Examples of famous people who persevered:

1. Lincoln

In 1832, Lincoln was unemployed and determined to become a politician. But he failed in the election. It was undoubtedly painful for him to suffer two blows in one year.

Next, Lincoln set out to start his own business, but within a year, the business went bankrupt again. In the next 17 years, he had to repay

all the debt incurred when the business went bankrupt. Running around due to debts owed. , Lincoln did not give up, nor did he say: "What will happen if we fail?" In 1846, he once again ran for Congress, and he was finally elected.

2. Li Bai

Li Bai was studying in Elephant Er Mountain in Sichuan when he was a child. He did not study hard and wanted to drop out of school. One day, he met a white-haired man by the stream at the foot of the mountain. The old woman was grinding the iron pestle there. Li Bai asked what she was doing. The old woman replied: "Grinding the iron pestle into a needle." "As long as you work hard, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle," the old woman told him.

Li Bai immediately became enlightened. From then on, he worked hard and finally understood "Natural" principle.

3. Qu Yuan

Qu Yuan studied hard in the cave. When Qu Yuan was a child, he ignored the objections of his elders and hid in a cave to secretly read the Book of Songs regardless of wind, rain or freezing weather. After three full years, he read 305 chapters of the Book of Songs, absorbed rich nutrition from these folk songs, and finally became a great poet

4. Zhan Tianyou

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, our country sent the first batch of students abroad. They are all teenagers. There was a 12-year-old boy named Zhan Tianyou. He was very smart and eager to learn, and he was determined to serve the country. Later, he graduated from engineering technology and returned to China. However, the Qing government did not trust its own talents. For example, the construction of railways was done by foreigners. As the host, Zhan Tianyou, despite his talents, can only be an assistant.

5. Lu You

Lu You, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, has been hard-working, sensitive and studious since he was a child. In his house, there are books on the table, books in the cabinets, and books piled on the bed, which is called a book nest. He was diligent in creation and left more than 9,000 poems in his life, becoming an outstanding writer in the history of our country.

6. Sima Guang

Sima Guang was a child who loved to play and sleep. For this reason, he was often punished by his teacher and ridiculed by his peers. Under his teacher’s earnest instruction, he Determined to get rid of his bad habit of snoozing, in order to get up early, he drank a full stomach of water before going to bed.

As a result, he did not wake up in the morning, but wet the bed, so the smart Sima Guang used the garden to The wood was used as a warning pillow. When he turned over in the morning, his head fell on the bed board, and he woke up naturally. From then on, he got up early every day to study and persevered, and finally became a learned scholar who wrote "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". Literary man.

7. Zu Ti

In the Jin Dynasty, there was a general named Zu Ti. He was a highly respected man with literary talent, military prowess, loyalty and patriotism. However, Zu Ti was a naughty child when he was a child. He doesn't like studying and practicing martial arts. He just likes to play around all day long.

When Zu Ti grew up, he saw the decline of the country and the continuous wars, which made the people's lives very difficult. However, he has little strength and little knowledge, so he can't do anything to help. In order to change the current situation of the country, Zu Ti began to study hard and study hard. He learned a wealth of knowledge from the book and made great progress in his knowledge.

Zu Ti often went to Luoyang, the capital at that time, to consult with learned people. People who knew him said: "Zu Ti will be the pillar of the country in the future." When Zu Ti was 24 years old, someone recommended him to be an official, but he felt that his knowledge was not enough, so he did not agree and continued to study hard. .

Zu Ti had a good friend named Liu Kun. Every time the two of them talked about national affairs together, they would talk very late and rest on the same bed. One night in the middle of the night, Zu Ti heard the crow of a rooster in his sleep, so he got up and said to Liu Kun: "The rooster is waking us up, how about we go practice swordplay now?" Liu Kun readily agreed.

From then on, Zu Ti and Liu Kun agreed to get up and practice swordplay every day when they heard the crow of the rooster. No matter it’s windy or rainy, no matter how hot or cold it is, it never stops. Hard work pays off, and after long-term hard training, both Zu Ti and Liu Kun became versatile civil and military talents who could write good articles and lead troops to win battles.

8. Wan Si

Wan Sitong, a famous scholar and historian in the early Qing Dynasty, participated in the compilation of the important history book "Twenty-Four Histories" in my country. But Wan Sitong was also a naughty child when he was young. Wan Sitong lost face in front of the guests because of his playfulness, and was criticized by the guests.

In anger, Wan Sitong overturned the guests' tables and was locked in the study room by his father. Wan Sitong went from being angry and hating reading to shutting himself up and thinking about his mistakes. He was inspired by the "Tea Classic" and began to study hard. More than a year later, Wan Sitong read many books in the bookstore. His father forgave his son, and Wan Sitong also understood his father's good intentions.

After a long period of diligent study, Wan Sitong finally became a famous scholar who was familiar with history and read many books. He also participated in the compilation of the "History of the Ming Dynasty" in the "Twenty-Four Histories".

9. Lu Xun

Mr. Lu Xun studied seriously since he was a child. When he was a boy, he studied at the Jiangnan Naval Academy. He had excellent grades in the first semester, and the school awarded him a gold medal. He immediately took it to the streets of Nanjing's Drum Tower and sold it, then bought a few books and a bunch of red peppers. Whenever it was cold at night and he couldn't bear to read at night, he would pick a chili pepper, put it in his mouth and chew it, which made him sweat on his forehead. He used this method to fight off the cold and persisted in studying. Because of his hard study, he finally became a famous litterateur in our country.

10. Dickens

The famous British writer Dickens paid great attention to observing and experiencing life. Regardless of wind or rain, he would go to the streets every day to observe, listen, and write down the stories of passers-by. Fragments of words have accumulated rich life materials. In this way, he wrote wonderful character dialogue descriptions in "David Copperfield" and realistic social background descriptions in "A Tale of Two Cities", thereby becoming a generation of British literary giants and achieving great success in his literary career. success.