What are the stories of diligence in ancient and modern China and abroad?

1, Su Qin, a cantilever beam, an eyesore:

During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was a famous politician at that time. When he was young, he studied the art of war with Guiguzi's Zhang Yi. After finishing his studies, he went to various countries to lobby, but he never got anything. He made up his mind to study angrily. From then on, he stayed indoors and studied hard, often reading late into the night, and sometimes he was too tired to doze off and wanted to sleep.

He prepared an awl and stabbed himself in the thigh when he dozed off. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, let myself awake, and then insisted on reading. After several years of hard study, I have mastered a wealth of knowledge, lobbied again, and finally became a great strategist with high reputation.

2. Kuang Heng who stole light from the wall

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a great scholar named Kuang Heng in Donghai County. He has read a lot of books and is very knowledgeable. But his success is not because he is a genius, but because of his persistence and diligence. A small hole was dug in the wall. When the neighbor lit the lamp, the candlelight came through the hole, so he read a book by the light. Therefore, Kuang Heng cherishes the rare reading opportunity.

3. Che Yin with fireflies reflecting snow.

Che Yin, my son, was born in Nanping, Shaanxi (now Anxiang, Tianjin). Che Yin studied tirelessly since he was a child, but because of his poor family, he didn't have the money to buy lamp oil for evening self-study. I caught dozens of fireflies and put them in the house, which really lit up a lot. In this way, Che Yin studied hard and finally became a very learned man. He served as the local governor of Xing Wu, the general of the auxiliary country and the minister of the Ministry of Finance.

4. Confucius, surnamed Kong, named Qiu and Ming, was a famous thinker, educator and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period in China and the founder of Confucianism in China. The reason why he became a saint with 3,000 disciples and became famous in the world is inseparable from his efforts as a child. Some people say that "genius comes from hard work".

Confucius' mother taught him to read and write when he was three years old. By the time he was four years old, he could read more than 100 words. One day, his mother said, "Can you recite the words I taught you yesterday?" Kong Qiu said, "I remember everything." ?

Mother said, "well, I'll test you tomorrow morning." Kong Qiu sleeps with his brother. That night, after he went to bed, he said to his younger brother, "Brother, have you remembered everything your mother taught you?" My brother said, "I remember everything. What about you? "

Kong Qiu said, "I've practiced many times, and I may have memorized it, but I'm not sure. My mother will test me tomorrow morning. If not, she will be very sad. No, I must get up and practice more. " ?

The younger brother was moved by his spirit of studying hard and being filial to his mother. He said with distress, "It's cold. If you don't get up to practice, just write it on your stomach." I can feel right and wrong, so I can check what you wrote! " ?

So little Kong Qiu wrote on his brother's chest. Whenever you write a word, read it out loud. But the voice grew louder and louder, and when he finished writing the last word, the voice could not be heard. After checking the last sentence, my brother listened to his even breathing and watched him smile sweetly and lovingly.

The next morning, when his mother took the exam, he passed again. The mother was surprised and said, "This child is really amazing. He taught him so many words the day before yesterday, and only one day later, he knew everything. He will surely do great things in the future! "

Kong Qiu looked at her mother's happy face and smiled happily. However, in this smile, there are two lines of tears.

My brother standing by knows him well and knows that behind his superhuman talent, more is my brother's perseverance and hard work.

Hou, the master of crosstalk language, has only been in primary school for three years. Because he is diligent and studious, his artistic level has reached perfection and he has become a famous language expert. On one occasion, in order to buy the joke book "The Waves" of Amin Dynasty that he wanted to buy, he went to all the second-hand book stalls in Beijing but failed to buy it.

Later, he learned that Beijing Library had this book, so he decided to copy it back. In winter, he braved the heavy wind and snow and ran to the library to copy books for 18 days in a row. A book of more than 100,000 words was finally copied by him.