1. Example of a classical Chinese letter to parents
Begin with: Your mother and father are at your knees, respectfully.
Signature: Your father is considered your elder, so he signs it To write, add your name, or, knock
and the year, month, day
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Nowadays, people put it at the beginning of the letter or at the end of the phone number. I like to say "hello" at the beginning and when greeting each other. There are generally several expressions in ancient Chinese:
First, use honorific titles, such as "my dear brother", "respected elder" and "virtuous sister" " etc., the title already contains "Hello".
The second is to say hello based on the local situation at that time, such as "Where are you going, noble man?" "Brother, you are well", etc., including "Hello".
In addition, some greetings are provided:
1. Regards Jinan. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Jing: Respect, respect; Button: Butt your head to the ground, the most respectful etiquette in the old days; Gold: A metaphor for honor, preciousness, here refers to the other person's body; An: Peace. It means I respectfully wish you good health and good health.
2. Wish you peace and happiness. Greetings at the end of a letter to parents. Please: a word of respect, no real meaning; Fu: happiness, blessing. It means I respectfully wish you happiness and good health.
3. I wish you good health. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Kang: health; An: peace. It means respectfully wishing you good health and peace.
4. I wish you a long and prosperous life. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Sincere: respectful, solemn: Rong: tall, long. It means respectfully wishing you health and longevity.
5. My regards. Greetings at the end of a letter to an elder. Gong; respectful, respectful; please: a word of respect; show: an honorific for writing to someone. I mean to respectfully write to you and wish you peace.
6. Follow Chongqi. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Shun: to be respectful; Kowtow: to touch the ground with your head; Chong: to be high; Qi: to be auspicious. It means to respectfully offer my best wishes to you.
7. Please pray for Chong'an. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Qian: devout; Chong: high. It means sincerely wishing you happiness and peace.
8. Best wishes, Jun. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Jun (jūn): an old term of respect, used by subordinates to superiors. Jun is an ancient unit of weight, and here it is extended to mean precious. It means respectfully wishing you peace and happiness.
9. Best wishes. This is the greeting at the end of a letter to an elder. Fu: happiness; Sui: well-being. It means respectfully wishing you happiness and well-being.
10. Best regards. Greetings at the end of a letter to an elder. 褆(tí): blessing. It means respectfully wishing you happiness and peace.
11. Regards Yi’an. Greetings at the end of a letter to an elder. Yi (yí): maintenance. It means I respectfully wish you good health, peace and happiness.
12. The hall is peaceful. Greetings at the end of a letter to an elder. Su: worship; Tang: in the hall. This refers to the place where the elders live. "Ancient Poems Written by Jiao Zhongqing's Wife": "The hall is called "Amu." This refers to the main house where the parents live, so it refers to the parents. It means bowing with both hands and clasping the head on the ground, wishing you peace and happiness.
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To raise a filial son is to be happy with his heart and not against his will. . ——"Book of Rites"
There are three kinds of filial piety: first, respecting relatives, secondly, not being humiliated, and secondly, being able to support. ——"Book of Rites"
It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. ——"The Analects of Confucius"
When Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, Confucius said: "My parents are only worried about their illness." ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"
What parents love is also loved. Respect what your parents respect. ——Confucius
The elders and the younger are in order.
