1. If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t become a river.

From: "Encouraging Learning" by Xunzi during the Warring States Period.

The meaning of the whole sentence is: Without the accumulation of one and a half steps, there is no way to reach a place thousands of miles away; without the accumulation of small rivers, there is no way to merge into a river and a sea.

2. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest millimeter; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

From Chapter 64 of "Laozi" by Li Er in Spring and Autumn Period.

The meaning of the whole sentence is: The big tree that hugs each other grows from tiny sprouts; the nine-story high platform is built from every pile of soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step under your feet. came out.

This article shows the importance of subtle accumulation and conscientiousness, and encourages people to make positive contributions and take positive actions.

Extended information:

Chinese civilization has a long history. The five thousand years of culture are majestic and are the cultural foundation that today's Chinese people are proud of. Classical poetry is the brightest pearl in our country's classical culture and the treasure of China's thousand-year classical art. It still influences and nourishes generations of Chinese people to this day. Perhaps these few poems are deeply engraved in the hearts of many readers. Every time I think about it, my mind goes crazy.

Through the study and application of poetry, learners can clearly understand the long historical process of the development of the motherland’s language and culture; understand the brilliance, breadth and profoundness of the traditional and ancient motherland’s language and culture; understand the profound and powerful Chinese poetry culture. Its humanistic foundation, broad and profound ideological heritage, diverse genre systems, and rich and colorful artistic techniques are incomparable to Western poetry culture.

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