During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou compiled and selected 222 fine prose articles from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty, and compiled them into "Guwen Guanzhi". Because the selected works have diverse systems, strong applicability, different styles, appropriate length, concise language, and are easy to memorize, they have been circulated as enlightenment texts for hundreds of years since their publication, and are highly appreciated by both refined and popular people. When Ba Jin, a master of modern literature, looked back on his life's creative path, he frankly said many times that the articles in "Guwen Guanzhi" were truly unforgettable enlightenment mentors. He said in "Talk about My Prose": "I later wrote twenty books of prose, which are closely related to this enlightenment man." Mr. Lu Xun even said: "It has the same influence on literature as "Selected Works of Zhaoming" , both are equally important and should not be underestimated.”

Let’s learn the famous sayings in "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" together, and let’s appreciate different wisdoms in life.

01

Those who do many injustices will surely die.

——"Zuo Zhuan·Zheng Burke Duan Yu Yan"

It comes from the story of Zheng Zhuanggong overcoming his rebellious brother, which means that human actions will inevitably bring corresponding results. We all hope to seek good luck, avoid bad luck, and get good results. However, there is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people call it upon themselves. Your future results depend on your current actions.

02

A husband fights with courage.

One burst of momentum will lead to failure, and three times it will be exhausted.

He is exhausted and I am full, so I overcome him.

——"On the War of Cao GUI"

To fight with one go, you also need to do things with one go. Many people have the habit of procrastination. When they have a goal or a good idea, they just have to implement it and execute it. They procrastinate and do a little today and a little tomorrow. Things that were originally small have to be put off for a long time. This is the lack of aggressive spirit.

03

Be quiet and talk little, and do not seek glory and profit.

If you like reading, you don’t want to understand it;

Whenever you understand something, you happily forget to eat.

——"The Biography of Mr. Wuliu" by Tao Yuanming

"The Biography of Mr. Wuliu" is Tao Yuanming's autobiography. He is known as the ancestor of hermit poets in ancient and modern times. This is the happiness of a hermit and the simple happiness that countless people long for.

Many people have this ideal, to stay away from the hustle and bustle of reality, stay away from fame and fortune, and find a remote place to hide in the mountains and rivers and live a wild life.

04

It’s better to be strong when you are old, why don’t you have a gray-headed heart?

Be poor and strong, and you will not fall into the clouds.

——Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng"

Even when people reach old age, they still have to adhere to their ideals and ambitions. They cannot give up what they have always insisted on just because they are old. Ideal is a good thing, and it cannot be buried prematurely because of age.

05

Career is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by playfulness;

Action is accomplished by thinking, and destroyed by following.

——Han Yu's "Jin Xue Jie"

Diligence is a virtue of the Chinese nation and an indispensable condition for academic and career success. In addition to hard work, a person must also have his own thoughts and judgments, and cannot follow others' opinions and have no independent opinion.

06

Be worried about the world’s worries first,

be happy after the world’s happiness.

——Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower"

This is the political ideal of Confucianism and a true portrayal of the conscientious intellectuals in ancient China. Even now, this sentence is still timeless. "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness" is a sentiment and a responsibility.

07

Leave it as simple as possible, choose the good and follow it,

The wise will do their best, and the brave will do their best,

< p>The benevolent spread their benefits, and the believers are loyal to them.

——Wei Zheng's "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Taizong"

This article was written in the eleventh year of Emperor Taizong's reign in the Tang Dynasty. Frugality accumulates virtue and righteousness. This sentence means to select talented people and appoint them, choose good opinions and adopt them, those who are wise will use all their talents, those who are brave will use their power, and those who are kind will spread their wisdom. Those who are kind and honest will repay their loyalty.