The lights are on at three o'clock and the chicken is on at five o'clock, which is when men are studying. Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing

If you are crazy by nature, your ambition will be condensed: Therefore, those who are bookworms must be good at writing, and those who are art crazy must have good skills. ——Those who are in a state of decline without success are those who claim to be not crazy. ——Pu Songling's "A Bao"

Books are as rich as the sea, and they can be found in department stores. Human energy cannot be absorbed at the same time, but it can only be achieved by spring. Therefore, I hope that scholars will seek it one at a time.

——Su Shi's "A Brief Story of Dongpo's Collected Works"

When reading text, you must read it in large paragraphs, keep your spirit up, your muscles and bones upright, and don't be sleepy, as if there is a sword behind you. It is necessary to penetrate a paragraph. If you hit the beginning, the tail should be the same, and if you hit the tail, the head should be the beginning. Don't press the book and you will be there, and cover the book and forget it.

——Zhu Xi's "Complete Collection of Zhuzi's Language"

There are three ways to read, namely, the heart, the eyes, and the mouth. If your mind is not here, your eyes will not be able to read carefully. If your mind is not focused, it will just recite and read. You will never remember it, and it will not last long. Among the three arrivals, the heart is the most urgent. Once the heart has arrived, won’t the eyes and mouth not care? ——Zhu Xi's "Regulations on Training and Learning"

Education is more valuable than erudition. …It is better to know ten things but not reach the ground than to know one thing but reach the ground. ——Dai Zhen's "Chronicle of Mr. Dai Dongyuan"

It is most unhelpful to rely on reciting what you have read. ——Zheng Banqiao