1. Strong body and handsome appearance are the advantages of young people, but the beauty of wisdom is the unique wealth of the elderly. This lets you know what you should pay attention to when you are growing up.
2. If you don't have many desires, then a few assets are enough for you, because the desire of moderation makes the poor as powerful as the rich. This sentence is very good, and later Descartes followed his example and said, "If a person's desire is not beyond his ability, he will be happy easily."
Accumulating too much wealth for children is just an excuse to deceive yourself and cover up your greed. Indeed, many parents say that I want to make money for my children, but in the end it's just to hide my desire.
Boldness is the beginning of action, but fate determines the result. It is good that you are bold and dare to try anything, but it is not certain whether you can succeed. Doesn't mean that whoever is bolder and braver will succeed, not necessarily. This obviously needs the help of fate. Look at the fifth sentence of his objective description, which is particularly in place.
The whole universe is open to the wise, because the motherland of a noble soul is this universe. Think about it, this objective description has reached the highest level.
I remember when we introduced Anaquel Sargeras (about 500-428b. C.), he later put forward some ideas, which made many Greeks and Athenians unbearable and thought you were disrespectful to the gods. Later, he stopped asking about political affairs.
Someone said to him, "Why don't you think about your motherland any more?" Anaquel Sargeras pointed to the sky and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I always think about my motherland. " What does this mean? He regards the whole universe as his motherland.
Democritus School is different from him, but their views in this respect are similar.
So the above five points are democritus's objective description of the actual situation of life. You will find it very reasonable to mention them. From young to old, how to master a person's desire with money and no money, until the end, the whole universe is my concern, which is really desirable.
When describing subjectivity:
1. It is more important to blame yourself for your mistakes than others. This sentence is familiar, as our Confucius said. What did Confucius say? He said: "I have never seen anyone condemn themselves in their hearts when they see their mistakes."
So you see, different times, different cultural backgrounds and similar words, we should be strict with ourselves and be lenient with others.
Pay attention, even when you are alone, don't speak ill, don't do bad things, and practice being more shameful than others in front of yourself.
In other words, isn't this prudence and independence? In the book "University", I mentioned caution and independence. I was alone in the room, as if five people were looking at me and pointing at me. This is highly similar to what democritus said.
Since we are human beings, we should not laugh at others' misfortunes, but lament them. Because they are all human beings, they all belong to the category of human beings. What may happen to others may also happen to ourselves or people we care about.
A wise man can enjoy what he has instead of worrying about what he doesn't have. This sentence is very good. Many people go further and say, "There are two kinds of happiness in life. The first is to get what you want, and the second is to enjoy what you have. "
Few people will practice the second rule-enjoy what you have, and this sentence comes into being.
You should think as much as possible, not know as much as possible. He can distinguish two words here: one is "know". Listen to what others say in class and read books to see what others write. This is to know and learn something every day;
But more importantly, you should "think" more. The idea is that you should understand deeply, and according to your own personal experience, try to match what is written in the book with what the teacher said with your own experience and get your own experience.