Eating all day and staying up late at night are not good for me. It's not good to think about it It is better to learn. I once didn't eat for a day, stayed up all night, and thought and thought. As a result, it's not good. It is better to study.

Source: The Analects of Confucius Wei Linggong: "Confucius said,' I have never eaten all day and stayed up all night. It's no use thinking, it's better to learn.' "

Confucius said: "I used to eat all day and sleep all night, thinking and thinking, but it didn't do me any good." I might as well study. "

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Appreciation of Wei Linggong in The Analects of Confucius;

The Analects of Confucius Wei Linggong involves Confucius' view of "gentlemen and villains", educational and political thoughts and other words and deeds.

Knowledge comes from practice, not fantasy. There are only two ways to accumulate knowledge through study and practice: reading books and asking others to learn. Confucius said, "I don't eat all day, I don't sleep all night, and it's useless to think. It's better to learn", which profoundly shows that knowledge is not inherent in the human brain, not innate, but acquired.