Gorky's words to encourage himself to read are as follows:

Books are the ladder of human progress. This sentence emphasizes the importance of reading and encourages people to continue to learn and make progress, to expand their horizons and improve their knowledge level through reading books.

Famous aphorisms to encourage reading

1. If you read thousands of volumes, you will write like you are inspired.

2. Knowledge is power.

3. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles.

4. The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade.

5. It’s spring without realizing it when you are reading. Every inch of time is worth an inch of gold.

6. Read three hundred Tang poems by heart, and can recite them even if you can’t compose them.

7. Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water.

8. Reading a good book is like making a good friend.

9. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

10. Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

11. There is a road to the mountain of books, and hard work is the path to the mountain of books. There is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat.

12. Books are the nutrition of the world.

13. If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a person wants to make progress, he first studies.

14. Working hard is a kind of pursuit, but also a kind of strength.

15. There is only one true heroism in the world, which is to still love life after recognizing the truth of life.

16. If you don’t work hard, others won’t be able to find your hand if they want to hold you.

17. The road is long and long, and I will search up and down.

18. Achievements are achieved through hard work rather than play, success is achieved through thinking and failure is accomplished by following along.

19. After harvesting the honey from hundreds of flowers, it will be sweet to whomever you work hard for.

20. Wealth must come from hard work, and a man must read five cars of books.

21. Aspirations should be based on true character, and studying requires hard work.

22. It’s not a problem that people don’t know, but it’s a problem that people don’t know.

23. If you endure hardships that others cannot endure, endure anger that others cannot bear, and do things that others cannot do, you can enjoy everything that others cannot endure.

24. If a person does not work, he will have no future, and if he does not learn, he will not make progress.

25. Books are like medicine. Reading well can cure stupidity.

26. If there is a gap between heaven and earth in life, it will happen suddenly. When Heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body and conduct, and confuse his actions. Therefore, tempting his heart and forbearance will benefit him beyond what he can do.

27. The lights are on at three and the chickens are on at five, which is when men are studying. Black-haired people don't know how to study hard early, and white-haired people regret studying late.

28. It is easier for a young person to learn than to become an old man, so you should not waste an inch of time. Before I realized the dream of spring grass in the pond, the phoenix leaves in front of the steps already sounded the sound of autumn.

29. Don’t leave your time behind when learning from others. Reading is the only good thing in life.

30. Books are the ladder of human progress.