The shrimp, crab, chicken, peony, chrysanthemum, morning glory and Chinese cabbage painted by Qi Baishi, a famous painter in China, have both form and spirit, and have a sense of mystery and poverty. It is said that one morning at the age of eighty-five, he wrote four pennants and wrote a poem on them: "I was in a bad mood yesterday and never painted." I add here that I have never been idle for a day. "

2. Goethe

Goethe was a great German poet, novelist and playwright. He wrote Faust, Goetz, Young Werther and other world famous works. He never wastes time. Once said: "People who are good at using time will always find plenty of time." He studies hard all day and writes tirelessly. A friend once asked him how much property he had. He wrote on a piece of paper:

How beautiful my industry is,

How wide, how wide!

Time is my property,

My field is time.

3. Franklin

Franklin, an American politician and scientist, made a timetable for himself. Get up at five o'clock, plan the day and ask yourself, "What good did I do this day?" 8 am to 1 1, and go to work from 2 pm to 5 pm; At noon 12 to 1 0, read books and have lunch; From 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the evening, I have dinner and entertainment, look at my day's work and ask myself, "What good did I do today?"

A friend advised Franklin to say, "Every day, isn't it too hard ..."

"Do you love life?" Franklin waved and interrupted his friend, saying, "Then don't waste time, because time is the material of life."

4.lenin

There is a memoir about a comrade reporting to Lenin. Lenin approved his plan and asked, "So when will you start?" "Tomorrow," said the comrade. Lenin criticized him and said, "Why not start today? Now! " This shows that Lenin cherished time very much.

5.balzac

Balzac has created more than 90 works and created more than 2,000 different types of characters in his 20-year writing career, many of which have become world famous works. His creative schedule is: "Working from midnight to noon, that is, sitting in a round chair 12 hours, trying to revise and create, then proofreading from noon to four o'clock, eating at five o'clock, sleeping at five thirty, and getting up at midnight to work."