"Collection of Famous Sages" is one of the elementary school textbooks for ethical and moral education for children in ancient my country. The specific author is unknown. Based on the content analysis, it was compiled by Confucian scholars after the Southern Song Dynasty. It collects the good words and good deeds of celebrities and wise men in the past dynasties since Confucius and Mencius, as well as popular proverbs about dealing with people, treating others, studying and cultivating virtues, etc. Some of them also incorporate the thoughts of karma and retribution from Buddhism and Taoism, and are selected and refined. Complete, there are many sentences that provide insights into world affairs and enlighten people's minds. For example, "If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries", which makes people think about everything in the long term; "A kind word will warm you for three winters, but a bad word will hurt someone for six months." It advises people to respect each other with their words; and "Living in poverty in a busy city with no one to care about, "Wealth in the mountains has distant relatives" expresses the harshness of the world in the feudal era.
"Collection of Famous Sages" is a popular reading among the people since the Southern Song Dynasty. It collects some mottos, poems, proverbs, etc. Some of the contents are feudal preaching, and some also incorporate the thoughts of karma and retribution from Buddhism and Taoism. "Collection of Famous Sages" tells the basic principles of how to behave in the world through the famous sayings and good deeds of celebrities and sages of all ages. "Collection of Famous Sages" is composed of four, five, six and seven characters. It is easy to recite, easy to remember, and catchy to read. It contains many idioms and maxims. It is a widely circulated enlightenment reading in ancient times.
The editor of "Collection of Mingxian" is unknown, and scholars believe that he was a Confucian scholar after the Song Dynasty. It is a very popular children's education book in the old days, but its content actually has nothing to do with children's education. It is mainly a collection of maxims or proverbs about being a person, running a family, and living in the world. It contains both the essence and the dross. It has an impact on society in both positive and negative aspects. It can be seen from this that people at that time understood the harshness of the world and the corresponding countermeasures. This book is widely circulated among the people, so there are many editions with often different text.
"Collection of Famous Sages", as an ancient Chinese elementary school textbook, has a profound and extensive impact on the public. It not only enlightens ancient children's ethical and moral education, but also provides The way people behave. In modern society, modern people have been given certain standards of conduct. Its simple and easy-to-understand language guides people's way of living and doing things.
Of course, due to the limitations of the times, there are also many negative contents in "Collection of Famous Sages", such as: "Use the money if you have it, and it will be nothing after death", etc. This requires careful attention when reading. Screen in order to remove the dross and extract the essence.