The flavor of external things may become boring after a long time, but the flavor of reading becomes deeper the longer one engages with it. — Cheng Yi
It depends on human effort: one year can be equivalent to two or three years, for example, if one spends seventeen or eighteen hours a day reading; conversely, two or three years can be equivalent to one year, or even less, for example, if one spends only five or six hours a day reading. I am determined to spend sixteen to eighteen hours every day going through the collections of Chinese literature from past dynasties. — Cai Shangsi
Accumulating millions in wealth is not as good as reading books. — Yan Zhitui
Reading should avoid rigid, literal interpretation; rigid reading is like boring into a horn. — Ye Shengtao
Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will reveal itself. — Records of the Three Kingdoms
Reading requires savoring and contemplation. — Cheng Hao
Without reading, there is no true cultivation, nor is there any discernment. — Herzen
We can gather knowledge from reading, but we must use thinking to separate the chaff from the wheat. — Fusst
When a great idea descends upon the world as a gospel, it becomes an offense to the masses bound by old customs and practices, and in the eyes of those who have read much but lack deep learning, it is considered a foolish thing. — Goethe