——Mencius
When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. ——Mencius
The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives. ——Mencius
Only being filial to your parents can relieve your worries. ——Mencius
Father and son are related, monarch and ministers are righteous, husband and wife are different, elders and children are related, and friends are trustworthy. ——Mencius
Which thing is greater? It is the greatest thing to do things closely; to protect oneself, which one is greater? Keep your body intact. I have heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies; I have not heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies. What's wrong? Serving relatives is the foundation of everything; who doesn't keep it? Keeping oneself is the foundation of keeping oneself. ——Mencius
The true form of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true form of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. ——Mencius
If you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a human being; if you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a son. ——Mencius
A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. Having both parents and brothers without any reason is one kind of happiness; looking up to Heaven and not being ashamed of others is the second kind of happiness; being able to educate the talented people from all over the world is the third kind of happiness. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. ——Mencius
There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. Four of them are laziness and disregarding the support of parents. The third kind of unfilial piety is to ignore the support of one's parents; the fourth kind of unfilial piety is to kill one's parents according to the desires of one's ears and eyes; the fifth kind of unfilial piety is to be brave and aggressive and endanger one's parents. ——Mencius
He who has no father and no king is just a beast. ——Mencius
The virtuous and the unworthy cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if good and evil cannot be moved. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"
A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his emperor. This is the prosperity of ministers. ——Zhuangzi
For those who care for their relatives, they should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi
The etiquette is broken and short, with more than enough damage but not enough benefit. It expresses love and respect and cultivates the beauty of righteousness. ——Xunzi
The nature of heaven and earth is that human beings are noble; no human behavior is greater than filial piety, and no filial piety is greater than a strict father. ——"The Book of Filial Piety·Shengzhi Chapter"
Parents are the foundation of human beings. ——Sima Qian
Treating relatives with respect is more beautiful than three animals. ——Zhi Yu
If father and son do not believe, then the family will not be harmonious. ——Wu Zetian
Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao
Those who live in harmony will have a prosperous family. ——Lin Bu
Everyone has a heart of kindness and filial piety. ——Su Che
The elders stand, the young do not sit. The elders sit, it is their destiny to sit. In front of elders, one should keep one's voice low, but it is not appropriate to not listen. If you advance, you must move forward, but if you retreat, you must be late. When asked, don’t look away. ——Li Yuxiu 3. Sentences of gratitude for maternal love in ancient Chinese
1. The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives; the most important thing to respect his relatives is to support him in the world.
——Mencius 2. I feel sorry for my parents, who worked so hard to give birth to me. ——The Book of Songs 3. Once a teacher, always a father.
4. Whoever says nothing will be rewarded with three springs of glory. 5. The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring of water.
6. Being a human being is like a candle. It has some heat and some light, giving people light and warmth. ——Xiao Chunu 7. Life needs a grateful heart to create, and a grateful heart needs life to nourish.
——Wang Fu 8. Don’t forget the man who dug the well when drinking water. The predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. 9. There is no greater kindness than knowing how to repay kindness.
10. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back. 11. I borrowed thousands of dendrobium water from the river and made it into calligraphy to praise my teacher.
12. Give him a peach and repay him with a plum. 13. One father raises ten sons, and ten sons raise one father.
14. Look down on the world as disappearing like smoke, but remember that kindness remains like blood. 15. A father’s kindness is higher than a mountain, and a mother’s kindness is deeper than the sea.
16. The kindness of one meal should be never forgotten. 17. Fish know that the kindness of water is the source of happiness.
18. Poor parents in the world. 19. The kindness of knowing and meeting someone should never be forgotten.
20. I feel sorry for my parents. I don’t know the kindness of my parents if I don’t have children. 21. God has mercy on the grass, but late love is common in the world.
22. Thank you to fate, thank you to the people, thank you to your thoughts, and thank you to everyone I want to thank. ——Lu Xun 23. Parents who love their children have far-reaching plans.
24. When people help me, I will never forget it; when I help others, I won’t forget it. ——Hua Luogeng 25. If you don’t know how valuable firewood and rice are, if you don’t raise children, you don’t know how to repay your mother’s kindness. 26. If you want to repay kindness, you want to forget resentment;
27. Gratitude is a spiritual treasure. ——Locke 28. Gratitude is the health of the soul.
——Nietzsche 29. Without gratitude, there is no real virtue. ——Rousseau 30. The most beautiful scene in the world occurs when we miss our mother.
—— Maupassant 31. The reason why family is important is mainly because it allows parents to gain emotions. ——Russell 32. The virtue of parents is a huge wealth.
——Horace 33. How similar mothers are all over the world! Their hearts are always the same, they both have an extremely pure and innocent heart. ——Whitman 34. The kindness of parents cannot be drowned by water or extinguished by fire.
——Proverb from the former Soviet Union 35. Only when you raise a son can you know how hard your mother is, and when you raise a daughter, you can know how grateful you are to your mother. ——Japanese proverb 36. Ingratitude is more powerful than lying, vanity, rhetoric, drunkenness, or other evils of the fragile human heart.
