Anyone who is good at playing chess, when the game is unfavorable to him, on the one hand, protects himself and on the other hand, often every dark cloud has a glimmer of hope and turns defeat into victory. It means that in adversity, we should not only passively defend, but also take the initiative to attack and create opportunities to turn defeat into victory.

The original sentence was written by Zeng Guofan and compiled by Liang Qichao. Liang Qichao praised Zeng Guofan as "an adult who has never seen a thing or two" and his legacy is "three wonders a day". In order to facilitate daily reading and introspection, the most essential parts are selected from tens of millions of words and extracted into books. This is the book Zeng Zheng Wengong Jia Yan Banknotes.

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A brief introduction to the author of Zeng Gong Chao;

1, Zeng Guofan

The word (1) Bohan, whose real name was Sheng Di, was the first in ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty. Born in a peasant family, with average qualifications, I tried to take the exam many times. However, Zeng Guofan was able to make up his mind, aim high, persevere and never slacken his life. Finally, I was able to go all out in the imperial examination room and officialdom, and finally made some great achievements, from officials to governors of Liangjiang, Zhili, University of Wuyingdian, Prince Taibao, first-class Yi and so on.

(2) Zeng Guofan is known to the world for his outstanding achievements in establishing the Xiang Army, initiating the Westernization Movement in modern China, and knowing and employing people.

2. Liang Qichao

(1) The word Zhuoru is Renfu, Mingrengong, ice drinker, owner of ice drinking room, and a native of Xinhui, Guangdong. China, the enlightener of modern thought, was one of the four professors of Tsinghua University National College in the early Republic of China. His article has a unique historical perspective, which is thought-provoking and enlightening.

(2) Liang Qichao is recognized as an encyclopedic figure in the history of China. Many words we often talk about now, such as "politics, economy, science and technology, organization and cadres", all started with Mr. Liang Qichao.

(3) Liang Qichao was born in the second year of Zeng Guofan's death and admired Zeng Guofan in his early years. He thinks that Zeng Guofan is a rare doer in the history of China, and his works are required reading for every young person who is interested in changing society. He also regards them as daily reading. 19 16 years, Liang Qichao collected Zeng Guofan's most practical and memorable famous aphorisms and compiled them into a book "Notes on Zeng Zheng Wen's Fair Words".