Xu Heng was an outstanding thinker, educator and astronomer in ancient China. One summer, Xu Heng escaped with many people. When passing through Heyang, everyone felt thirsty because of the long distance and hot weather.

At this time, suddenly someone found a big pear tree on the roadside, which was covered with sweet pears. So, everyone scrambled to climb the tree to pick pears to eat, but Xu Heng was alone, sitting flat under the tree unmoved.

Everyone was surprised. Someone asked Xu Heng, "Why not pick a pear to quench your thirst?" Xu Heng replied: "If it is not your own pear, how can you pick it indiscriminately!" The questioner couldn't help laughing and said, "Now the situation is so chaotic that everyone has fled separately. The owner of this pear tree in front of us is long gone. What do you care if the master is gone? "

Xu Heng said; "The pear tree lost its owner. Does my heart have no master? " Xu Heng never picks pears.

In the chaotic situation, the system of restraining and regulating people's behavior on weekdays has lost its effectiveness in the face of hunger and thirst. Xu Heng can be indifferent because he has a "Lord" in his heart. In Xu Heng's mind, this "master" is self-discipline. With self-discipline, you can firmly grasp yourself without discipline.

2. Britain-physicist-Newton

Newton was very absorbed in the study of knowledge. Once, a friend treated him. During the dinner, he remembered that there was a bottle of good wine at home, so he told his friends to wait and go home to get the wine himself. Friends were waiting around, but Newton didn't come back, so we had to investigate. It turned out that Newton thought of an experiment on his way home. When he got home, he plunged into the laboratory and started the experiment, completely forgetting about entertaining his friends with wine.

On another occasion, when he was hungry, he boiled eggs to eat, but while thinking about the problem, he put the eggs in the pot. The problem was solved. When he wanted to eat eggs, he opened the lid and picked up his pocket watch.

3. Ming Dynasty-University-Xu Pu

Xu Pu, a teenager, was calm and mature. When he was studying in a private school, he was never unsmiling. Once the teacher found that he often took a small notebook out of his pocket and thought it was a child's plaything. When I took a closer look, I found that I wrote my own Confucian classic quotations, which was greatly appreciated.

Xu Pu also followed the example of the ancients, and constantly checked his words and deeds. He put two bottles on his desk to store black beans and soybeans respectively. Whenever a good idea comes to my mind, or I say a good word and do a good thing, I throw a soybean into the bottle. On the contrary, words and deeds are wrong, throw a black bean. At the beginning, there were more black beans and fewer soybeans, so he constantly reflected deeply and constantly encouraged himself. Gradually, the number of soybeans and black beans is flat, and he will make persistent efforts and be stricter with himself; Over time, the soybeans in the bottle accumulated more and more, and the black beans gradually became insignificant. He kept this habit until he became an official.

Under this lasting restraint and encouragement, he constantly cultivated his morality and improved his moral character, and finally became a respected generation of famous ministers. Xu Pu's high standard constraint on his behavior shows his strong sense of self-discipline. Even when he is alone, he can consciously be strict with himself and be cautious in what he says and does.

Prudence and independence are the highest state of self-discipline. It enables a person to work independently and unsupervised, without being influenced by external things, but does not relax the intensity of self-supervision, prudently and consciously regulate his words and deeds according to consistent moral standards, and maintain his moral consciousness as always.

4. Han Dynasty-Master of Confucianism-Sun Jing

Sun Jing studied hard when he was a child, and often read until late at night. Afraid of falling asleep, he tied his hair to the beam with a rope. Whenever he is sleepy, his head hangs down to a certain time, and his hair will be pulled very hard to prevent himself from dozing off and falling asleep.

5. Warring States-Politician-Su Qin

During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was also a famous politician. When I was young, because of the lack of knowledge, I went to many places to do things and was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold and looked down on him. This is a great stimulus to him. So, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studies late into the night, is very tired, often takes a nap and wants to sleep. So he thought of a way, prepared an awl and stabbed himself in the thigh when he dozed off. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke up by myself, and then insisted on reading.

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Famous sayings about self-discipline:

1. is very important to politics, but it is difficult to get people and use them without talents. Today's appointments must be based on virtue and knowledge. -Jason Wu

There is a long period between today and tomorrow; Learn to do things quickly while you are still full of energy. -Goethe, Germany

Confession is the product of honesty and courage. -May Mark Twain

4. All that glitters is not gold; Beautiful words are not all good words. -British Shakespeare

5. Wealth can make people greedy, color can make people addicted, fame can make people pity, and potential energy can make people rely on it. Now that all four diseases have gone, are they in the dust? -Shao Yong

6. The appearance of an honest man is also a thief of a greedy man. -Bao Zheng

7. Don't envy the wealth of peony, it's better to lose pears and oranges. -Qi Baishi

8. Respect other people's opinions. Never say, "You are wrong." Carnegie

9. Credit is both an intangible force and an intangible wealth. -Kōnosuke Matsushita.

10, self-control is the strongest instinct. -Bernard Shaw

1 1. People who really understand don't need to shout. -Dad. Sparrows

12, poverty, white and simple life are exactly where we revolutionaries can overcome many difficulties.

13. People have two ears, two eyes and only one tongue. Listen more, watch more and speak less. -Socrates

14, don't be swayed by considerations of gain and loss, be swayed by considerations of gain and loss. -Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty