"Being modest is beneficial, being tolerant is great" was first seen in the self-encouragement couplet written by Yuan Keli, the Minister of War in the Ming Dynasty, in his own "Fu Guotang" in Suizhou, Henan. Two hundred years later, there was an eight-character couplet written by Lin Zexu, a national hero in the late Qing Dynasty, in his study room: "The sea embraces all rivers, and tolerance is great; standing on a wall of thousands of feet, without desire is strong." The original intention is to metaphorize a broad mind like the sea. This describes the extraordinary magnanimity of people based on the infinite capacity of the sea that can accommodate countless rivers and streams. Basic introduction Chinese name: Tolerance means greatness Source: "Shangshu" Interpretation: Benefit only from humility, tolerance means greatness Nature: Cultural heritage Pinyin: yǒu róng nǎi dà Source, analysis, source "Tolerance means greatness" comes from "Shangshu". "Shang Shu·Jun Chen": You are not angry and stubborn. Nothing is better than a husband. There must be patience, and it will help. Tolerance is a great virtue. "The Analects of Confucius Gongye Chang Wu": Confucius said: "I have not seen anyone who is strong." Or he said to him: "Shen Xi." Confucius said: "Qi is also desired, how can it be strong?" Analyzing the original title of Yuan Keli's self-reinforcement couplet To "benefit only with humility, tolerance is great" (Yuan Fucheng's "Suiyang Shangshu Yuan Family Genealogy·Yuan Ke Li Shi Lu" in the 18th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty) means to be modest, prudent and broad-minded, which is also a sign of a person's self-cultivation. Yuan Keli, a famous official in the Ming Dynasty, was demoted to civilian status by the Emperor Wanli because of his upright opinions. He only found success in twenty-six years. These are his own words of life insights. There used to be a saying in China that "the prime minister's belly can make a boat sail." Regardless of whether those prime ministers are generous people, people regard those who have a mind as broad as the sea as respectable people. Yuan Keli was a broad-minded man. Later, he was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of War to inspect the military affairs in Denglai. He promoted and assisted the powerful general Mao Wenlong. After Mao became arrogant and unruly, he instigated the officials to attack Yuan Keli. Yuan Keli "strangely" (Mao Wenlong) ) Courage and wisdom. In order to maintain the overall situation of maritime defense and not want to be involved in endless internal fighting, he reported to the Ministry of Health seven times in a row that he was sick and returned home. His successors, Wu Zhiwang and Yuan Chonghuan, were narrow-minded. Yuan Chonghuan actually killed Mao Wenlong out of personal anger, causing chaos in the Dongjiang Army and the gradual collapse of Denglai defense. Yuan Ke set up a plaque couplet. There is a saying in the Analects of Confucius, which is called "without desires, one must be strong", which means that if a person has no desires, he has nothing to fear and nothing to fear. The monks practice in the monastery for a lifetime, and in the end, none of them want to go to the West; the Taoist priests spend all day in seclusion and meditate, and in the end, none of them don't want to ascend in the daytime. It can be seen that although "without desires, you are strong", it is very difficult to achieve "without desires" thing. "Desire" is actually a life goal and an ideal in life. The ancients often said: "The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, and it is big if it has tolerance; if it stands thousands of feet high on a wall, it is strong if it has no desires." This is a praise for the majesty of mountains and rivers, which shows that the sea is big and the mountains are straight. It can also be used as a metaphor for a person's broad-mindedness and magnanimity. He must have a tolerant character and be upright. He must not have any selfish desires. Only by being selfless can he stand firm and act righteously. Being selfless means being fearless. Mr. Qian Mu explained in "A New Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius" that "How can one be firm if one desires something?" It means that "if people are addicted to desire, they will bend their will to favor things and not be strong." "This chapter only says that having too many desires cannot lead to strength. It does not mean that having no desires means being strong. For example, in Taoism, Zhuang Lao has no desires and practices judo, which is not a strong virtue." I think Lin Zexu's meaning is closer to this article in the Analects, which is Confucianism is a kind of ethics for being an official, which is not the same as the "no desire" taught by Buddhism and Taoism.