The famous sayings and aphorisms about reading and their authors are as follows:

My career is wrapped in rough cloth, and there is poetry and calligraphy in my belly. ——Su Shi's "Farewell to Dong Chuan"

It's late spring before I realize that I am studying, and every inch of time is worth an inch of gold. ——Wang Zhenbai's "Two Poems from Bailu Cave·Part 1"

Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-headed people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing's "Poem to Encourage Learning"

It is the time for men to study when the lights are on at three o'clock and the chickens are on at five o'clock. ——Yan Zhenqing's "Poetry to Encourage Learning"

The ancients spared no efforts in learning, and it was only when they were young that they were able to achieve success. ——Lu You's "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu"

There have been talented people from generation to generation, and each has been leading the way for hundreds of years. ——Zhao Yi's "Five Poems, Part 2"

There is no need to hate a wife without a matchmaker, there is beauty like jade in the book. ——Zhao Heng's "Poem to Encourage Learning"

Learning without thinking is a waste, and thinking without learning is peril. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng Chapter"

Read thousands of volumes, and write like a god. ——Du Fu's "Twenty-two Rhymes Presented to Wei Zuocheng"

As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened, the skylight and cloud shadows linger endlessly. ——Zhu Xi's "Two Poems with Reflections on Reading in the Living Water Pavilion·Part 1"

Wealth must come from hard work, and a man must read five carts of books. ——Du Fu's "Baoshi's Thatched Cottage"

If you don't study for a month, your ears and eyes will lose their clarity. ——Xiao Luan said, "What you see in reading is what you write"

Youth must be started early, how can you grow into a young man?

——Meng Jiao's "Encouraging Learning"