Tolerance

Zigong, a student of Confucius, once asked Confucius: "Teacher, is there one word that can be used as a lifelong principle?" Confucius said: "That is probably 'forgiveness' 'Okay. ""Forgiveness", in today's terms, means tolerance.

Diligence

Liu Qirandi studied. During the Liang Dynasty, Liu Qi, a native of Pengcheng, "was alone in her early years and her family was poor, and it was difficult to make lamps and candles. She often bought and folded the seeds and burned them for lamps." She studied hard.

Su Ting blows fire to read. "I rarely get the love of my father. I often hang out with the servants, but I am eager to learn. Every time I want to study, I always have no light, so I have to use the fire to illuminate the book and recite in the stable. It is so painful."

Chang Lindai After plowing and hoeing. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Chang Lin was "a studious person, and he took the classics to cultivate and hoe. His wife often paid him her own salary. Although Lin was in the fields, they treated each other with respect as if they were guests."

Li Mi hung a book on the horn of an ox. In the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi was assigned as a guard in the court of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty when he was a boy. He was flexible by nature. When he was on duty, he looked around and was discovered by Emperor Sui Yang. He thought that the child was not honest, so he was exempted from his duties. Li Mi was not depressed. After returning home, he studied hard and decided to become a learned person. One time, Li Mi rode an ox and went out to see friends. On the way, he hung the "Book of Han" on the horns of an ox and took the time to read. This incident became a legend.

Dong Zhongshu did not visit the garden for three years. Dong Zhongshu concentrated on his studies and worked tirelessly. Although there was a garden behind his study, he concentrated on reading and studying and did not take a look at the garden for three years. Dong Zhongshu was so dedicated to studying knowledge that he became a famous thinker in the Western Han Dynasty.

Kuang Heng cut through the wall to steal the light. During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a particularly knowledgeable man named Kuang Heng. When Kuang Heng was a child, he came from a poor family. In order to study, he dug through the wall of his illiterate neighbor and read by stealing a ray of candlelight. Finally, he was moved. His neighbors were illiterate, but with everyone's help, little Kuangheng succeeded in his studies. During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, recommended by Shi Gao, the Grand Sima and Chariot General, Kuang Heng was granted the title of doctor and became a doctor.

Nangying Yingxue: Che Yin in the Jin Dynasty had a poor family and had no money to buy lamp oil, but wanted to study at night, so he grabbed a handful of fireflies to use as lamps to study in summer nights; Sun Kang in the Jin Dynasty used them at night in winter Reading in the light reflected by the snow.

Qu Yuan studied hard in the cave. When Qu Yuan was a child, he ignored the objections of his elders and hid in a cave to secretly read the Book of Songs regardless of wind, rain or freezing weather. After three full years, he read 305 chapters of the Book of Songs, absorbed rich nutrition from these folk songs, and finally became a great poet.

Fan Zhongyan cut off his bones and made porridge. Fan Zhongyan grew up in a poor family. In order to study, he lived frugally. Finally, his diligence and studious moved the elders of the temple, and the elders sent him to study in Nandu Academy. Fan Zhongyan still adheres to a simple living habit and does not accept gifts from wealthy children in order to sharpen his will. After studying hard, he finally became a great writer.

Sima Guang police pillow is inspirational. Sima Guang was a child who loved to play and sleep. For this reason, he was often punished by his teacher and ridiculed by his peers. Under his teacher's earnest instruction, he was determined to get rid of his bad habit of sleeping. In order to get up early, he drank some alcohol before going to bed. His stomach was full of water, but he didn't wake up in the morning, but wet the bed. So the clever Sima Guang made a warning pillow out of garden wood. When he turned over in the morning, his head fell on the bed board, and he woke up naturally. From then on, he woke up early every day. He got up to study and persevered, and finally became a knowledgeable writer who wrote "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

Lu You studied diligently in Shuchao. Lu You, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, was diligent, sensitive and studious since he was a child. In his house, there are books on the table, books in the cabinets, and books piled on the bed, which is called a book nest. He was diligent in creation and left more than 9,000 poems in his life, becoming an outstanding writer in the history of our country.

