Diligence has been the characteristic of Qi Baishi’s artistic life throughout his life. In his long-term artistic practice, he continued to work hard and never grew old. In his painting career of more than 70 years, he painted almost every day. 27 years old From then on, he only stopped writing when he fell ill twice and lost his parents once. His diligence was persistent. Even in his later years, he did not go to bed early. He got up at dawn every day, had breakfast, and painted. A few paintings. He was really tireless about art. In the spring and summer of the year he passed away in 1957, his spirit was a little weak and his health was not as good as before. He still refused to accept old age at all and fought against it tenaciously. He painted a series of paintings. The King of Flowers - Peony, this was the last painting he painted in his life.

2. The famous economist Yu Guangyuan lived to learn as much as he could.

In order not to fall behind the times, in 2001, the 86-year-old famous economist Yu Guangyuan started using computers and established his own website. In 2006, at the age of 91, he started a blog and became a "blogger". In his later years, Yu Guangyuan pursued his studies with an optimistic attitude towards life. He spent a lot of time sitting in front of the computer every day. In addition to eating and sleeping, he basically wrote, studied, played and lived happily on the computer. He said that before his 100th birthday, he would publish 100 books. At the age of 91, he had published 80 books.

3. Solon, a famous politician in ancient Athens

Solon won the title of "Athens' first poet" in his early years; before and after the implementation of the "Solon Reform" that destroyed the clan system, He traveled around and inspected; in his later years, he retired at home and engaged in research and writing. He often chanted "Live and learn" to encourage himself. The famous biographer Plutarch quoted this famous saying in "The Life of Solon". Rousseau, the French enlightener in the 18th century, quoted and developed Solon's famous saying in his later work "The Reveries of a Solitary Walker". Since then, Solon's famous saying has been passed down to this day.

Live to learn and learn

Interpretation: "Live to learn and learn" is a commonly used proverb in China, which expresses a kind of learning that "life is endless and learning is endless" Enterprising spirit is an optimistic incentive.

Chinese Pinyin: huó dào lǎo, xué dào lào

English translation: It's never too old to learn.

It means "When you are young, learning is For the sake of ideals and stability; in middle age, learning is to replenish the empty soul; in old age, learning is a kind of artistic conception, slowly savoring and enjoying it. "The inability to learn new things is always a sign of ignorance and aging. This kind of saying has a literal meaning and is relatively easy to understand.