1. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ——Liu Yi of the Northern Song Dynasty?

Vernacular: Reading thousands of books is equivalent to traveling thousands of miles.

2. Black-haired people don’t know how to study hard, but white-haired people regret studying late. ——Song Yan Zhenqing?

Vernacular: When I was young, I only knew how to play and didn’t know how to study hard. Only when I had gray hair would I regret that I was late in studying.

3. The books are as affectionate as old friends, and the joys and sorrows of the morning and evening are close to each other. ——Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty?

Vernacular: Many feelings in books are like old acquaintances, we will meet each other sooner or later when we are happy and worried.

4. Books are like medicine. Good reading can cure stupidity. ——Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty

Vernacular: Books are like medicine. Being good at reading them can cure dullness.

5. If young people don’t work hard, old people will be sad. ——"Han Yuefu Changge Xing" by an unknown person in the Han Dynasty?

Vernacular text: If you don't study hard and make progress when you are young, you will accomplish nothing when you are old and you will only be sad alone.

6. Don’t wait and see. The white head of a young man will make you sad. ——Yue Fei of the Southern Song Dynasty

Vernacular: Good men, you must seize the time to make contributions to the country, and do not waste your youth in vain and wait for yourself to feel sad when you are old.

7. Work hard to know all the words in the world, and resolve to read all the books in the world. ——Su Shi of the Southern Song Dynasty

Vernacular: Work hard to know all the characters in the world, and resolve to read all the books in the world.

8. If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a person wants to make progress, he first studies. ——Modern Li Kuchan?

Vernacular: If a bird wants to fly high, it must first flap its wings; if a person wants to make progress, he must first read more.

9. Aspirations should be based on true character, and studying requires hard work. ——Ruan Yuan, Qing Dynasty?

Vernacular: If you are determined to think more about true character, you must work hard in studying.

10. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition; without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. ——Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms

Vernacular: If you are not calm and have few desires, you cannot have clear and noble ambitions; if you are not calm and humble, you cannot be extremely ambitious.