Ban Gu, a native of Anling, Fufeng, Eastern Han Dynasty (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province), was named Meng Jian in AD 32-92. He was the son of the historian Ban Biao, a historian and writer, and was also known as Ban Ma together with Sima Qian. On the basis of Ban Biao's continuation of "Historical Records", "Hou Zhuan", he began to write the Book of Han, and it was basically completed by the time Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty established the junior high school. His main works are "Book of Han", and he wrote "White Tiger's Theory of Tongde". He was a guard in the Central Army when he conquered the Xiongnu, and later died in prison. He was good at poetry, including "Ode to Two Capitals" and so on.

Ban Gu’s famous saying:

Seeing once is worth hearing a hundred times.

Justice is established, evil and evil are blocked, and private rights are abolished.

Don’t forget danger when you are safe, and worry about decline when you are prosperous.

Safety does not come in a day, and danger does not come in a day. They all happen gradually over time.

Extravagance without restraint will not support you.

If education is not established, all people will not be upright.

If the father and brother do not teach first, then the children will be careless.

Speaking openly is fair and selfless.

Nationality is the foundation of ten generations, and a family has a century-old legacy.

When a country is about to prosper, respect your master.

How can you bend and follow the customs and seek wealth and honor?

A gentleman stays alone and remains upright.

Excessive happiness will benefit Yang, while excessive sadness will damage Yin.

Etiquette prevents prostitution and restrains extravagance.

If the officials are not honest and fair, the governance will decline.

The honest will prosper, the greedy will perish.

The people are weak and cannot be defeated, and they are stupid and cannot be bullied.

The car in front is overturned, and the car behind you can learn from it.

Blue flies are addicted to meat juice and forget to drown, and everyone is greedy for worldly benefits and falls into sin.

Benevolence never goes too far, and duty never shirks.

A slight mistake can lead to a thousand miles of misunderstanding.

Shun had no place to establish himself, so he had the world.

Open the mouth of the world and spread the path of admonishment.

The king is based on the people, and the people are based on wealth. If the wealth is exhausted, the subordinates will rebel, and if the subordinates rebel, the superiors will perish.

He is a general and prime minister and the pillar of the country.

Promote benefits and eliminate harm, respect the Lord and bring peace to the people.

Study the ancient times and seek truth from facts.

Zhong Ziqi died, and Boya stopped playing the harp for the rest of his life.

It is difficult to reach heaven if you are in danger of accumulating eggs.

The national ear forgets home, the public ear forgets private interests.

Thousands of people pointed out that he died without illness.

Those who govern the world should use the heart of the world as their heart.

According to the situation.

Fu Shu cannot be used as Gui.

The minister’s gate is like a market, and the minister’s heart is like a tree.

It is not appropriate to ask the fox again when the jackal crosses the road.

Three are corrupt officials and five are honest officials.

Soldiers emerge without a name, and accidents fail.

Be honest about rewards and punishments, be disciplined in giving, remember people's merits, and ignore minor mistakes.

A little success is like nature, and habits are like nature.

The sky does not change, and so does the Tao.

The crowds of people are floating on the mountain, and the mosquitoes are gathering into thunder.

The art of ten circles begins like a tiller.

If it is too strong, it will break, if it is too soft, it will be useless.

To listen to what is said, one must look at it based on its facts, and those who speak will not dare to speak falsely.

The wise hear the silence, the wise see the invisible.

It is difficult to achieve merit by engraving gold and stone, but it is easy to achieve by destroying decay.

Disasters are often hidden in secrets and occur when people fail to notice them.

Blessings are born with a foundation, and misfortunes are born with a fetus.

If you want others, don’t explain it; if you want others, don’t say it; if you want others, don’t know it, but if you want it, don’t do it.

If you want to surrender to a rat, avoid using a weapon.

The family is rich and powerful, and the eyes point to the Qi.

If the road is opened by speaking outright, then all the wise men from all over the world will travel thousands of miles.

When fighting with others, if you don't suppress their arrogance and push their backs, you won't be able to win completely.

His writing is straightforward and his work is to the point. He does not pretend to be beautiful or hide evil.

Soldiers are based on calculation, so more calculations lead to victory.

The slippery slope of Mount Tai cuts through the rocks, and the unipolar tunnel cuts through the stem.

The door of good fortune is nothing more than harmony, and the chief root of evil is inner separation.

If a general does not know how to fight, he will use his master to attack the enemy; if a king does not know how to choose a general, he will use his country to attack the enemy.

Those who do great deeds will not record minor faults, and those who do great good deeds will not have minor flaws.

Those who accumulate hoards have a great destiny in the world. If there is a lot of grain and plenty of wealth, why can't they succeed?

Not the same thing.

Knowing one but not seeing the other, seeing the outside but not knowing the inside.

Use a tube to peer into the sky, and use a lithium to measure the sea.