Borrowed from Liu Xie Buddhist Hall. It was late at night, and the sound of reading suddenly came from the Buddhist temple. The young monks were frightened, thinking there was a ghost inside, and immediately reported it to the old monk. So the old monk led the young monk to catch ghosts. Unexpectedly, the "ghost" turned out to be a poor boy named Liu Xie, who was borrowing a Buddhist lamp to study. After studying hard, Liu Xie finally became a great writer.

Gu Yanwu’s handwritten book. Gu Yanwu, a thinker in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, had a very unfortunate childhood. Smallpox almost took his life.

Although he was frail and sick, under the guidance and encouragement of his mother, Gu Yanwu studied diligently and copied the "Zizhi Tongjian" by hand with extraordinary perseverance, and finally became a great scholar.

Ouyang Xiu Dicao ghostwritten. Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was very talented since he was a child. However, due to his poor family, his family had no money to buy paper or pens. In order to let his son practice calligraphy, Ouyang Xiu's mother, Zheng, came up with an ingenious way to use Ogi grass instead of brush teaching. Little Ouyang Xiu writes. Ouyang Xiu worked hard, developed good calligraphy, and became a well-known child prodigy. This hard-working spirit also influenced his little friend Li Yaofu, leading Li Yaofu to the path of learning.

Pu Songling asked about the road in Caoting. Pu Songling, a writer in the Qing Dynasty, built a thatched pavilion on the roadside to record the stories told by passers-by. After decades of diligent collection, coupled with his own sleepless nights and creations, he finally completed the epoch-making and brilliant masterpiece "" in the history of ancient Chinese literature. "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

Jia Kui studied secretly across the fence. Jia Kui, whose courtesy name was Jingbo, was born in AD 30. He was a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty and a famous Confucian scholar and astronomer. He is the ninth grandson of Jia Yi, a famous figure in the Western Han Dynasty. His father, Jia Hui, was also a scholar. Jia Kui was deeply influenced by his family and was very smart since he was a child. In order to be able to study, Jia Kui often eavesdropped on the teacher's lectures through the bamboo fence when he was a child.

Song Lian visited his teacher in the snow. Song Lian, a famous essayist and scholar in the Ming Dynasty, was eager to learn since childhood. He was not only knowledgeable, but also good at writing articles. He was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, as "the first civil servant in the founding of the country." Song Lian loves reading very much, and always asks for details when encountering something she doesn’t understand. This time, in order to figure out a problem, Song Lian walked dozens of miles in the snow to consult Teacher Mengji, who no longer accepted students, but the teacher was not at home. Song Lian was not discouraged and visited the teacher again a few days later, but the teacher did not receive him. Because of the cold weather, Song Lian and his companions were freezing. Song Lian's toes were all frostbitten. When Song Lian visited alone for the third time, he fell into a snow pit and was fortunately rescued. When Song Lian almost fainted at the door of the teacher's house, the teacher was moved by his sincerity and patiently answered Song Lian's questions. Later, in order to gain more knowledge, Song Lian was not afraid of hardships and hardships, and visited many teachers, and finally became a famous essayist!

Hanging beams are bone-piercing: During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin in Luoyang City. In order to become a high official in the future, he studied hard. Sometimes I am so tired from reading that I inevitably doze off. So he thought of a way: take an awl and prick his thigh when he feels sleepy. If it hurts, he won't be able to fall asleep so he can continue reading. Coincidentally, Sun Jing of the Han Dynasty, known as "Mr. Closed House", often studied alone behind closed doors. Sometimes he was too tired. In order to prevent him from dozing off, he tied one end of a rope to the beam and tied his hair on the other end to hang his head and neck upright. In this way, if you doze off, your hair will be pulled and hurt and you will wake up immediately. Therefore, later generations used the term "hanging beams and thorns" to describe the spirit of diligent study and good reading.