——British proverb 37. An ungrateful person cannot be saved if he is in trouble. ——Greek proverb 38. Gratitude is the least of virtues, and ungratefulness is the worst of conduct.
——British proverb 39. Despicable people are always ungrateful, and ungratefulness is a despicable part of the original. ——Hugo 40. The bees sip honey from the flowers and express their gratitude when they leave.
The flamboyant butterfly believes that the flower should thank him. ——Tagore 41. Charitable behavior can relieve the pain of others more than money.
——Rousseau 42. To know the kindness of parents, hold children and grandchildren in your arms. ——Japanese proverb 43. No matter how proud a person is of his achievements, he should drink water and think about his source. He should remember that it was his teacher who sown the original seeds for their growth.
Famous quotes about gratitude: Work hard and die. (Zhuge Liang's "The Master's Guide") The crow has the meaning of feeding back, and the sheep know that the kindness of kneeling at the breast and dripping water should be repaid by the spring. Who says that the heart of an inch of grass can repay the three spring rays. Bees sip nectar from the flowers and leave the camp. Thank you.
The flamboyant butterfly believes that the flower should thank him. —— Rabindranath Tagore When people help me, I will never forget them; when I help others, I won’t forget them.
—— Hua Luogeng Every kind of favor has a barb, which will hook the mouth that swallows the favor. The benefactor can drag him wherever he wants—— Don't be ungrateful. Lying, vanity, gossip, drunkenness or other evils that exist in the hearts of vulnerable people are even more powerful - British proverb: Despicable people are always ungrateful: ungratefulness is originally a part of being mean - Hugo The ungrateful person falls into difficulty There is no way to be saved - Greek proverb: If a person receives a great favor and later turns against the benefactor, he must take care of his own dignity and must be more vicious than an unrelated stranger. He must prove the other person's guilt in order to explain his own. Ruthlessness - Thackeray Gratitude is the least of virtues, ingratitude is the worst of vices - British proverb An ignorant person wants to do something good, but ends up doing harm to others; a little magpie pulls out his mother's Feathers, thinking that they have repaid the kindness of upbringing - Tibetan proverb: Water cannot drown the kindness of parents, and fire cannot extinguish it - Soviet proverb: Father's kindness is higher than the mountain, mother's kindness is deeper than the sea - Japanese proverb: You should know your parents' kindness, and hold them in your arms Children and grandchildren - Japanese proverb: Only when you raise a child do you know how hard your mother has worked; when you raise a daughter, you know how grateful you are to your mother - Japanese proverb: You don't know your mother since childhood, but you only know how to repay your mother when you raise children - Japanese proverb: If you don't care about the family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are; if you don't raise children, you don't know how to repay your mother's kindness - Chinese proverb My father gave birth to me, my mother bowed to me, carried me, raised me, nurtured me, cared for me, revived me, entered and exited me. The virtues that I desire to repay, Haotian is extremely ignorant of. Holding a ring to tie grass, repaying kindness. De Jing's silhouette is shimmering in the solitary lamp at night. He looks at his son like a dragon and looks up at him soaring into the sky. Youhu's temples are covered with cold frost, the waist of her skirt falls in spring, and the tips of her eyebrows rise in autumn.
In the 32nd year, there were storms and waves, the rain disappeared and the clouds disappeared, and my thoughts were like a flood. Remembering the hard work of a loving mother for half a lifetime, kneeling down to nurse a lamb, and repaying her today.