The legacy of a son full of gold is not as good as once. Excerpts from a complete collection of famous quotes by Wang Fu, a political commentator and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Wang Fu (85 years? ~ 163 years?) was a political commentator, writer, and progressive thinker of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Byte letter. Han nationality, from Linjing, Anding (now Zhenyuan, Gansu Province).

Wang Fu's famous sayings:

The person who achieves virtue and justice is wisdom; the person who seeks wisdom is learning.

Although there is jade in its raw form, it is not good if it is not polished and cannot be separated from the gravel.

Don’t flatter the superior but be slow to the inferior; don’t get tired of the old but respect the new.

Adults are not flashy, but gentlemen are pragmatic.

Anyone who wants to show his merits and gain glory must be good at learning.

Husband's Taoism is achieved through learning and hidden in books; learning is advanced through vibrancy and is abandoned through poverty.

It is better to be honest and loyal when talking high and deceiving each other.

Parents are often lost, and they have no choice but to lose their children.

Wealth and honor may not be important, and poverty may not be light.

To enrich the people, farming is the basis.

If the accumulation continues, it will be as high as Mount Song; if it continues to accumulate, it will be as deep as the Yellow Spring.

Rites and righteousness are born from wealth, while theft is born from poverty.

The people are the foundation of the country, and the grain is the people’s destiny.

If a scholar wants to declare his principles, he must first read his books.

Being wise and foolish lies in the heart, not in rank; trust and deception lie in nature, not in intimacy.

People who want to maintain their longevity should take medicine before getting sick.

To know the shortest way to a wise man, don’t rush to test your merits. If you succeed in the examination, you will be able to control chaos and violence with clarity, and your faith in good and evil will be upright.

Those who are ambitious will have few friends, while those who pursue profit will have many companions.

Loyalty and prudence are the foundation of morality and justice; emptiness and treachery are the root of chaos.

A country prospers with virtue and declines with flattery; a king is loyal and safe, but is endangered by sycophancy. This is a common theory in ancient and modern times.

The reason why you listen to those who are wise is to listen to those who are wise, and the reason why you are partial to those who are dark is to believe.

The He family’s jade was produced from rough stone; the Sui family’s pearls were produced from mirage clams.

Evaluating scholars must be based on their aspirations and actions, and criticizing and praising must be based on their effectiveness.

If you want to get the right person, you will not worry about poverty; if you want to get the talent, you will not worry about fame.

Those who serve the country should enrich the people.

There is neither permanent rule nor constant chaos in the country. If the laws are enforced, the country will be governed, and if the laws are relaxed, the country will be in chaos.

Those who raise barnyard grass imitate crops, while those who favor traitors and pamper them rob good people.

One cannot seek help from a teacher.

Although there is a sage, you cannot know it before you are born; although you have a great talent, you cannot be born without it.

Those who string things in the night room are not good at fire; those who use ropes in the world are not good at codes.

There is no time to discuss fur with a fox.

Mountains and forests cannot be exposed to wildfires, and rivers and seas cannot be flooded with water.

If you are too rich and noble, you will be arrogant and will live in trouble.

If you don’t have the pain, you can bear it with your body, and if you don’t have the money, you can’t help it with your words.

The elephant burns its body with its teeth, and the clam dismembers its body with its pearls.

Giving rich bribes without virtue is a recipe for disaster.

If the sword is not tried, the sharpness will be dull and dark; if the bow is not tried, the strength will be scratched and falsely accused; if the eagle is not tried, it will be clumsy and confused; if the horse is not tried, the good slave will be doubtful. Excerpts from a complete collection of famous quotes by Xun Yue, a political commentator and historian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China

Xun Yue (148～209), a political commentator and historian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. The courtesy name is Zhongyu. A native of Yingyin, Yingchuan (now Xuchang, Henan). When he was young, he was smart and eager to learn. His family was poor and he had no books. When he was reading, he often used Qian Jian and had a photographic memory. During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yue lived in seclusion due to the exclusive power of eunuchs. During the reign of Emperor Xian, at the call of Cao Cao, he served as the Minister of Huangmen and moved to the position of Secretary Supervisor and Minister. He served as a lecturer around Emperor Xian, talking about it day and night, and was highly praised by Emperor Xian. Emperor Xian thought that the "Book of Han" was complicated and difficult to understand, so he ordered Xun Yue to rewrite it in chronological style. Based on the style of "Zuo Zhuan", he wrote 30 chapters of "Han Ji". People at the time said that the words were detailed and the arguments were beautiful.

Xun Yue's famous sayings:

Promote agriculture and mulberry trees to support people's livelihood, review likes and dislikes to correct customs, preach literature and education to regulate them, establish military equipment to uphold their power, and clarify rewards and punishments To unify their laws, they are called the Five Governments.

If you don’t know the truth, you won’t have great ambitions; if you don’t listen to sincere and pertinent speeches, you won’t have a firm will.

As long as the people exist, the country will exist; without the people, the country will perish.

It hurts the heart; the people are short of food and clothing, which will hurt the country.

