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6/11: BIOGRAPHY OF DONG YU (EXCERPT)
Chen Shou (233 - 297, Western Jin Dynasty)English translation: Miao Guang
When a pupil approached me for instructions in learning, I refused to give so and said instead, “You should first read the teaching a hundred times.” I further added, “Having read the book a hundred times, the meaning shall come to you.”
“What if we do not have the luxury of time?”
asked the pupil.
“Employ the three spare times,” I replied.
“What are these three times?”
“The spare times of winter, night times, and
rainy days.”
── from Sanguo Zhi (Records of the Three Kingdoms)
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