Zeng Guofan’s ten golden sayings about life:

1. The first is ambition, the second is knowledge, and the third is perseverance.

Zeng Guofan believes that "for Gaishi people to study, they must first have ambition, secondly have knowledge, and thirdly have perseverance.

2. If you don't think deeply, you can't create in the Tao. If you don't think deeply, you can't create in the Tao. And what is gained is easy to lose.

To do things, you must think deeply and comprehensively. If you don't think deeply, you can't really grasp the truth. Those things you get without thinking deeply can be easily lost even if you get them. .

3. Being light on wealth is enough to gather people, being disciplined is enough to convince others, being generous is enough to win people, being kind and generous is enough to lead people.

Being generous and being strict with oneself is enough to unite people. Convincing people, being kind to others can win people's hearts, and leading others by leading others.

4. Don't forget others for small evils and great kindnesses. Don't ignore the great advantages of others because of their small grievances.

5. If you don't do things quickly, you won't do it right, and your intentions will not be as fair as you want. < /p>

It is better to think twice before doing things; it is better to do things conveniently than to do things appropriately; it is better to be calm than to follow the crowd. /p>

Don’t take the public’s likes and dislikes as your own. Zeng Guofan is telling the world that you must have your own thoughts and unique insights, and don’t follow the crowd and lose your own principles.

< p>7. Don’t be greedy for money, don’t break trust, and don’t be self-righteous. With these three things, everyone will naturally respect you.

Don’t be greedy for money. Zeng Guofan took money very lightly. He said in his early years that he would not give it to future generations. If you leave too much property behind, if future generations lose their ambition by playing with things, the money will harm them. If they have the ability to achieve great things, the money will not be used.

8. It is shameful to follow others and be stubborn. It's disgusting. It's the middle way to not be stubborn. It's the most elegant thing to be able to stand in the current.

It's shameful to be stubborn.

9. Those who like to conquer others will never be able to conquer others. If they can conquer others, they will not be able to win.

Those who only talk about being strong and competitive without taking actual actions are actually incapable of conquering others.

10. There are three things a scholar should not do: do not compete with gentlemen for fame, do not compete with villains for profit, and do not compete with heaven and earth for cleverness. Don't do three things: don't compete with modest gentlemen for reputation, don't compete with villains for means, and don't compete with heaven and earth (here refers to everything in the world, the universe).