Too much reading time is easy to be lazy, and there are too many literary talents and decorations. Judging things completely according to the provisions is a pedant's state. Reading makes up for the deficiency of nature, and experience makes up for the deficiency of reading. Natural talent is like natural flowers and plants. After reading it, you will know how to trim and transplant. As the book shows, if you don't imitate experience, it will be too big and useless.
There is a skill that despises reading. Ignorant people long for reading, but only smart people use reading. However, reading does not tell people its usefulness. The wisdom of using books is not in the book, but outside the book, all by observation. When reading, don't deliberately question the author, don't believe everything in the book, and don't just look for chapters and sentences, but think carefully.
Some books can be tasted, some books can be swallowed, and some books have to be chewed and digested. In other words, some people only need to read part of it, some people just need to dabble in it, and a few people have to read it all. When reading, they must be absorbed and tireless. You can also ask someone to help you read this book, but only if the subject matter is inferior or the value is not high. Otherwise, the book classics are as tasteless as distilled water.
Reading makes a full man, discussion a witty man, and notes an exact man. Therefore, journalists who don't often write must have a strong memory, those who don't often discuss must be born smart, and those who don't often read must deceive the world. Only when they have skills can they be ignorant and obvious.
Reading history makes people wise, reading poems makes people witty, mathematics makes people careful, science makes people deep, logic makes people grave, and logic rhetoric makes people able to contend: whatever you learn, it becomes a character. A person's mental retardation can be alleviated by proper books, just as all diseases of the body can be eliminated by proper exercise. Rolling is good for the testicles and kidneys, archery is good for the chest and lungs, walking is good for the stomach, riding is good for the brain, and so on. If the intelligence is not concentrated, mathematics can be read and calculus must be absorbed. If it is slightly scattered, it must be repeated; If you can't tell the difference, you can read the philosophy of the scholastic school. Guy is a person who has a critical attitude towards all previous dynasties. If you are not good at seeking common ground while reserving differences and trying to prove one thing to another, you can look at the lawyer's file. In this way, whenever there is a defect in the brain, there is a specific medicine that can be cured.
Reading can give people pleasure, elegance and ability. When people live alone or retire, they can best appreciate the pleasure of reading; When you speak, you can best show the elegance of reading; When judging and handling affairs, the ability gained by reading can be fully exerted. People with practical experience but no knowledge may be able to implement or judge the details of some things one by one, but only people with real knowledge can be competent for the overall guidance, planning and handling of their careers.
Spending too much time studying is listless, too much knowledge is pretentious, and judging everything with academic theory is a nerd's hobby. Learning can beautify human nature, and experience can enrich learning. Natural plants need artificial pruning, and human nature also needs learning induction, and learning itself must be regulated by experience, otherwise it will be too pedantic.
Capable people despise learning, shallow people marvel at learning, but smart people can use learning. Because learning itself does not teach people the purpose of learning, as for how to apply it, it is a kind of wisdom beyond learning and gained through observation! Reading is not to argue, nor to blindly believe, nor to find information to talk, but to weigh and think.
Some books just need to be tasted, some books can be devoured, and some books need to be chewed and digested slowly. In other words, some books only need to be read, some books only need to be browsed, and some books must be read intensively. Some books don't need to read the original, just read their abridged versions, but this is only limited to second-rate books with unimportant content: otherwise, the abridged versions are often as tasteless as distilled water.
Reading makes people profound, debate makes people alert, and writing makes people noble. If a person seldom writes, he needs to have a strong memory; If he seldom argues, he needs tact; If he seldom reads, he needs to be cunning and pretend to know what he doesn't understand.
History makes people wise, poetry makes people imaginative, mathematics makes people subtle, natural philosophy makes people deep, ethics makes people grave, logic and rhetoric make people able to contend.
In a word, reading can cultivate personality. Moreover, reading can eliminate all psychological obstacles, just as proper exercise can correct some diseases in the body. For example, bowling is good for the kidneys; Archery is good for the chest and lungs; Walking is good for the stomach; Riding a horse is good for the brain and so on. Therefore, if a person is distracted, it is best to let him study mathematics, because he must concentrate on calculating the purpose of mathematics problems. If his attention is a little distracted, he must start from the beginning. If a person is not good at distinguishing, let him consult the masters of deductive school, because they are the ones who are unscathed in analysis. If a person is mentally retarded, it is better to let him learn from the case of a lawyer. Therefore, every psychological defect has a special remedy.
