The Analects of Confucius has the following famous sayings about reading:

1. Confucius said: Among the three of us, we must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Shuerpian"

Translation: Confucius said: There is always something you can learn from others. You might as well learn and use the good things about others, and find ways to deal with the bad things. improve. Don’t blindly exclude others and learn anytime and anywhere, even if you don’t succeed.

2. Confucius said: By reviewing the past and learning the new, one can become a teacher. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"

Translation: Confucius said: After reviewing old knowledge, you can gain new understanding or discovery from it, and you can rely on this to become a teacher.

3. Confucius said: Learning without thinking is in vain; thinking without learning is peril. ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"

Translation: Confucius said: If you only read without thinking, you will be confused; if you just dream without reading, you will be in danger of falling into heresy.

4. Confucius said: If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened; if you are not angry, you will not be angry. If you take one corner and don't turn it back with three, there will be no recovery. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Shuer"

Translation: Confucius said: When teaching a student, don't enlighten him until he is thinking hard and still can't figure it out. Don't enlighten him until he wants to say something but can't. Don't inspire him. Point out one aspect to him, and if he cannot deduce the other three aspects from it, stop teaching him.

5. Confucius said: I know things silently, I am not tired of learning, I am not tired of teaching others, what is that for me? ——"The Analects of Confucius·Shuer"

Translation: Confucius said: Keep the knowledge you have learned silently in your heart, study diligently without being satisfied, teach others without being tired, what else does it mean to me? What about regrets?

6. Confucius said: Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy - "The Analects of Confucius·Yongye"

Translation: Confucius said: "For learning, understanding Those who learn how to learn are not as good as those who love learning; those who love learning are not as good as those who take pleasure in learning.

7. Confucius said: Those who are straight do not learn, but they are also blind; those who are brave are not as good as others. If you are fond of learning, you will be confused; if you are rigid and don't like learning, you will be arrogant. ——"The Analects of Confucius" ; If you like bravery but don't like learning, the disadvantage is to commit trouble; if you like to be strong but don't like to learn, the disadvantage is arrogance.

8. Confucius said: If you don't learn enough, you are afraid of losing it. . ——"The Analects of Confucius·Taibo"

Translation: Confucius said: Study (like chasing something) for fear of not being able to catch up, and fear of losing what you have learned.