Li Zhi (1527-1602), an official, thinker and writer in the Ming Dynasty, was a great master of the Taizhou School. His first surname was Lin, his given name was Zai Zhi, and later his surname was changed to Li, his given name was Zhi, his courtesy name was Hongfu, his given name was Zhuo Wu, and his nicknames were Wenling Jushi, Baiquan Jushi, etc. In the 31st year of Jiajing's reign, there should be no examination. He was the county magistrate of *** City and a doctor of Imperial College in Li Dynasty, and the magistrate of Yao'an in Wanli. He abandoned his official position and settled in Huang'an and Macheng. When he was lecturing in Macheng, there were thousands of followers, including women. In his later years, he traveled between the north and the south and other places. He was falsely accused, imprisoned, and committed suicide. In terms of social value orientation, he criticized the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business, praised the achievements of merchants, and advocated utilitarian value, which was in line with the development requirements of the budding capitalism in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Li Zhi wrote "Burning Books", "Continued Burning Books", "Collecting Books", etc.

Li Zhi’s collection of famous quotes:

Clothing and eating are the physics of human ethics; other than dressing and eating, there is no ethics.

Everyone who has extraordinary insight and power is born from protecting others. If you only protect others, you will never have the power of insight in your life.

A great person is someone who protects others; a small person is someone who protects others.

Scholars hate to have doubts, because doubts are the only ones that cannot be broken.

When the man came to get the book, he was entering the mountain. He was so happy that he wrote about it and sent the book away with a fan.

When you are wandering, when will you finally decide? Yesterday I was a guest, today I am a guest.

Husband’s moral principles are mediocre, and if he fails to do so in the slightest, he is causing mischief, and doing mischief is called a monster. For example

My husband is extremely intelligent. He is really a man of my generation who can talk about everything, not just about Buddhism.

The body is suffering: it is suffering not only when you are sick, but also when you are not sick; it is suffering not only when you die, but also when you are not dead; not only you are suffering when you are old, but also when you are young; Not only poverty and lowliness are suffering, but wealth and success are also suffering.

If you come, don’t bring others with you. Only come by yourself. I don’t like others.

The law of the imperial court: there is a law of death, there is a law of military affairs, there is a law of marching troops in remote areas, and there is a law of speaking for the people.

Those who control themselves have no self. There is no self to conquer, so it is called self-control.

People in the world love to do many things, so they regard nothing to do as loneliness; they love to do nothing, so they regard many things as a shackles.

A sage is the eyes and ears of others; a sage is the body of a sage.

Everything in the world is false, and so is the human body. However, since we have become a human being through a false union, if we fail to sincerely protect ourselves, all kinds of diseases will suddenly occur. Can we call it a false one, and then we will not take care of it first, sincerely seeking it?

Confucius taught people to seek benevolence, but if they don’t get what they seek, there is nothing they can do. Those who wait for a price and have no desire to sell, think that there are no heroes in the world.

Also, I am docile by nature and have learned to tolerate humiliation. Therefore, if I want to kill, I will run away with the knife; He has been deported since then!

There is no such thing as fame and fortune. The only people who are detached from fame and fortune and do not oppose fame and fortune are the three great saints: Confucius, Li Laozi, and Sakyamuni Buddha.

If you are waiting for misfortunes, your ambitions and concerns will become more refined, your virtues will become more severe, and the more you grind, the more you can't lose.

Those who give alms in the past are full of Buddha’s light, and those who believe in them will be protected and not in vain.

How much of the old man's intestines can be cut off and on again, which only increases depression, so why suffer!

The mind is the state, and the state is the mind. It cannot be broken. But once you see the source, you will naturally get there without waiting for separation.

If the title is only about death, it will be relevant and the writing will be good. If you abandon serious topics and instead look for other topics to do, people will not be able to understand it, and knowledgeable people will get bored.

If there are no local sages and no famous officials, then the sages living in exile will be enough to restore the country. Then, even if the living person dare not be the leader of the Dharma, how can he be said to be a virtuous person living in exile?

I closed my door and wrote too many books. I had no time to meet people or teach others.

Knowing the key to stopping is the only way to know its merits. The reason why this great person’s learning is difficult lies in knowing the stop.

This is why the way of learning in a university ultimately ends in the cessation of perfection, and knowledge of cessation is the ultimate achievement, and attainment of cessation is the ultimate result.

Humanism is the same, and learning is also the same. Today, it is said to be "Ming Ming De", and it is said to be "Kindly to the People". They are clearly two things, and things naturally have their origins and ends. To be close to the people to understand my virtue, although it is said to be one thing, one thing has its own end and beginning, and all things have their own ends and beginnings.

