Ten wise sayings about good and evil, classic realities that make people wake up instantly

1. Don’t bully the small, and don’t punish the big.

From "Shuoyuan·Zhiwu" by Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty. If small evil deeds are not intimidated, big evil deeds cannot be punished.

2. Greed is the foundation of all evil; lack of desire is the foundation of all good.

From Ming Dynasty Wang Tingxiang's "Careful Words·Information Chapter". Greed is the root cause of many evil deeds. Being indifferent to desires is the cornerstone of many good deeds. Greed is the source of all sins. It is precisely because of people's dissatisfaction with material things that they develop all kinds of evil psychology, and gradually break through moral barriers and embark on the path of evil.

3. Anyone who can be evil must be benevolent. Evil comes from selfishness, and people will hate me.

From "One Hundred Proverbs to Encourage Forbearance". Those who hate those who should be hated will surely become benevolent people. If you hate others because of your own selfish desires, others will regard you as their enemy.

Fourth, those who like to call people evil will also be criticized by others; those who like to hate others will also be hated by others.

From "Shuoyuan·Shuocong" by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty. People who like to speak ill of others will have others speak ill of them. He who likes to hate others will also be hated by others.

5. To conspire with those who are jealous of oneself and to recruit evil virtuous people is to discuss the rule of Qiu with a fox.

From "Baopuzi·Bo Yu" by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty. Asking people who are envious of talents to recommend upright talents is like negotiating with a fox to make a fox fur coat. It is simply impossible.

6. Those who are slow to repay good and evil are not sparse in the sky. They are those who want to become a gentleman and destroy villains.

From "Saving Heart". The retribution for good and evil comes late, not because the sky net has omitted, but because God wants to perfect the gentleman and destroy the villain.

7. Comparing oneself to good people is a step forward; comparing oneself to evil people is a source of self-regression.

From "Han Shi Wai Zhuan" by Han Ying of the Han Dynasty. Comparing yourself with good people will make you progress; comparing yourself with bad people will make you retreat. It shows that people should look upward and be strict with themselves.

8. A gentleman's deception of good deeds is no different from the wickedness of a villain; a gentleman's change of conduct is not as good as the villain's reformation.

From "Cai Gen Tan". There is no real difference between a gentleman who pretends to be kind and a villain who does all kinds of evil. If a gentleman wants to change his reputation, he might as well be a villain who has reformed.

9. Don’t be too harsh when attacking people’s evil, but think about how they can bear it; don’t be too harsh when teaching people how to do good, but make them accept it.

From "Cai Gen Tan". Don't be too harsh on other people's faults. Consider what he can accept. A demon who cannot be expected to do good deeds by teaching others should be allowed to reach a state that is easy for him to reach.

10. Doing good is like climbing a mountain with a heavy load. Although the ambition is determined, the strength is still insufficient; doing evil is like riding a horse down a slope. Although there is no whip, the foot cannot control it.

From Lin Bu's "Saving Mind Record" of Song Dynasty. Doing good deeds is like climbing a mountain. Although your ambition is clear, you still worry that you are not strong enough to reach it. Doing evil is like riding a horse downhill. Even if you don't use a whip, you still can't stop the horse from moving forward.