1. Books are the nutrition of the world.

2. Be inspired by poetry, established by etiquette, and accomplished by music.

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

4. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning.

5. The ideal book is the copper key of wisdom.

6. Black-haired people don’t know how to study hard, but white-haired people regret studying late.

7. Read thousands of volumes and write like a master.

8. Read thousands of volumes and write like a master.

9. If young people don’t work hard, old people will be sad.

10. When the book is used, you will regret it less. You will not know the difficulties until you have experienced them.

11. Books are the spiritual legacy of this generation to the next generation.

12. The influence of people is short-lived and weak, but the influence of books is broad and far-reaching.

13. When three people are walking together, there must be my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

14. Some people read for thinking—rare; some read for writing—common; some read to collect conversation materials, and these people account for the majority of scholars.