Wei Zheng’s famous sayings are as follows:

1. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, avoid extravagance and be frugal.

2. If you listen to both, you will be enlightened; if you believe only, you will be dark.

Third, it is not a matter of great resentment, but of being afraid of others, and it is advisable to be very cautious.

4. Pride cannot last long, desire cannot be indulged, happiness cannot be extreme, and ambition cannot be fulfilled.

Fifth, a ruler should be a man of great importance and live in a large territory. He should not think about danger when he is in peace, abstain from extravagance and be frugal. He also cuts down the roots in order to make trees flourish and block the source in order to have a long flow of water.

6. Those who are good at the beginning will be successful, and those who are good at the end will be poor.

7. If you think of high dangers, you will think of humility and self-herding; if you fear fullness, you will think of rivers and rivers.

8. If you are sincere, Wu and Yue will become one; if you are arrogant, your flesh and blood will be your path.

9. It’s not the big thing to complain about, but people to be afraid of; it’s better to be cautious when carrying a boat and overturning it.

10. If a ruler wishes to hear his own faults, his country will be imprisoned; if he speaks and wishes others to follow him, his country will suffer.

11. When the ground is low, water flows; when people are humble, virtue returns to them.

12. Small kindnesses are not enough to cover up all the evils, and small flaws are not enough to hinder great beauty.

13. The success or failure of establishing a body depends on the contamination.

14. If you are not well-respected, you will seek marriage; if you are not happy, you will be in disobedience.

15. A gentleman's heart is based on great righteousness and great virtue; a villain's nature is greedy and sycophantic.

16. A ruler should be a man of great importance and live in a large territory. He should not be wary of danger in times of peace, abstain from extravagance and be frugal. He should also cut down the roots in order to grow trees and block the source in order to have a long flow of water.

17. If you fish from a depleted lake, you will not get fish, and there will be no fish next year; if you burn the forest to harvest, you will not get animals, and there will be no animals next year.

18. The king is the king of the world. If there is any loss, the ancients thought that the sun and moon eclipse, and everyone will see it.

19. It is easy to teach after chaos, just as it is easy for hungry people to eat.

Twenty, be simple and able to do it, choose the good and follow it, the wise will do their best, the brave will do their best, the benevolent will spread their wisdom, and the believers will be loyal.

Wei Zheng’s introduction and representative works:

1. Introduction

Wei Zheng, courtesy name Xuancheng, was a statesman, thinker, and writer in the early Tang Dynasty. He once served as an advisor. The doctor, Zuo Guanglu, was granted the title of Duke of Zheng. Known for his outspokenness and courage to remonstrate, he was an important assistant minister of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and made important contributions to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

Wei Zheng had unique insights in politics, economy, culture and other aspects. His works such as "Admonition to Taizong Ten Thoughts" had a profound impact on later generations. He is revered as the "Golden Mirror of Thousand Years" and a famous remonstrator in history.

2. Representative works

"Sui Shu" is a biographical history book edited by Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty and is one of the "Twenty-Four Histories". Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty wanted to learn from history and know the ups and downs, so he ordered the wise minister Wei Zheng to advise the official Wei Zheng to write the "Book of Sui". Wei Zheng lived up to his trust and completed his mission on time.

"Qun Shu Zhi Yao" is a book published by Tuanjie Publishing House in 2011. The authors are Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan, and Chu Suiliang. "Collection of Wei Zhenggong" is a collection of poems and essays compiled by Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty.