1. 鸟欲高飞先振翅，人求上进先读书。

1. A bird wishes to fly high, it first flaps its wings; a person desires to improve, it first reads books.

2. ——雷锋（当代优秀战士、烈士）引自《雷锋日记》

2. ——Lei Feng (an outstanding contemporary soldier, hero) quoted from "Lei Feng's Diary"

3. 夜晚给老人带来平静，给年轻人带来希望。

3. At night, it brings peace to the elderly and hope to the young.

4. 时间一点一滴凋谢，犹如蜡烛漫漫燃尽。

4. Time trickles away drop by drop, as a candle slowly burns to the end.

5. 我们要振作精神，下苦功学习。下苦功，三个字，一个叫下，一个叫苦，一个叫功，一定要振作精神，下苦功。

5. We must be determined and put in hard work in our studies. The phrase "put in hard work" consists of three characters: one means to put in, one means hard, and one means work. We must definitely be determined and put in hard work.

6. 刀不快，石上磨。人不会，世上学。

6. If the knife is not sharp, it can be honed on a stone. If a person is not skilled, they can learn from the world.

7. 黄金时代是在我们的前面，而不在我们的后面。

7. The Golden Age is ahead of us, not behind us.

8. ——蔡尚思（现代史学家）转引自《青年文摘》1983年第11期

8. ——Cai Shangsi (modern historian), cited from "Youth Digest," Issue 11, 1983

9. 好的书籍是最贵重的珍宝。

9. Good books are the most precious treasure.

10. 求学的三个条件是：多观察、多吃苦、多研究。 ——加菲劳

10. The three conditions for seeking knowledge are: to observe more, to endure more hardships, and to study more. ——Xiaofei Luo

11. 博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辩之，笃行之。

11. Pursue knowledge diligently, examine it critically, think deeply about it, distinguish it clearly, and act steadfastly upon it.

12. 应该随时学习，学习一切；应该集中全力，以求知道得更多，知道一切。

12. One should learn constantly, learn everything; one should concentrate all one's efforts to know more, to know everything.

13. 人贵有志，学贵有恒。

13. It is valuable to have ambition in life, and it is important to be constant in learning.

14. 浪费时间是一桩大罪过。

14. Wasting time is a great sin.

15. 时间乃是万物中最宝贵的东西，但如果浪费了，那就是最大的浪费。

15. Time is the most precious thing among all things, but if wasted, it is the greatest waste.

16. 学问对于人们要求最大的紧张和最大的热情。

16. Learning requires the greatest intensity and the greatest enthusiasm from people.

17. ——张载（北宋哲学家）引自《经学理窟。义理篇》

17. ——Zhang Zai (a philosopher of the Northern Song Dynasty) quoted from "Jingxue Liku. Yili Pian"

18. 书犹药也，善读之可以医愚。

18. Books are like medicine; reading them well can cure ignorance.

19. ——马寅初（现代学者、教育家）转引自1981年6月22日《北京晚报》

19. ——Ma Yinchu (modern scholar, educator) quoted from "Beijing Evening News" on June 22, 1981.

20. 仅次于选择益友，就是选择好书。

20. Next to choosing good friends is choosing good books.

21. 书籍是人全人类的营养品。

21. Books are the nourishment for the whole human race.

22. 时间象奔腾澎湃的急湍，它一去无返，毫不流连。

22. Time flows like a surging torrent, never to return, without a moment of hesitation.

23. 我的产业多么美，多么广，多么宽，时间是我的财产，我的田地是时间。

23. How beautiful, vast, and wide my estate is, time being my property, and my field being time.

24. 书籍鼓舞了我的智慧和心灵，它帮助我从腐臭的泥潭中脱身出来，如果没有它们，我就会溺死在那里面，会被愚笨和鄙陋的东西呛住。

24. Books have inspired my wisdom and soul; they have helped me rise above the putrid mire, without them, I would have drowned in it, and would have been choked by foolish and vulgar things.

25. 不好的书也象不好的朋友一样，可能会把你戕害。

25. Bad books are like bad friends, they may harm you as well.

26. 我爱书。我常常站在书架前，这时我觉得我面前展开一个广阔的世界，一个浩瀚的海洋，一个苍茫的宇宙。

26. I love books. Often, I stand in front of the bookshelf, and at that moment, I feel as though a vast world, a boundless ocean, and an endless universe unfold before me.

27. 吾尝终日不食，终夜不寝，以思无益，不如学也。

27. I have tried to fast all day and all night without sleep, but it was all in vain. It is better to learn than to think in vain.