4. Write a 400-word letter to your mother in classical Chinese, describing your feelings when you first entered college
Dear mother: Thank you for your hard work! Over the years, you have been silently paying for me. How much effort you have put in for me! You are like a candle, illuminating the direction I am going. When I am sad, it is you who comforts me with that ball of fire, making me have the courage to move forward; when I am happy, you are also the one who comforts me with that ball of fire. The patches of fire congratulated me, which made me strengthen my confidence; when I was frustrated, it was you who encouraged me with your warm fire, so that I would no longer be immersed in frustration. Over the years, you have always used your The warmth like a candle supports me and makes my life path always bright. The ancients said: "Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring light." Who can weigh the weight of your heavy maternal love? Who can truly repay this maternal love? Your ever-present care for me is like a harbor where I can stay safe from the wind after being injured. "For the sake of their children, parents are willing to sacrifice everything they have." No one understands this sentence. It is not the truth. The truth. When I heard this sentence, I suddenly remembered something that happened many years ago: It was a cold winter, and you were packing your summer clothes. I sat on the bed lazily and watched you busy. Suddenly , I found that you have very few clothes in winter. I feel very strange. You buy me a lot of clothes every year. How come you have so few clothes? I asked puzzledly, and you smiled and said, "What does it matter? It's not like you have nothing to wear. You are weak, so you should wear more. Mom is strong, so it doesn't matter if you wear less." Suddenly, my eyes became moist. At this time, I remembered that sentence again, "For the sake of their children, parents are willing to sacrifice everything they have." Isn't this sentence suitable to describe you? Mom, you are really great. Your love and care for me are greater than the entire universe. Mom, I really appreciate your care and love for me over the years. Mom, let me sincerely Say "thank you" to you! I wish you: Good health Your daughter: Wang Min May 14, 20XX Chapter 2: A letter to mother Dear mother: Hello! The new year is here again, and I really want to say something intimate to you.
It is you who gave me life and you who worked hard to raise me. How much hard work you have done for my growth! I love you! Dear mother! My heart is always with you.
You have given me endless love over the years. Your love for me is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea! I will remember it forever.
Whenever I make a little progress, you are always full of surprises and encourage me; whenever I get naughty, you treat me tolerantly; whenever I accidentally get into trouble, Whenever I did not do well in the exam, you would help me analyze the reasons and ask me to do better next time. In life, you are very important to me. I am caring but never doting. Every time I am sick, you are the most anxious person. As spring, summer, autumn and winter change, you always prepare the appropriate clothes for me in time. While you take good care of me, you also do not forget to exercise. My ability to take care of myself has enabled me to wash my hair and bathe since I was a child, wash dishes, wash clothes, and clean the room. Even if you and dad are not at home, I will buy my own lunch, wash myself, and go to bed by myself - how can I forget what you gave me? Mom, I still remember the summer when I was five years old, you took me and my sister out to play.
On the way, because of the hot weather, you bought three popsicles. When I opened the popsicle, it accidentally fell to the ground.
I was at a loss and hesitated to pick it up, but you squatted down and hugged me, saying: "Silly boy, it's okay. The popsicle fell to the ground and it's dirty. You can't eat it. This one is mine." Give it to you!" For some reason, tears streamed down my face. You quickly comforted me: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't be afraid! Mom's is for you.
This is your favorite food!" I took the popsicle and licked it with relish. The man next to me looked at me with a smile. Your love turns into cool popsicle water and flows into my heart.
I feel that my heart is sweeter than my mouth. Although this is a very common thing, to this day, I still often think back to the taste of the popsicle you gave me.
Mom, you love me so much, and I love you very much.
Once on your birthday, I used my limited pocket money to go to a small store and buy you a toy ring.
When I got home, I put the ring in an envelope and attached a greeting card with blessing words. In the evening, after you came back, I held the envelope and said to you: "Happy birthday, Mom! Please accept my gift!" You opened it and smiled.
When you finished reading the note, tears filled your eyes. You put on the ring, hugged me and said, "You are such a good baby!" After the New Year, I was one year older and already a little man.
I will be more sensible. I must learn knowledge well, practice skills well, live up to your expectations of me, and be a knowledgeable, capable, independent and self-reliant person.
