Guiguzi's six golden sentences for being a man:

1. The main thing is that people don't know, and the main soldier wins day by day, but people are not afraid. It means that what you do is becoming more and more successful, but it does not arouse others' vigilance; The commander-in-chief's troops always win battles, but they do not attract the attention and fear of the enemy.

2. it's better to give what you have than to give what you want. It means to give him all you have, it is better to control his mind.

3. Heaven's way is beneficial but not harmful. The way of a saint, do not fight for it. It means that heaven is beneficial to all things without prejudice to all things, and the way of man is to bring benefits to all people without competing with them.

4. If you can use all your strength, you will be invincible in the world; If you can use all your wisdom, you will be fearless of saints. It means that only with the help of the people can we conquer the world; Only with the wisdom of all people can we surpass the sages.

5. Wise people follow the trend, while capable people create momentum. It means that wise people know how to adapt to the current situation, and capable people know how to build momentum by taking advantage of it.

6, lack of wisdom is rewarded, and the loss of planning will lead to trouble, and death will lead to trouble. It means that you can't get what you want if you don't have enough wisdom. Although the strategy is good, you will eventually get disaster if you use it improperly. This is a matter of life and death.

Guiguzi's classic quotations:

1. The impermanence of the world is expensive, and things are not constant.

Translation: There is nothing noble forever in the world, and there is no eternal teacher who does things; Everything in the world is changing, so is people's understanding.

2. The sage's way is yin, while the fool's way is yang.

Translation: The principle of strategy used by saints is to know well without making public; The principle of strategy used by fools is that they don't know much, but they make a big splash.

3. Know yourself before you know yourself, and then know others after you know yourself.

To understand others, we should start with ourselves, and only when we know ourselves can we understand others.

4. those who go will take it, and those who go will take it.

If you want to get rid of him, you should indulge him, and when the conditions are ripe, you should take the opportunity to get rid of him at once.