But you only want to be clear in your heart, and you only want to be able to flatter your ministers without putting your body in danger.

A loyal minister is at ease in his heart, and a flattering minister is at ease in his body.

The foundation of husband’s morality is benevolence and righteousness.

If there are no dangers in ten difficulties, then virtuous ministers will not be used; if the ministers are not virtuous, then the country will not be its own country.

The first is not knowing, the second is not making progress, the third is not taking responsibility, the fourth is not finishing, the fifth is abandoning great virtues with small resentments, the sixth is using small mistakes to overthrow great merits, and the seventh is using small mistakes to cover up great achievements. Beauty, the eighth is to use criticism and rape to hurt loyalty, the ninth is to use heresy to disrupt the upright, and the tenth is to use greed and jealousy to destroy the virtuous. These are called ten difficulties.

Only to overcome the ten difficulties in order to appoint talents with difficulty.

When the jackal is in power, ask the fox!

The sage is the one who regards the world as his ruler, and does not hurt the public opinion of the world with his private anger.

If the lower part is not clamped and the upper part is not plugged in the ears, then one can still hear.

Rewards but not encouragement are said to stop good deeds, and punishments but not punishment are called indulgences in evil.

Don’t accept lies, don’t listen to tricks, don’t use fancy names, and don’t engage in hypocrisy.

If you don’t listen to great opinions, your ambitions will not be ambitious; if you don’t listen to the best words, your mind will not be solid.

Excerpts from a complete collection of famous quotes by the writer Yuan Jie

Yuan Jie (719-772), whose courtesy name was Cishan, whose nicknames were Mansou and Xuansou, was a writer. A native of Luoyang, Henan, after failing the imperial examination in Tianbao Sixth Year (747), he retired to Shang Yushan. In the twelfth year of Tianbao's reign, he became a Jinshi. When An Lushan rebelled, he once led his tribe to take refuge in Yiju Cave (in today's Daye, Hubei Province), so he was named Yijuzi. In the second year of Qianyuan (759), he served as the staff officer of Shi Huimu, the governor of Shannan East Road, and recruited volunteers to fight against Shi Siming's rebels and protect fifteen cities. During the reign of Emperor Daizong, he was appointed as the governor of Daozhou, transferred to Rongzhou, and was granted the title of governor of Rongzhou as an envoy in charge of economics, strategy, and security. He achieved many achievements. He entered the dynasty in the seventh year of Dali (772) and died in Chang'an in the same year.

Quotes from Yuan Jie celebrities:

Come with me to calm your temper.

How can we understand the way of being a king? Do not reward excessively for merit, and do not punish excessively for crimes. Listen to flattery, but not flattery. This is how the king can understand.

The Fan River wants to flow eastward, but the great river flows northward. Fanshan is to the south, with Dahui in between. The fish swim well in Huizhong, so there are many fishing boats in Huizhong. I want to be a fisherman, but in the end I want nothing.

The wind is blowing and the waves are strong all day long, so we cannot waste people transporting wine boats.

Who can kill people to become a wise person in the world?

Only reward the good without punishing the bad, there are no rules; only punish the bad without rewarding the good It also caused chaos.

If you are benevolent when it comes to the times, you will not be tolerated by others; if you are clean and honest in life, you will not be harmed by others.

It is my heart that I cannot do this. If you speak against your Majesty, I will act as your own motto.

If you want power, you must be gentle and round; if you want position, you must be treacherous and charming.

If you don’t compete with the times, you won’t be able to show your glory; if you don’t be sycophantic in the world, you will be ill for your whole life.

If there are no gentlemen in the countryside, be friends with the trees in the mountains.

As a young child, I wrote a monument on behalf of my name. Now that I am older, I can’t even tell.

In the human world, it can be a scenic spot in the city, a peaceful forest pavilion.

When the water reaches both sides of the bank, there are strange rocks, inlaid with twists and turns, which are indescribable.

I hate that the sky is round. Someone told him that the sky is vast and boundless, and people cannot see the end. From a distance, the sky is falling on all sides, so he said that the sky is round, but in fact it is not round!

I would rather become a slave with integrity. , cannot be tactful and seek glory.

The virtuous people of the past always adhere to their principles, and evil will be replaced by misfortunes and blessings.

The words are out of breath, the thoughts are quick and the steps are slow.

If you are fully virtuous, you will be loyal and upright; if you are fully virtuous, you will be honest and upright.

The steps are out of thin air, facing the Yangtze River below, with Xuan Ying in the clouds, and reaching the top of the mountain.

The clear stream touches the stone, and the water hangs and stirs. There are good trees and different bamboos, and the hanging shade provides shade.

The meal in the morning is the roots of grass, and the meal in the evening is still the bark of wood.

If you are fully virtuous, you will be loyal and upright; if you are fully virtuous, you will be honest and upright. If you do this all your life, you can be called a gentleman.

Rewarding good but not punishing evil is chaos; punishing evil but not rewarding good is also chaos.