The famous aphorisms for reading good books are as follows:

1. Bad books are poison to the soul. The less you read, the better, while the more good books the better.

2. The more you read without thinking, the more you will feel that you know a lot. And the more you read and think about it, the more clearly you will see how little you know.

3. In general, before reading a book, you must first read it thoroughly, so that everything you say comes from my mouth. After thinking carefully, if all the ideas come from my heart, then I can achieve something.

4. Reading without thinking is like a bird flying in the swift wind, whose impact is extinguished. I don’t know what the sages say or what its purpose is.

5. Reading is like climbing a mountain. The higher you climb, the farther you can see. Reading is like hard work, the sweat flows more and the harvest is richer.

6. When studying, you must be diligent with your brain, hands, and pen. If you have any insights, write them down. Write more, write more, and remember more. Otherwise, if you have insights, you won’t write them down. After a while, I will forget about it. The more I write, the more I memorize, and the more I read, I will accumulate a lot of knowledge, and I can use it both ways.

7. Books are the source. Gorky said to take good care of books, they are the source of knowledge.

8. There are so many books and people’s energy is limited, so it is impossible and unnecessary to read them all. However, I often feel at a loss when choosing to read. This issue must be treated carefully.

9. Human society is a place of creation everywhere, every day is a time of creation, and everyone is a creator.

10. Books should help achieve one of the following four purposes, gain wisdom, become pious, gain joy, or facilitate use.