Since there is no loss, even if you want to say goodbye to the sages and sages without living there, and let the adults learn without learning, it will not be achieved. However, if you don't learn, you won't be able to know where the clear virtue lies, and you will be willing to be a common fool and not know your ears.

I am very happy and at ease, but my body and soul are separated. Even though I am happy and at ease, I don’t care.

For no other reason than love life to the extreme. Who does not love life, but abandons what he does not love? What he loves is only a seven-foot body, and he only knows it within a hundred years. He does not know that his life is long, and his cooperation with heaven and earth has no boundaries.

That’s why some people abandon their official positions without caring about them, some people abandon their homes without caring about them, and some people treat their bodies as if they are nothing, even to the point of hemp and wheat, and the top of a magpie’s nest without knowing it.

Therefore, it is not easy for others to trust and use it unless they have outstanding virtues, outstanding academic skills, and are trusted by those involved.

Anyone who has great talent will have little knowledge and many flaws. Those who are not really discerning will not believe what they say.

You have great talent, but you are also able to avoid disasters. You shoulder your responsibilities and have the courage to do them. If you don't get the first place, you have no basis. Even if you cherish your talent, how can you do it!

In the Spring and Autumn Period, no one in the world could cherish the talents of the saints. Therefore, the saints especially sighed and deeply envied the emperors of Tang and Yu.

This is the only book that can make you a lifelong acquaintance, even if you break up with someone halfway, don’t intimidate others with the title of No. 1 Scholar. There is no friend like me in the world.

Those who put things first are those who are close to the virtuous. Those who are close to the virtuous are also called knowing the virtuous. Since ancient times, it has been known that kings and ministers should be virtuous, and no one would want to marry a virtuous person. However, all the relatives of a deceased person are not virtuous, so they do not know that the person is unvirtuous and marry them in the mistaken belief that they are virtuous.

For most Taoists today, officialdom is more important than reputation, and reputation is more important than learning.

However, for those who are unable to do this in this life, this is what is called learning from the door of faith.

There is another class of people who originally want to be rich and noble, but they think they don’t want to do so, but they really want to use this as a ladder to their own glory, and they also adopt moral and benevolent things to cover themselves.

As long as he has a safe home, he treks, stands guard on the empty mountain, and guards the courtyard for the minister, so why not use Mr. Li Zhuo?

Since my brother is an official and has no free time day and night, even if he wants to ask for advice morning and night, how can he get it? It doesn't matter if I have an official body, I can grow my hair and bow and obey, even if I am not idle during the day, I will not have a long night?

For example, Mr. Kongtong and Mr. Yangming were born at the same time. One is about morality and the other is about writing. After thousands of generations, the two gentlemen are still here, so why bother talking about morality at the same time?

His character is high, his mind is right, his talent is outstanding, his trust is enough to enjoy himself, and his trust is enough to surpass others.

When one is in the other's place, both sides get the right balance, and all the talk is naturally resolved.

Every time I say the opposite: What I lack is the benevolence of all things, and doing evil.

I am selfish and self-interested, taking advantage of myself without caring about others.

It is not easy to say what is not respectful, but it is not easy to understand when it is respectful.

Fortunately, there are leaders who laugh a thousand times, laugh for a hundred years, and laugh for a thousand years, but the farmers will ignore them.

If you can get here, you are my master. How dare I think of others as a joke and then doubt this old man!

You can’t see yourself inside, you can’t see people outside, there is no beauty in the middle, and there is no ugliness in the outside. You can’t find anything if you don’t carry it. You can’t see others when you walk in the court. You forget both the inside and the outside. The body and mind are one. It’s difficult, it’s difficult. .

Everyone can see it, but the Master cannot. This is why the Master has a problem. Master, there is nothing impossible, so why not see it?

My heart is really pity for him, so I have my own ears to think about it, so how can I have any chance of Zen?

The worldly world cannot really know the ugly and the beautiful. It is so accustomed to seeing and hearing.

Being in the world, managing the world, and being born in the world are all here.

If people regard old age as unworthy, then they know that this old man is cherished; if they know that this old man is cherished, then this old man is more valuable. Why doubt it!

I don’t dare to claim that I am a commoner and I am not above the Tao, but I would like to live in a humble and humiliated place, in a retreat, and in a lonely place. Water is a thing, and it is inherently good, and people cannot be like it.

Isn’t it because you don’t know yourself and don’t know how to adapt to yourself, so you can’t harmonize with the light, but you want to dazzle yourself with the light?

The servant is really happy but the habit is too strong, so he cannot be a common man. He keeps saying that he is comfortable, but in the end it is good to suit others. He says that it is only for himself, but in the end he thinks too little of himself.

