Famous quotes about diligence:

1. Worry and diligence are virtues, but if they are too bitter, they will not be suitable for one's temperament; indifference is a high wind, and if they are too dry, they will not be able to help others or benefit anything. . ——Ming Hong Yingming's "Cai Gen Tan·Twenty-nine")

Translation: Worry, diligence, and conscientiousness are good qualities, but if you are too demanding of yourself, you will not be able to relax; a weak mood is a noble character. , but being too indifferent will not help others.

2. The old cow knows that the sunset is short, so he doesn’t need to raise his whip. ——Zang Kejia's "Old Scalper"

Translation: The old ox knows that its days are numbered and does not need people to spur it, so it works hard on its own. Describe the diligence of the elderly.

3. I work hard every day, but I dare not hesitate. ——"Shang Shu·Zhou Shu·Jun Chen".

Translation: Be diligent every day and dare not be greedy for pleasure.

4. The beauty is not carved, but what is it like inside. ——Wen Tianxiang, Song Dynasty, "Two Poems on Zhong Sheng Ju Jixue Zhai".

Translation: Good jade is not carved and is hidden in a box. How is this possible? It is a metaphor that although you have good qualities, if you don't study diligently, it will be like a good jade without polishing.

5. If a person can do something with one thing, he can do it with a hundred things; if a person can do it with ten things, he can do it with a thousand things. ——"Book of Rites"

Translation: No one should belittle oneself when doing anything. As long as he works hard and works harder than others, even stupid people can succeed.

Stories about diligence:

1. Chiseling through walls to steal light

Source: Volume 2 of "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: "Kuang Heng, courtesy name Zhi Gui is diligent in his studies but does not have a candle. If his neighbor has a candle but does not catch it, Heng will poke through the wall to draw out the light and read it with a book. It is now used to describe people who are poor but study hard.

2. Cantilevered beam pricking the buttocks

Source: Western Han Dynasty Liu Xiang's "Warring States Policy·Qin Ceyi": "(Su Qin) felt sleepy while studying, so he used the awl to prick his buttocks." Li Li of the Northern Song Dynasty Volume 363 of Fang et al.'s "Taiping Yulan" quotes "Hanshu": "Sun Jing's calligraphy is a treasure of literature and he is eager to learn. He stays up morning and night until he is tired and sleeps. He ties his head with a rope and hangs it from the roof beam."

< p> Definition: Because he was afraid that sleepiness would affect his studies, he tied up his hair and hung it from the roof beam, and stabbed his thigh with an awl. Describes studying very hard.

3. Nangying Yingxue

Source: Nangying: "Book of Jin Che Yin Biography" by Fang Xuanling and others in the Tang Dynasty records that Che Yin in the Jin Dynasty had a poor family when he was young and could not study hard. When I was tired, I used to pack dozens of fireflies in my bags to provide lighting during the summer, so I could study day and night. Yingxue: "Sun Shi Lu" records that Sun Kang of the Jin Dynasty was smart and eager to learn. His family was poor and he often read Yingxue in winter.

Interpretation: Reading with fireflies as lighting, reading with snow light. Described as being very eager to learn, seizing every opportunity and using all conditions to study hard.

4. Hearing the chicken dancing

Source: "Book of Jin Zu Ti Zhuan" written by Fang Xuanling and others of the Tang Dynasty: "Hearing the crow of a rooster in the middle of the night, Cu Kunjue said: 'This is not an evil sound. . 'Because of dancing."

Explanation: Get up and practice martial arts when you hear the rooster crow. Describes people with lofty ideals who work hard in a timely manner.

5. Wei Bian's Three Wonders

Source: "Historical Records of Confucius' Family" written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty: "Confucius was fond of "Yi" in his later years... Read "Yi" and Wei Bian Three ”

Interpretation: Wei: cooked cowhide; Weibian: In ancient times, bamboo sketches were used to write books, and the bamboo sketches used to write books were connected with cooked cowhide ropes, which was called "Weibian"; Three: approximate number, Refers to many times; Jue: to break. It generally refers to studying diligently and studying hard.