Learning can be used as a pastime, as a decoration, and can also enhance talents. This is for recreation, when the Lord is lonely and retired; For decoration, it is under discussion; For talent, it is between distinguishing right from wrong and foresight; Because people who specialize in one skill can manipulate or even judge one thing, and only those who know how to do it can take care of the overall situation and be flexible.
Excessive indulgence in learning is laziness; Knowledge display is too flashy; Not eating books is a common problem for scholars. Learning can perfect nature and improve oneself through experience; Because talent is like natural vegetation, it still needs to be trimmed through learning; An armchair strategist is an empty talk, unless it is subject to experience.
Smart people despise learning, fools envy learning, and smart people use learning; Learning itself does not teach people how to use it; Only observation can bring wisdom beyond study. Reading is not to argue, to believe blindly, to speak loudly, but to balance feelings and reason.
Some books can be tasted, some books can be eaten raw, and a few books should be chewed slowly and integrated; In other words, some books can be read, but you don't need to be cautious; There are still a few books to read and study carefully. Some books can be read or extracted by others; But this is limited to those unimportant expositions and shoddy books; Otherwise, refined books are as tasteless as refined water.
Reading makes a full man, discussion a witty man, and notes an exact man. Therefore, if a person seldom takes notes, he needs to have a superhuman memory; If he seldom discusses it, he needs to be talented; And if he seldom reads, he needs to be full of cunning to cover up his ignorance.
Reading history makes people wise, reading poems makes them wise, calculating makes them meticulous, natural philosophy makes them deep, ethics makes them grave, and logical rhetoric makes them able to contend.
In short, learn to shape character; No, any obstacle in the mind can be removed through proper study. This is like a disease that can be eliminated through proper exercise: rolling is good for the waist and kidneys, archery is good for the chest and lungs, walking is good for the stomach, riding is good for the brain, and so on. Therefore, if someone is lazy in arithmetic, let him learn, because in calculus, his attention is slightly distracted and he must start from scratch; If his wisdom is not enough to distinguish differences, let him learn from scholastic philosophers, because they are good at finding faults; And if he is not good at handling affairs and cannot follow suit, let him learn from the lawyer's case. Therefore, every mental defect may have a special prescription.
Learning is for entertainment, decoration and talent growth. The main use of their happiness is solitude and seclusion; Decoration is in words; For the ability, it lies in the judgment and disposal of the business. Because experts can execute one by one, and perhaps judge the details; But general advice, as well as the planning and arrangement of things, are best from those who are knowledgeable.
It is lazy to spend too much time on study; It is a kind of love to decorate with them too much; It is the humor of scholars to make judgments completely according to their rules. Reading supplements the deficiency of nature, and experience supplements the deficiency of reading: because natural talents are like natural plants, which need to be pruned by reading, and reading itself is too difficult to point out the direction if it is not bound by experience.
Cunning people despise learning, ignorant people admire learning, and wise people use learning because learning does not teach people how to use it; However, this is a kind of wisdom that is higher than them without them and is obtained through observation. Reading is not for refutation and confusion; Don't believe and take it for granted; Don't look for talk and words; But to weigh and consider.
Some books can be tasted, some books can be swallowed, and a few books need to be chewed and digested; That is, some books can only be read partially; Others read, but not curiously; Some people are well prepared, diligent and concerned. Some books can also be read by others and extracted by others; But that will only appear in unimportant arguments and books; Otherwise, distilled books are just like ordinary distilled water, which are flashy things.
Reading makes a full person; An alert person; Write about a real man. Therefore, if a person seldom writes, he needs to have a good memory; If he seldom discusses it, he needs to have a current wisdom; If he reads little, he needs to be cunning to pretend that he doesn't know.
History makes people wise; Poet wit; Mathematics is subtle; Natural philosophy is profound; Moral grave; Logic and rhetoric can be argued.
Study in more places. If a person's intelligence is hindered, he can read appropriate books to make it smooth: just like all diseases of the body, they can be eliminated by appropriate exercise. Bowling is good for stones and reins; Shoot the lungs and chest; Walking gently for the stomach; Ride for the head; Wait a minute. Therefore, if a person's wisdom is wandering, let him learn mathematics; Because in the demonstration, if his wisdom has never been called so little, he must start over. If his intelligence is not good at distinguishing or finding differences, let him study scholasticism; Because they are small sectors. If he is not good at studying problems or proving and explaining another with one thing, let him study the lawyer's case. So every mental defect may have a special treatment.