If you want to become a great person, become a great person, and be called a university, is that possible?

Those who do not seek friends for the sake of learning, and those who seek friends without seeking to improve themselves, cannot humiliate and endure pain, and are willing to accept the hammer of the world. Although they say they love to learn, I don’t believe it.

Although the world is vast, it is difficult to make friends. There are not many great people, but there are only a few good scholars.

Wang Mojie took the title of his poem. Although the commentators said that it understood Zen principles, they did not immediately attribute it to true Zen. How could they know how wonderful his writing was!

Yuan Gong loves virtuous people very much, and he also has high views. When he writes to others, he will go too far in writing, for fear of being hurt. What’s more, Xie Gong is smart enough to realize this, and he serves Yuan Gong as a teacher.

I hope that my brother will realize his karma as soon as possible, quickly ascend to the top, perfect the people in the world, understand the transcendental Dharma, and see the cloud of full strength.

Don’t talk about learning with people who have no talent in the world. If they don’t seek fame, they are seeking profit, which is useless.

Many of the words spoken by the ancients have origins, which may be applicable to ancient times but may not be applicable to today. If you read books all the time, you will always think about your brother and wish to serve him by your side. This brother is indispensable without a brother. also.

This is like sitting in a well, with no thoughts and nothing to talk about.

And when you are poor, you may not be a landlord, so you don’t dare to come. However, brother Nian really does not tolerate those who do not associate with his brothers.

He is a true friend, thinking about life and death, working extremely hard, but he doesn’t even know why.

The miscellaneous studies are like this, so the younger brother still doesn’t know what he is asking for advice.

Since we dare not kiss each other, those who hate me will be born, and those who hate me will also be born. This is also natural.

Only virtue is unclear, so anyone who can understand me will be close to me; those who are not as good as myself will not dare to be close to me; those who are sycophantic and kind and gentle are my fault, so I will not dare to be close to them.

It is because of the failure to know and learn, because it is because of the failure to understand one's own virtues, because it is because of the failure to fulfill oneself, to establish oneself, and to fulfill one's own nature.

If you know and learn, you will never tire of it. If you are hungry, you will never tire of food. If you are cold, you will never tire of having plenty of clothes.

The relatives have not lost their relatives, so the relatives have not lost their relatives.

It’s not that I’m afraid that I’ll get rid of myself, but that my ambition is not about my life, I’m afraid that my skills may be different and may not be able to open my eyes or cure my disease.

He was hurting himself internally, so he heard the wild geese and gave it to him.

Fuyu adhered to this path from beginning to end, without changing his steps at all. Today, those who are difficult are easy, and those who are easy are difficult. Although I don’t know the reason, I don’t know why.

What is difficult in this world is easy.

Last year the flowers were earlier than this year, and this year people are older than last year. Although it is better for Taoists to grow old, it is better for those who believe in the old to grow old.

In the past, it was good to be shameless, but it was even better to be successful for a while.

Friends come from all over, and their voices respond to their needs, and they reach their destination.

If you don’t have a good person, why should you take your time? It’s extremely poor.

If you are always content, you will always have enough, so you are rich; if you can be free from vulgarity, you will not be vulgar, so you will be noble.

There is nothing richer than being content, and nothing more valuable than being able to be refined. Never be poor because you have no knowledge, never be humble because you have no strength.

I am lucky enough to be born with my nature, and I don’t like to see ordinary people in my life. Therefore, from the time I was strong to old age, I was not disturbed by the comings and goings of relatives and guests, so I was able to concentrate on studying. Fortunately, because of my love for me, I never loved being close to my family, so I ended up in Longhu. I was spared the pain of being looked down upon and persecuted, and I was able to concentrate on studying.

I am blessed with eyes that, even though they are old and rare, can still read fine writing; I am blessed by nature with hands that, even though they are rare, I can still write with fine writing.

Old and able to learn, only I and Yuan Boye.

I only speak for the people below me, not for the superiors.

The gentlemen of this world have too many obstacles, are too concerned about fame, and are too protective. They are bound by the stereotyped situation. They don’t know that the ancients were quiet and inactive, doing nothing, and hiding themselves to tolerate grievances and deal with them. .

Treatment should be based on the disease and the medicine, and should not be treated at the same time.

He is able to subordinate others, so he has a weak heart; his heart is weak, so he has a wide scope; he has a wide scope, so the person is higher.

If an object is not tempered, it will never become a useful tool; if a person cannot cut it, he will never become a human being.

Be generous to others and waste other people’s wealth.

A saint is never high, and everyone is never low.

Those who move people with words will not feel deeply; those who move people with actions will respond quickly.