Fishermen written by Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period. All over the world: all the people in the world. Everyone is dirty, only I am clean, everyone is drunk and only I am awake. In the original text, these two sentences are Qu Yuan's exposure and accusation that the decadent ruling clique of Chu at that time only pursued personal interests, regardless of the future and destiny of the country, and expressed his attitude of transcending the secular world and not colluding with them. Later generations are often used to describe honest and wise people who can lead an honest and clean life and do not go with the flow when politics is corrupt and society is dark. Sometimes it is also used to describe people with lofty ideals. When the country and the nation are in danger, they can clearly understand the situation and care about the country and the people, instead of being as confused as ordinary people. These two sentences can also be used to satirize those who are divorced from the masses and think they are smart.
Beautiful but not hidden, white but not dirty. -Liu Yuxi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, famously said, "On the Ming Dynasty, lead an honest and clean life."
See Liu Tang Yuxi's On the Ming Dynasty. Clear moon: superb and outstanding. Flaw: a spot on the surface of jade, which is a metaphor for shortcomings. Pollution: pollution. The general idea of these two sentences is: people with high moral character and outstanding integrity do not hide their shortcomings; Pure white, can't be polluted by foreign objects. ? In a neat confrontation, the two sentences clearly point out the attitude that people with noble moral character and outstanding integrity should adopt from both positive and negative aspects. In my opinion, no one is perfect, and gold is not enough. A true wise man does not avoid and cover up his own shortcomings, but dares to openly "show" and "expose". Really can't fake, really can't fake. If it is pure and pure Baoyu, no foreign objects can be polluted; If it's a rough stone with low quality, it won't help to inlay it with gold and jade. A virtuous person will never be intimidated or polluted by rumors. These two sentences can encourage young people to strengthen their personal cultivation, not to hide their shortcomings, not to be confused by gossip, to lead an honest and clean life and to respect themselves.
Lanzhi was born in a secluded forest, not because no one is fragrant; Xiu De, a gentleman, didn't change his faith because he was poor. -Confucius, a thinker and educator in the Spring and Autumn Period and the founder of Confucianism.
"Confucius' Family Talk" Orchids grow in lonely and remote valleys, but they will not stop blooming because of lack of appreciation from others. A man of noble character will not change his noble character because of his poor family. The sentence is mainly based on the nobility that orchids will not stop opening because they are not appreciated. Like orchids, gentlemen should maintain noble sentiments, and even in the face of poverty, they will not shake their noble character, warning people to keep a clean and honest life and not to drift with the tide and lose their integrity. Lan Zhi: Orchid, Valley: Valley, not because, Festival: Taste Festival, Integrity Festival.
New bathers will wear crowns, new bathers will shake their clothes, and those who can observe with their own bodies will be embarrassed! -Historical Records Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng Sima Qian, a historian, thinker and writer of the Western Han Dynasty.
A passage from Qu Yuan in Han Sima Qian's Biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng is just a shower, a coat and a hat. He always bounces the dust off his hat crown and shakes off the impurities on his clothes. Who wants to let dirty things dirty their clean bodies? This is the ancient understanding of self-discipline, self-cultivation and self-cultivation.