Yang Le de Storey
There is a thought-provoking story behind this sentence in classical Chinese. Did everything wrong? In On the Forest, there is also the source of this sentence. Yang Le is a loyal general of Wei. He sacrificed his son when he attacked Zhongshan. Although he was brought up later, Wei Wenhou began to doubt him. On the contrary, the monarch of Lu caught a deer while hunting and gave it to Qin Xiba, but he let it go. The monarch was very angry and thought Qin Xiba was guilty, but after a year, Qin Xiba was hired as the teacher of the prince, but the guilty person was rewarded, so later generations promulgated it? Deception is better than sincerity? Sigh.
Modern explanation
Deception is better than sincerity? This sentence is easy to understand, and the literal meaning is also easy to understand. Modern means that clever tricks are not as good as clumsy honesty, and telling people that honesty is the most important thing. Instead of playing some tricks to achieve your goals, it is better to go on step by step. The success achieved in this way is the most powerful and reliable, and you will feel very safe inside.
Only sincerity can win people's hearts.
Deception is better than sincerity? There is another sentence behind, that is? Only sincerity can win people's hearts? Only honesty can be appreciated and reused by others. Some ostentation and tricks will be discovered one day, so only honesty can win people's respect forever, and this respect comes from the bottom of my heart. This old saying tells the world that only honesty is the first rule.