If you don’t think, you will be confused; if you don’t ask, you won’t get; if you don’t ask, you won’t know. ——Zeng Guofan

A gentleman is full of heavenly principles, so he takes pleasure in following the principles. Villains are full of human desires, so they take pleasure in obtaining desires. Desires can never be satisfied, so joy cannot outweigh sorrow. Principles exist at all times, so everyone is happy wherever they are. Happily ever after. Indulge yourself in the pleasures of lust, and be followed by sorrows and troubles. ——Zeng Guofan's Proverbs

I don't know what is good, but what makes people moved is good. I don’t know what is evil, but it is evil to make people hate. ——Zeng Guofan's famous saying

If you have a calm mind, you can survive the dangers of life. The intricate connections can test my talent; the waves and waves can test my skills; the difficulties and obstacles are all there to test. ——Zeng Guofan

Three oligarchs: reticence of words nourishes the spirit, reluctance of sight nourishes the mind, and reticence of desire nourishes the essence. ——Zeng Guofan's classic sayings

If you ignore a thought, you will say the wrong thing. ——Zeng Guofan

Sitting quietly and doing your own thing, reading is to build virtue. ——Zeng Guofan

These five words are found at all times and in everything. Without these five words, Meng Lang does it. ——Zeng Guofan's famous saying

If a person does not respect himself, he will be insulted. Failure to strengthen oneself will lead to humiliation. Self-respect and self-improvement, but still being insulted, this is a disaster that will not lead to death. ——Zeng Guofan

Kind words are not as good as the sincerity of the heart, and the benefit of the near is not as good as the benefit of the far. Kind words may be lost in words, and benefits in the near may be lost in appeasement. ——Zeng Guofan's famous saying