"The Biography of Zeng Guofan".

Page 1-11 of the paper version of "The Biography of Zeng Guofan". The first sentence that came to mind after reading this is "The road to success is not crowded, because there are not many people who persist." The beginning of the book says that Zeng Guofan and his father Zeng Linshu went to take the scholar examination together, but they both failed repeatedly. Although he was treated as a laughing stock by everyone, he still stubbornly persisted.

The road to success is not crowded because there are not many people who persist. Some people live their lives like a river, running continuously forward. When they encounter a turning point, they turn into sand and settle, never reaching the ocean. In fact, when we encounter a turning point, all we need is a little persistence and a little hope.

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In principle, the compilation scope of the series starts from the founding of the Republic of China in 1911 to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949; the selected books are all written by famous masters. When writing, choose the best version. The series is divided into several series, such as Western History Series, Chinese History Series, Celebrity Biographies Series, Chronological History Series, Celebrity Memoirs Series, Celebrity Collected Works Series, etc., in order to present a panoramic view of the culture and scholarship of the Republic of China period. It is compiled into a series of biographies of celebrities.

This series is the "Celebrity Biographies Series", picking out the best from the sand, selecting the best from the best, and there are twelve kinds of ten people. Our country’s biographical literature has a long history, with equal emphasis on literature and history. Sima Qian's "Historical Records" represents the golden age of classical biographical literature.

During the Republic of China, due to the vigorous promotion and hard practice of Liang Qichao and Hu Shi, famous biographical writers emerged in large numbers and produced numerous excellent works. The original versions of all the books included in this series are all in Traditional Chinese. During the process of dissemination, version differences and text errors will inevitably occur.