1. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

It comes from the Ming Dynasty writer Zhu Xi and is included in "Vulgar Sayings". It means that the edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the plum blossoms that have survived the cold winter are even more fragrant. It means that if you want to have precious qualities or beautiful talents, you need continuous efforts, practice, and overcoming certain difficulties to achieve it.

2. There is a road to the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat.

It comes from Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty and is included in "Zengguang Xianwen". It means that on the road of reading and learning, there are no shortcuts and no smooth sailing. If you want to learn more and broader knowledge from the vast mountains of books and oceans of learning, "diligence" and "hard work" are the most important. Essential.

3. Is the work accomplished by hard work but idle by play?

It comes from "Jinxuejie" by Han Yu in the Tang Dynasty, which means that academic performance is due to Diligence and proficiency, but it can be wasted in games. Things are successful due to repeated thinking, but it can be destroyed by randomness without thinking.

4. The running water will not rot, the door hinges will not be beetrooted, and the people's livelihood will be diligent.

From "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" by Lu Buwei, a disciple of the Warring States Period, it means that water that always flows does not stink, door shafts that often turn do not suffer from insects, and the core of people's livelihood lies in diligence. It is a metaphor that if you exercise regularly, your vitality will be long-lasting and you will have strong vitality.

5. With perseverance, gold and stone can be carved.

It comes from the "Encouragement to Learning" written by the Warring States thinker Xun Kuang, which means that as long as you insist on carving with a knife, you can carve floral decorations even on metal and jade. The extension is: As long as you work hard unremittingly, you can do even the most difficult things.

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