Read it a hundred times and its meaning will appear by itself. (Three Kingdoms)

I have read thousands of volumes, and I feel like I am inspired when writing. (Du Fu)

The method of reading is to proceed step by step, to read thoroughly and to think carefully. (Zhu Xi)

Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. (Liu Yi)

Extensive knowledge and apprehension, thick accumulation and thin development. (Su Shi)

Learn it eruditely, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently.

("Book of Rites")