1. Diligent study is like a spring seedling rising in spring. If you don’t see its increase, you will gain something every day. Dropping out of school is like a whetstone: if you don’t see its loss, you will lose something every day. ——Tao Yuanming's "Collected Works of Tao Yuanming"

Vernacular translation: Diligent study is like a spring seedling, although the growth cannot be seen, it is growing every day; dropping out of school is like a millstone, although the wear and tear cannot be seen, it is Wear and tear every day.

2. The lights are on at three and the chickens are on at five, which is when men are studying. Black-haired people don't know how to study hard early, and white-haired people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing's "Poem to Encourage Learning"

Vernacular translation: Hard-working people and diligent students are still working and studying in the middle of the night. The lights are still on at the middle of the night. Turn off the lights and lie down for a while to rest. Soon, the rooster crows at the fifth watch, and these hard-working people have to get up and get busy again. ?

3. Work hard and forget about food, and be happy and forget about worries. ——Confucius' "The Analects"

Vernacular translation: This person worked so hard that he even forgot to eat. He was so happy that he forgot all his worries. He didn't even know that he was getting old. That's all.

4. The three conditions for studying are: more observation, more hardship, and more research. ——Garfield's "The Laughing Man"

5. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. ——Zhu Xi's "Warning to the World: Diligence"

Vernacular translation: The sharp edge of the sword is obtained from constant sharpening, and the plum blossoms that have survived the cold winter are even more fragrant.

6. There are many thorns on the road of art, which is also a good thing. Most people are afraid of it, except those with strong will. ——Hugo "Notre Dame de Paris"

7. There is a long time between today and tomorrow; while you still have energy, learn to do things quickly. ——Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther"