The excerpts of the famous aphorisms of Shishuoxinyu are as follows:
1. A hundred lines of conduct are led by virtue
From "Shishuoxinyu·Xianyuan" by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty 》. Baixing refers to various moral qualities. This sentence shows that a noble person should cultivate noble moral character as his first pursuit.
2. The scenery is not special, just because the mountains and rivers are different
From Liu Yiqing's "Shishuo Xinyu·Yu" in the Southern Song Dynasty. Special, difference, different. The scenery remains the same, but when you look at it, you feel like the mountains and rivers have changed colors. This sentence is a sad sigh made by Zhou Boren in the Eastern Jin Dynasty when he and others gathered in the new pavilion, struck by the scene and thought of the fall of the Central Plains.
3. Be pure and have few desires, and all things cannot be moved.
From Liu Yiqing's "Shishuo Xinyu·Reward and Reputation" by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty. Halal, pure and simple. Few desires, no greed. move, change. With a pure heart and few desires, nothing can change his will and ambition. This sentence shows that the most important thing to maintain personal integrity is to have noble aspirations and an honest and self-disciplined character.
4. Use the concerns of the villain to judge the heart of the gentleman.
From Liu Yiqing's "Shishuo Xinyu·Ya Liang" by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty. This sentence shows that it is unreliable to use your own thoughts to speculate on the thoughts of people with a higher style than yourself. This means that people with high character and people with low character have different ideas, perspectives on problems, and methods of doing things.
5. It would be better for me to have a posthumous reputation than a glass of wine.
From Liu Yiqing's "Shishuo Xinyu·Ren Dan" of the Southern Song Dynasty. Immediately, currently, in front of you. As long as he is happy in front of him, no matter what his reputation behind him is?
6. It is neither good enough to be remembered by future generations, nor is it good enough to remain a bad name for thousands of years?
From Liu Yiqing's "Shishuoxinyu·Youhui" by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty. Also, also. Evil, huh? Since it cannot be famous for eternity, shouldn’t it also be infamous for eternity? These are the words of Huan Wen, a powerful official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which means that as long as you can leave your name in the history and let future generations remember you, you can do whatever it takes, and you don't have to care about good or bad reputation.
7. If a person’s ambition is not established, why should he worry that his reputation will not be known?
From Liu Yiqing's "Shi Shuo Xin Yu· Zi Xin" by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty. People are only afraid that they don’t have great ambitions. How can they be afraid that if they have a good reputation, the world won’t know about it? This sentence shows that the most important thing for a person is to strengthen one's self-cultivation and achieve results, rather than just thinking about gaining fame and reputation.