Dear mother, I love you! Your hard work will not be in vain. When I grow up, I will definitely repay you! Finally, I wish you good health and success in your work! Your Daughter Eleven springs, summers, autumns and winters, more than four thousand days and nights, I will never forget that you taught me to revise my composition word by word; I will never forget that you taught me how to play table tennis step by step; I will never forget that you put it on the table after getting up in the morning I can’t forget the cup of hot milk; I can’t forget the cool bamboo mat you put on me when the weather is hot; I can’t forget the thick and warm cotton clothes you put on me when the weather is cold; I can’t forget the cold and warm cotton-padded clothes you put on me when the weather is cold; I can’t forget that you have been sitting at the door of the classroom every day for several years. The figure who waits patiently... I am obedient to please you and listen patiently to your instructions and nagging. I am always busy, repeating the tedious housework over and over again every day, such as cooking, washing, and farming; Land, laundry, cooking, you have paid for me more than these! But what can I give you? When I see you dragging your tired body home from work, I quietly walk up to you, rub your shoulders, beat your back, pour you a cup of tea, get a replacement pair of shoes... you will be as happy as a child. of. Mom, you have paid so much for me, but I didn't even say "thank you" to you. I feel deeply guilty... Time flies, and some things will disappear with the passage of time, but you gave me love,. 5. Classical Chinese essays for our aging parents
21. Jin Ping Gong studied in Bingzhu. Jin Ping Gong asked Shi Kuang and said: "I am seventy years old. I want to learn (music), but I am afraid it is too late." "
Shi Kuang said: "Why don't you light candles and learn?" Duke Ping of Jin said: "How can I be a minister and make fun of his king?" Shi Kuang said: "How can I be blind? Do you dare to tease the king? I heard that when you are young, you like to study like the sunshine of the rising sun; when you are in your prime, you like to study like the sunshine in the middle of the day; when you are old, you like to study like the light of a candle. Which one is better than walking in the dark? "Ping Gong said: "Well said!" Original text: Jin Ping Gong asked Yu Shikuang: "I am seventy years old, and I am afraid it is too late to learn."
Shi Kuang said: "Why not Bingzhu?" Ping Gong said: "How can you be a minister and play with the king?" Shi Kuang said: "How dare you, a blind minister, play with the king? I heard that: I am young but eager to learn. , like the rising sun; strong and eager to learn, like the light in the sun; old and eager to learn, like the brightness of a candle, which one is different from the ignorant? "Ping Gong said: "Good!" 22. Gao Feng! He is dedicated and good at writing, and farming is his family's occupation.
The wife once went to the fields (working) and dried wheat in the courtyard, leaving Gao Feng to look after the chickens. It was raining heavily, and Gao Feng was reading scriptures with a bamboo pole. He didn't realize that the water on the ground after the rain caused the wheat to run away.
Gao Feng came to his senses when his wife came back and asked in surprise. Original text: Gao Feng, whose courtesy name is Wentong, is a farmer whose family is engaged in farming.
My wife’s field is always full of wheat, and the phoenixes protect the chickens. It was raining heavily, and the phoenix held a pole and chanted sutras, and the water flowed unknowingly.
If the wife still asks strange questions, it is a waste of time. 23. Ye Tinggui and "Hai Lu" When I was young, I loved studying very much. For more than 40 years, I never let go of the book. I ate with it and it felt sweet in my mouth. I used it as a pillow when I was tired.
There are unique books in scholar-bureaucrats’ homes. Everyone borrows them and doesn’t read them, and everyone who reads them will not stop reading them all. I often regret that I don’t have the money to copy them all.
Among so many books, I divided them into dozens of large volumes, selected the useful ones and copied them by myself, and named them "Hai Lu". Original text: I was addicted to learning when I was young. I haven't published a scroll for more than forty years.
The scholar-bureaucrats had different books in their homes, and they read them all without fail, and stopped reading them all without stopping at the end of the chapter. I often regretted that I had no resources and could not write down all the works, so I occasionally wrote dozens of large volumes. I chose those who could use them and copied them by hand, which was called "Hai Lu".
24. Being a man requires knowledge. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said to Fang Xuanling: "Being a human being requires learning and asking questions. In the past, because many fierce enemies were not defeated, I conquered the east and west, and personally participated in the military. I had no time. Reading.
Recently, everything is quiet (no chaos). People in the palace cannot hold books in person, (just) order others to read to me the principles of being a king, a minister, and a father. , the principles of political education are all in the book.
The ancients said: 'If you don't learn, you will know nothing, and you will only have troubles when dealing with things.' I don’t think it’s right.”
