“Live and learn” was said by Solon, the reformer of the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece.

It means that when you are young, learning is for ideals and stability; when you are middle-aged, learning is to replenish your empty soul; when you are old, learning is a kind of artistic conception, slowly savoring it and enjoying it. Learning is never-ending. It is not something that happens at a certain stage, but should be something that lasts throughout people's lives.

Before and after Solon implemented the "Solon Reform" that destroyed the clan system, he traveled around and inspected. In his later years, he retired at home and engaged in research and writing. He often chanted "Live and learn" to encourage himself. The Greek writer Plutarch quoted this famous saying in "The Life of Solon", and the 18th century French enlightener Rousseau quoted and developed it in his later work "The Reveries of a Lonely Walker". From then on, Solon's this famous saying A saying that lives on to this day.

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As for the origin of "live and learn", first of all, it comes from the famous ancient politician Rousseau. Solon won the title of "First Poet" in his early years and traveled around the country before and after the "Solon Reform" that destroyed the clan system. In his later years, he retired at home and engaged in research and writing. He often encouraged himself by shouting "live and learn". The literal translation means that Rousseau often sighed in his later years: "The older you get, the more you learn!"

Later, the famous biographer Plutarch quoted this famous saying in Solon's life. Rousseau himself It was also quoted and played in his later work Reveries of a Lonely Walker. Solon's famous saying has been passed down ever since.