Cheng Menlixue’s principles

1. You must learn to persevere in your studies and never give up halfway.

2. As a person, you must learn to respect others. Only by respecting others can others respect and value themselves.

3. When encountering difficulties, we must overcome them and have firm beliefs.

Extended information:

Chengmen Lixue means that students are respectful and accept teaching, and now it means respecting teachers; it is a metaphor for eagerness to learn and respect for knowledgeable elders. The principle explained is that you must learn to persevere in your studies and never give up halfway.

The meaning of Chengmen Lixue

It means: it used to mean that students were respectful and respectful to their teachers, but now it means to respect their teachers. It is a metaphor for eagerness to learn and respect for knowledgeable elders.

From: "History of Song Dynasty·Biography of Yang Shi".

Original sentence: Yang Shi and You Zuo "I met Yi one day, and Yi occasionally sat there in silence. Shi and You Zuo stood there waiting for each other, but when Yi woke up, the snow was a foot deep outside the door."

Interpretation: Yang Shi and You Ye went to visit their teacher Cheng Yi. They met the teacher sitting and taking a nap. They were afraid of disturbing the teacher, so they waited outside the door until Cheng Yi woke up. At this time, The snow outside the door has fallen more than a foot deep.