Original text: (Tang Dynasty) Taizong said to Fang Xuanling: “Being a man requires learning. I have been fighting for a long time, and I have been engaged in military affairs and have no time to study.
The world is quiet these days, and when you are in a palace, you cannot hold a book and let others read it. "Studying on the wall is nothing but trouble."
But if you think about things when you are young, you will feel wrong. A regular teacher, carrying a bookcase on his back, is not afraid of long distances, dangers and obstacles.
It is often said: "If people don't learn, then how can they be successful." Sometimes I lean under the trees, weave cogongrass into a small thatched house, cut wattle sticks into pens, and carve the sap into ink.
At night, I would read under the stars and moon. If it was dark (if it was dark), I would tie up mugwort to illuminate myself. If you see what you like, write it on his clothes to remember it.
The people who studied with him liked his diligent study very much, so they exchanged his dirty clothes with clean clothes. If (he) is not a saint, don’t read it.
Kuai Shi warned: "People like to study, even if they are studying, they still seem to be alive; people who don't study, even if they are alive, are just zombies." Original text: At the fourteenth hour of Ren's last year, he learned from the impermanent teacher , The journey is not far from danger.
Every saying: "If a person does not learn, how can he succeed?" Or under the forest trees, weave thatch into a nunnery, cut thorns into pens, and carve tree sap into ink. At night, you can look at the stars and look at the moon, and in the dark, you can see the wisps of wormwood to illuminate yourself.
If someone agrees with the book, write about his clothes to record his events. The disciples were pleased with his diligent study, and even changed it with clean clothes.
Ignore the words of non-saints. His last commandment was: "My wife is eager to learn, but she still exists; if she is not a scholar, she is a walking corpse!" 26. Wang Chong's Store Expo Wang Chong lost his father when he was young, and people in his hometown said that he was very filial to his mother.
Later he came to the capital and learned the skills of industry at Taixue, where he became a disciple of Fufeng Banbiao. Wang Chong has a wide range of hobbies and reads without being limited to certain paragraphs and sentences.
His family was poor and had no books, so he often went to bookstores on Luoyang Street to read the books they sold. He could recite them after reading them once, so (he) extensively understood the theories of many schools. Later, he returned to his hometown and retired to teach at home.
Original text: (Wang) is a young orphan and is called filial piety in the countryside. Later he went to the capital and studied under the Imperial Academy, where he was taught by Fufeng Banbiao.
He likes to read extensively but does not follow rules and regulations. He came from a poor family and had no books. He often visited Luoyang's shops and read the books on sale. He could recite and memorize them whenever he saw them.
Later he returned to his hometown and lived as a professor. 27. Ouyang Xiu's "Three Shang" composition Although Qian Weiyan (Qian Sigong) grew up in a wealthy family, he had no hobbies.
When I was in Luoyang, Xijing, I once told my staff: I only love reading in my life. I sit and read classics and history books. When I sleep, I read the works of hundreds of pre-Qin scholars and various miscellaneous notes. When I go to the toilet, I read Xiao Ling. So I never put the book down for a moment.
Xie Jiang (Xie Xishen) once said: "When I was in the History Academy with Song Gongchui, he would always bring a book with him every time he went to the toilet. The sound of ancient books was clear and loud, and could be heard far and near. He was so eager to learn. It has reached this point." So I said to Xie Jiang: "Most of the articles I have written in my life are written on the "three places", that is, on the pillow, and on the toilet.
Because only in this way can I write a good idea. "Original text: Although Qian Sigong grew up wealthy and noble, he had few hobbies.
When I was in Xiluo, I heard from a member of the Yu family that I loved reading all my life. I read classics and history when sitting down, novels when lying down, and short poems when I went to the toilet.
Xie Xishen also said: "When Duke Chui of the Song Dynasty was in the History Academy, every time he went to the toilet, he would carry a book and recite it, and the sound of sarcasm could be heard far and near. He studied hard like this."
Yu Yin said that Xishen Said: "Most of the articles I wrote in my life were written on three subjects, namely on horseback, on pillows, and on toilets. But this can especially be attributed to Si'er."
28. Lin Bu.