1. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ——Dong Qichang's "Painting Purpose"

Vernacular translation: You must study hard to make your talents better than others and let what you have learned be reflected in life. At the same time, you can increase your knowledge, integrate theory with practice, and achieve what you have learned. use.

2. 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. ——Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning"

Vernacular translation: Without accumulating one and a half steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small flows, there is no way to form rivers and seas.

3. When you are young, you are eager to learn, like the rising sun; when you are strong, you are eager to learn, like the light in the sun; when you are old, you are eager to learn, like the brightness of a candle. ——Liu Xiang's "Shuo Yuan"

Vernacular translation: A young man's eagerness to learn is as bright as the rising sun; a young man's eagerness to learn is as bright as the noon sun; an old man's eagerness to learn is as bright as a burning candle.

4. The road to cultivation is long and long, and I will search up and down. ——Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

Vernacular translation: (In the pursuit of truth) The road ahead is long and far, and I will (sparing no effort) pursue exploration up and down.

5. Read three hundred Tang poems by heart, and can recite them even if you can’t compose them. ——Sun Zhu's "Preface to Three Hundred Tang Poems"

Vernacular translation: I often read Three Hundred Tang Poems, and can recite poems even if I can't compose them myself. By reading and reciting repeatedly, you can unconsciously absorb the wisdom of the ancients, experience the author's inner thoughts and feelings, and then be able to recite.

6. If people are rude, there will be no life, if things are rude, they will not succeed, and if the country is rude, there will be no peace. ——Xunzi "Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self"

Vernacular translation: If you don't learn etiquette and politeness, it will be difficult to establish yourself. If you don't observe etiquette, you won't be able to survive. Restless.