradual and persistent process. It is impossible to become a great scholar if you want to study at once.

in the face of cliffs, you can't see a crack in a hundred years, but with an axe, you can advance inch by inch, and you have to advance inch by inch. If you keep accumulating, a leap will come and a breakthrough will follow. That's the truth.