In Shangshu, the first sentence of "small for personal use" is that if you ask questions, you will have plenty.

Source: The Letters Patent of Shang Shu Zhong Zhong: "Yu Wen said:' He who can be proud of himself as a teacher is king, and he who knows nothing about himself is dead. If you ask questions, you will have plenty, but if you use them for your own use, you will be small. "

I heard: "The person who can find a teacher by himself can be king, and the person who says others are not as good as himself will perish. Modest and inquisitive people will become richer and richer, and self-righteous people will become smaller and smaller. "

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Appreciation of the Letters Patent of Shang Shu Zhong Guo:

The Letters Patent of Shang Shu Zhong Guo is a famous book of Shang Shu, which solved the most important problem of Shang Tang-the legitimacy of the regime. The legitimacy of political power comes from a reasonable system (Dayu's long-term career), from the will of heaven (destiny), and from the support of the people (complaining about the east and the west, and complaining about the north and the south). ), rather than the handover procedures.

The Letters Patent of Zhong Zhong, a Book of History, expounds the rationality of Shang Tang's revolution. Praising Shang Tang for his noble character and being deeply loved by the people is in sharp contrast with Xia Jie, which is the so-called "depending on people".