28. 知识象烛光，能照亮一个人，也能照亮无数人。

28. Knowledge is like candlelight, which can illuminate one person as well as countless others.

29. 人生有一道难题，那就是如何使一寸光阴等于一寸生命。

29. There is a difficult problem in life, which is how to make an inch of time equal to an inch of life.

30. 要循序渐进！我走过的道路，就是一条循序渐进的道路。

30. Progress step by step! The path I have taken is a path of progressive steps.

31. 除了时间，什么也不属于我。

31. Besides time, nothing belongs to me.

32. 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯。

32. Life is limited, but knowledge is infinite.

33. 聪明靠努力学习，知识靠平日积累。

33. Wisdom comes from hard studying, and knowledge comes from daily accumulation.

34. 岁月是百代的过客，而逝去的年华也是旅客。

34. Time is a passing guest of a hundred generations, and the years that have passed are also travelers.

35. ——华罗庚（现代数学家）转引自1980年6月20日《北京晚报》

35. ——From Hua Loo-keng (modern mathematician), cited from "Beijing晚报" on June 20, 1980.

36. 水不流，会发臭；人不学，会落后。

36. If water stops flowing, it will start to stink; if people stop learning, they will fall behind.

37. 汗水换来丰收，勤学取得知识。

37. Sweat brings in the harvest, diligence gains knowledge.

38. 盘基广大高原之上的一个高峰；假如把喜马拉雅山建立在河海平原上，八千公尺的高峰是难以存在的，犹如无源之水易于枯竭的。

38. A peak towering on a vast plateau; if the Himalayas were established on a river and sea plain, an 8,000-meter-high peak would be difficult to exist, just like water without a source is prone to drying up.

39. ——高士其 转引自1980年12月31日《解放军报》

39. —— Gao Shiqi, quoted from "People's Liberation Army Daily," December 31, 1980.

40. 当你还不能对自己说今天学到了什么东西时，你就不要去睡觉。 ——利希顿堡

40. Do not go to sleep until you can tell yourself what you have learned today. — Liechtenstein

41. 游手好闲的学习并不比学习游手好闲好。 ——约·贝勒斯

41. Lazy learning is no better than learning to be lazy. — John Bellers

42. 学然后能行，思然后有得。

42. Study, and then you can act; think, and then you will gain insights.

43. 生活在我们这个世界里，不读书就完全不可能了解人。

43. In this world we live in, it is impossible to fully understand people without reading books.

44. 刻苦学习的人总能实现自己的愿望。

44. Those who study diligently always achieve their wishes.

45. 不去读书就没有真正的教养，同时也不可能有什么鉴别力。

45. Not reading will result in a lack of genuine education, and it is also impossible to have any discernment.

46. 学问二字，须要拆开看，学是学，问是问。

46. The characters for "学问" (xuéxí) should be separated and understood individually; "学" (xué) means to learn, and "问" (wèn) means to ask.

47. 看文字须大段精彩看，耸起精神，竖起筋骨，不要困，如有刀剑在后一般。就一段中须要透，击其首则尾应，击其尾则首应，方始是。不可按册子便在，掩了册子便忘。

47. When reading texts, one must focus on large,精彩 sections, rouse one's spirit, and stiffen one's backbone; do not get drowsy, as if there were swords and spears behind you. Within a single section, one must penetrate deeply, striking the head and having the tail respond, or striking the tail and having the head respond, only then is it considered correct. Do not just passively read through the book without engagement, nor should you forget the content once you close the book.

48. 零碎的时间实在可以成就大事业。

48. Scattered time can indeed accomplish great undertakings.

49. 人天天都学到一点东西，而往往所学到的是发现昨日学到的是错的。 ——BV

49. People learn something new every day, and often what they learn is that what they learned yesterday was wrong. ——BV

50. 读过一本好书，象交了一个益友。

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

51. 一分耕耘，一分收获；要收获的好，必须耕耘的好。

51. A little effort, a little gain; to gain well, one must toil well.

52. 天才无非是长久的忍耐，努力吧！

52. Genius is merely long-suffering patience; strive on!

53. 古今中外有学问的人，有成就的人，总是十分注意积累的。知识就是机积累起来的，经验也是积累起来的。我们对什么事情都不应该像“过眼云烟”。

53. Throughout history and across the world, scholars and accomplished individuals always pay great attention to accumulation. Knowledge is accumulated over time, and so is experience. We should not treat anything as just "a fleeting cloud passing before the eyes."

54. 对活者的人来说，是没有明天的；死了的人则没有今天。

54. For the living, there is no tomorrow; for the dead, there is no today.

55. 加紧学习，抓住中心，宁精勿杂，宁专勿多。

55. Hasten your studies, focus on the core, prefer excellence over variety, and prefer specialization over quantity.

56. 学然后知不足，教然后知困。知不足，然后能自反也；知困，然后能自强也。

56. After studying, one realizes one's shortcomings; after teaching, one realizes one's difficulties. Realizing one's shortcomings leads to self-reflection; realizing one's difficulties leads to self-improvement.

57. 年华一去不复返，事业放弃在难成。

57. Time once gone can never return, and a career abandoned is hard to achieve.

58. 书富如入海，百货皆有。人之精力，不能兼收尽取，但得春所欲求者尔。故愿学者每次作一意求之。

58. Books are as vast as the sea, with a variety of commodities available. Human energy cannot encompass and collect everything, but only what one desires in spring. Therefore, I wish for those who study to seek knowledge with a focused intent each time.

