1. Read tens of thousands of volumes, and write like a master.
Vernacular interpretation: Read thousands of books by heart, write articles, and write quickly as if you are talented
Dynasty: Tang
Author: Du Fu
Source: A gift from Wei Zuocheng's Twenty-Two Rhymes
2. Learning without thinking is in vain, thinking without learning is peril
Vernacular interpretation: just learning without thinking, You will be confused, and if you only think but do not learn, you will work hard and gain nothing
Dynasty: Spring and Autumn Period
Author: Confucius
Source: The Analects
3. Proficiency in work is due to hard work, and wastefulness is due to play; success is due to thinking, but failure is achieved by following.
Vernacular interpretation: Studying is proficient due to diligence, being addicted to games, success is due to thinking, but is destroyed Yu Sui Daliu
Dynasty: Tang
Author: Han Yu
Source: Jinxuejie
4. Read Three Hundred Tang Poems First, I can recite poems even if I can’t compose them
Vernacular interpretation: Read three hundred Tang poems by heart, I can recite poems and compose poems even if I can’t compose them
Dynasty: Qing Dynasty
Author: Sun Zhu
Source: "Preface to Three Hundred Tang Poems"
5. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small
Vernacular interpretation: Don’t do it just because you think it’s a small bad thing, don’t just think it’s a small good thing and don’t do it
Dynasty: Western Jin Dynasty
Author: Chen Shou
Source: "Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography of the First Lord"