1. Quotes about adversity that are not conducive to growth

Goodness cannot come from outside, and the name cannot be false; hypocrisy cannot last long, emptiness cannot last long, rotten wood cannot be carved, and love cannot last long. ; If you can be true to yourself, you can get rid of the falsehood with others, just like the night follows the day, and the shadow follows the body shape.

2. Cases

Meng’s mother moved three times: When Mencius was young, his house was close to the tomb, and he often played in the tomb. His mother said, "This is not where I am, my son." So she moved to live next to the city. Mencius also played with the business of showing off for the Jia people. His mother said, "This is not where I belong to my son." He moved back to live next to the academy. Mencius was playing with the matter of making progress and retreat for Zu Dou, and his mother said: "This is a good place for my son." So he stayed there.

The social impact of Meng’s mother’s three moves

The first allusion cited in the “Three Character Classic”, an enlightenment textbook of the Southern Song Dynasty, is “In the past, Meng’s mother chose a neighbor, and her children did not learn, and they lost their opportunity. ", this enlightenment reading popular in the late feudal society, although it has been revised and supplemented by scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the story of Meng's mother moving three times and cutting off her opportunity to teach her son has always been at the top of the chapter.