Su Lau-tsiuen, when he was twenty-seven years old
Commenced close study, and applied his mind to books;
This man, when old, grieved that he commenced so late;
You who are young must early think of these things.
Behold Liang Hau, at the ripe age of eighty-two,
In the imperial hall, amongst many scholars, gains the first rank;
This he accomplished, and all regarded him a prodigy;
You, my young readers, should now resolve to be diligent.
Yung, when only eight years old, could recite the Odes;
And Pí, at the age of seven, understood the game of chess;