For example, talk about the truth that "water drops wear away stones"

Tong Dizhou, dripping wears away the stone.

Drip wears away the stone-persistence is success.

Tong Dizhou, 1902, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang. His father is a teacher in a private school. Tong Dizhou studied in a private school with his father since childhood, working while studying. My father often tells Tong Dizhou the story of the ancients' hard study, telling him that there is no end to learning, and he must persevere. He also wrote down the words "A drop of water wears a stone" and hung it on Tong Dizhou's desk, encouraging him to study hard and hoping that he would make a difference.

"A drop of water wears away a stone" is my father's encouragement to Tong Dizhou. In fact, Tong Dizhou is practicing this spirit by himself. He seized every minute and climbed to the top of science with tenacious perseverance.

In the private school, Tong Dizhou only learned some knowledge of literature and history, which was far from satisfying Tong Dizhou's thirst for knowledge. Because his family is poor, he has no money to go to school. Therefore, although Tong Dizhou is eager to go to school one day and study with his peers, he can't. It was not until 17 years old that he entered the preparatory class of Ningbo Normal University with the help of his brother. You don't have to pay tuition here, but you can also eat and live here. It is very lucky that children from poor families can go to school here. Tong Dizhou was very happy. He seized this hard-won opportunity and studied hard, never letting go of a minute. Because he had only learned a little knowledge of literature and history in a private school before, and had no foundation in mathematics and physics, Tong Dizhou had a hard time studying, but instead of being discouraged, he studied harder and wanted to catch up with others.

Not only that, deep down, he also set himself a higher goal-he wants to get into an effective middle school. The school was a first-class school in Ningbo at that time, and its graduates generally went to college. How many dignitaries are proud of their children studying in Xiaoshi Middle School! Primary schools, on the other hand, have high requirements for English and attach great importance to the basics of mathematics and physics, which are just the weak links in Tong Dizhou. Besides, he has never learned English. Tong Dizhou has worked harder since he set the goal of getting into an effective middle school. He began to teach himself English, often studying late into the night. My brother was moved by Tong Dizhou's determination and promised to send him to school. I also asked a friend in Ningbo to ask my brother about the enrollment of Xiaoshi Middle School.

My brother's friend brought bad news to Tong Dizhou from Ningbo: Xiaoshi Middle School didn't recruit freshmen this time, but only the top students in Grade Three. My brother thought: As far as the foundation of Tong Dizhou is concerned, it is already very difficult to take the first grade exam, and now only the third grade students are recruited. What can we do? Brother hesitated, so he went to consult with Tong Dizhou. Tong Dizhou still hasn't changed his mind after hearing the news. He must go to Xiaoshi Middle School, so he decided to take the placement exam.

Relying on the spirit of "water drops pierce the stone", the iron pestle can also be ground into a needle. Tong Dizhou passed the third grade of Xiaoshi Middle School, but he came last. One year later, Tong Dizhou changed from the penultimate to the ordinal number one, and his geometry score changed from failing in admission to 100 a year later! Later, Tong Dizhou was admitted to Fudan University with excellent results and became the high flyers of Fudan University. After graduation, I went to study at Bijing University in Brussels, Belgium. He received his doctorate at 1934, when he was 32 years old.

This article is transferred from celebrity stories.