59. ——邓拓（现代新闻工作者、学者）转引自1979年2月27日《忆邓拓》

59. ——Quoted from Deng Tuo (modern journalist, scholar) in "Recollections of Deng Tuo," published on February 27, 1979.

60. 一个爱书的人，他必定不致缺少一个忠实的朋友，一个良好的老师，一个可爱的伴侣，一个优婉的安慰者。

60. A lover of books will never lack a faithful friend, a good teacher, a delightful companion, and a gentle comforter.

61. 我总是感觉到时间的巨轮在我背后奔驰，日益迫近。

61. I always feel the great wheel of time racing behind me, growing ever closer.

62. 学到很多东西的诀窍，就是一下子不要学很多。 ——洛 克

62. The trick to learning a lot of things is not to learn a lot at once. ——Locke

63. 业精于勤荒于嬉，行成于思毁于随。

63. Proficiency comes from diligence and is lost through idleness; habits are formed through thought and destroyed through carelessness.

64. 时间是一笔贷款，即使在守信用的借贷者也还不起。

64. Time is a loan that even the most trustworthy borrower cannot repay.

65. 书和人一样，也是有生命的一种现象，它也是活的、会说话的东西。

65. Books, like people, are a phenomenon with life. They are also living, speaking entities.

66. 书是我们时代的生命。

66. Books are the life of our era.

67. 好问的人，只做了五分种的愚人；耻于发问的人，终身为愚人。 ——佚 名

67. The inquisitive person is only a fool for five minutes; the one ashamed to ask is a fool for life. ——Anonymous

68. 重复是学习之母。 ——狄慈根

68. Repetition is the mother of learning. —— Dietzgen

69. 好问，是好的。……如果自己不想，只随口问，即能得到正确答复，也未必受到大益。所以学问二字，“问”放在“学”的下面。

69. Asking good questions is good. If one doesn't want to, and only asks casually, it may not necessarily be of great benefit even if one receives the correct answer. Therefore, in the term "learning," the character for 'ask' is placed below the character for 'learn.'

70. ——陶铸 引自《理想。情操。精神生活》

70. ——Tao Zhusu Quoted from "Ideals. Virtues. Spiritual Life"

71. 学习外语并不难，学习外语就像交朋友一样，朋友是越交越熟的，天天见面，朋友之间就亲密无间了。

71. It's not difficult to learn a foreign language. Learning a foreign language is like making friends; the more friends you make, the more familiar they become. If you see them every day, the closer you get to them.

72. 不浪费时间，每时每刻都做些有用的事，戒掉一切不必要的行为。

72. Do not waste time, do something useful at every moment, and get rid of all unnecessary behaviors.

73. 黑发不知勤学早，白首方悔读书迟。

73. "Regret not having studied early when young with dark hair, only to realize the importance of reading when it's too late, with white hair."

74. 如果不想在世界上虚度一生，那就要学习一辈子。

74. If one does not want to waste one's life on this world, then one must learn for a lifetime.

75. 文学之知识乃是学问之门禁。

75. Knowledge of literature is the gatekeeper of learning.

76. 珍惜时间可以使生命变的更有价值。

76. Valuing time can make life more valuable.

77. 你若需要时间，还得自己把他造出来。

77. If you need time, you have to make it yourself.

78. ——毛泽东 引自《在中国***全国宣传工作会议上的讲话》

78. ——Mao Zedong, quoted from "Speech at the National Propaganda Work Conference in China***"

79. 学习要抓住基本知识：即不好高骛远，而忽略基本的东西。喜马拉雅山是世界著名的高山，因为它是建立在喜马拉雅山之上，

79. Study should grasp the fundamental knowledge: that is, not to aim too high and overlook the basics. The Himalayas are world-famous mountains, because they are built on the Himalayas.

80. 学习是劳动，是充满思想的劳动。 ——乌申斯基

80. Learning is labor, a labor filled with thought. —— Ushinsky

81. 早起多长一智，晚睡多增一闻。

81. Rise early to gain more wisdom, stay up late to acquire more knowledge.

82. 理想的书籍是智慧的钥匙。

82. The ideal book is the key to wisdom.

83. 光阴易逝，岂容我待。

83. Time flies, how can I afford to wait?

84. 科学是到处为家的，不过只是任何不播种的地方，它是不会使其丰收的。

84. Science is at home everywhere, yet it will not bring a harvest to any place where it is not sown.

85. 勤奋是聪明的土壤，勤学是聪明的钥匙。

85. Diligence is the soil of wisdom, and study is the key to wisdom.

86. 日子象念珠一样，一天接着一天滑过，串成周，串成月。

86. Days slip by like beads on a rosary, one after another, forming weeks and months.

87. 不要为已消逝之年华叹息，须正视欲匆匆溜走的时光。

87. Do not sigh for the years that have passed, but face the fleeting time that is about to slip away.

88. ——孔丘（春秋时代思想家，教育家）引自《礼记。学记》

88. —— Confucius (a thinker and educator of the Spring and Autumn period) quoted from "The Book of Rites. Record of Learning"