Zeng Guofan's classic famous sayings 1

1. To study, the first thing for people to study is ambition, the second thing is knowledge, and the third thing is perseverance. If you have ambition, you will never be willing to be low; if you have knowledge, you will know that knowledge is endless, and you will not dare to be self-sufficient in one thing. You are like a riverboy looking at the sea, like a frog in a well peeping into the sky. They are all ignorant. If you have constant wealth, you can achieve anything. This is All three are indispensable.

2. The way of learning is endless, but perseverance is always the main thing. Don’t make up for it today because you were delayed yesterday, don’t do it today because you have something to do tomorrow.

3. There is no perseverance. However, it is difficult to make progress when seeing different things.

4. Constantity is the first virtue in life.

5. It can be seen that there is no distinction between old and young, and things are difficult and easy, but doing it It has permanence, just like planting trees and raising livestock, and you can see how big it is every day without noticing it.

6. You don’t need to ask for memorization, but you should ask for understanding.

7. If you are diligent in everything If you are good at asking questions, why don’t you make progress by leaps and bounds?

8. Move forward step by step, every day will not stop, it will have its own due date, there is no need to calculate the distance and sigh in vain.

9. Use the heart often. If you use it, you will be alive, if you don't use it, you will be suffocated. If you use it frequently, it will be fine, if you don't use it, it will be thick.

10. People's temperament is difficult to change due to their innate nature, but reading can change their temperament. If you want to change it, you must First establish a strong ambition. Throughout his life, Zeng Guofan pursued the ideal path of "clear virtue, new people, and the pursuit of perfection, as well as the investigation of things, knowledge, sincerity, integrity, self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace." , Li Yan" are the "three immortal" goals he pursues throughout his life. His morals, poetry, literary studies, and martial arts are all impressive.

11. Zeng Guofan said, "People's temperament is difficult to change due to their innate nature, but reading can change their temperament. The ancient master of physiognomy also said that reading can change the bone physiognomy."

12. When everyone is safe and divided, the world will be peaceful.

13. Ambition, knowledge (both broad and specialized), and perseverance are the three elements of scholarship. If you have ambition, you will never be willing to be inferior; if you have knowledge, you will know that knowledge is endless; if you have perseverance, you will never achieve anything.

14. The method of studying: "Be aware of your body, your heart, your eyes, your hands, and your mouth" - learn it extensively, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it sincerely.

15. The study of self-denial - reflect on yourself

16. Combination of hardness and softness - "Recently I have seen that the way of heaven and earth is that hardness and softness are mutually beneficial and cannot be favored. Too soft will lead to indifference." , if it is too strong, it will break."

17. Be honest and honest - "Not greedy for money, not dishonest, and not self-righteous. If you have these three things, you will be respected by everyone everywhere." "Gai. Anyone who is brave will inevitably enrich his own pocket. I can't stop others from taking it, but I hope that I can show my subordinates that I am proud of the Holy Lord."

18 , Be cautious in everything - three principles: don't talk big words, live up to your reputation, don't do things based on your imagination, and don't talk too high.

19. Three taboos: the way of heaven is against cleverness, the way of heaven is against excess, and the way of heaven is against erroneousness.

20. Three Bos: Taking pleasure in others’ misfortunes is a bad virtue; going against one’s fate by tens of millions is a bad virtue; making assumptions is a bad idea.

21. Three kinds of knowledge: knowing destiny, knowing etiquette, and knowing words.

22. Three joys: The sound of reading brings out gold and stone, which floats far away, which is the first joy; the generous rewards for talents, which attracts daily progress, are the second joy; the hard work and then rest are the three joys.

23. Three widows: reticence in words nourishes energy, reticence in vision nourishes mind, and reticence in desire nourishes essence.

24. Three kinds of auspiciousness: filial piety brings auspiciousness, diligence brings auspiciousness, and forgiveness brings auspiciousness.

25. The most important thing in the world is reading. However, reading occupies status, in terms of character, not in position.

26. Today’s people care about manipulating others and take great pains to manipulate others, but have they ever harmed others? It’s just that they have ruined their own minds and damaged their own vitality.

27. Never be complacent, never steal, never be arrogant, never be a lazy person.

28. When you are in a hurry, you should be more careful. When there is an emergency, be even more vigilant. When it comes to the end, be even more cautious.

29. The intricate connections can test my talents; the ups and downs can test my skills; the difficulties and obstacles can test my thoughts; the shock and balance can test my strength; the endurance of humiliation can test my strength. You can test my skills.

30. If you want to support your career in the world, you must first establish your feet.

31. It is shameful to follow others, but it is hateful to be self-willed. Not being attached to anything is the middle way. It is rare to find one, but it is the most elegant thing to be able to stand in the midst of waves and trends.

32. People should save trouble and not be afraid of it. People should be free from vulgarity, not artificial. You should not go with the times, and you should not follow the times.

33. Following two things will lead to a lifetime of mistakes. Encouraging the spirit can overcome this shortcoming.

34. If you do anything with suspicious people, it will not work out. If you do things with beneficial people, you will suffer.

35. You can’t stand poverty, you can’t stand up, you can’t stand humiliation, you can’t do anything.

36. It’s easy to talk about one’s strengths but only superficially.

37. With a calm mind, you can survive the dangers of life.

38. When you realize your selfish intentions arise, you overcome them. This is great courage.

39. If you are too noble, you will hurt your benevolence, and if you are too gentle, you will hurt your justice. This is why you value the middle way. Zeng Guofan's classic famous sayings 2

1. Diligence and hard work, the first value is getting up early, the second value is perseverance; generals and ministers have no seed, saints and heroes have no seed, as long as people are determined, everything can be done of.

2. When Gaishi people study, they must first be ambitious, secondly knowledgeable, and thirdly perseverant. If you have ambition, you will not be willing to be humble; if you have knowledge, you will know that knowledge is endless and you cannot be self-sufficient with one; if you have perseverance, you will be able to achieve anything. All three are indispensable.

3. If you can work hard and stand on your own feet, then you can study in a private school. You can study in a wilderness, in a busy place, and you can work as a herdsman with a salary. If you can't work hard and stand on your own feet, then a private school is not suitable for studying , that is, a pure land, a land of gods and immortals where no one can read. Why choose a location? Why choose the time? But ask yourself if your determination is true!

4. I want to stand firm step by step, but I need to know that others must also stand firm. This is called standing. If I want to be successful in everything, I need to know that others must be successful as well. This is called reaching. Today I am in good times, but I expect that there will be adverse times in the future. Today I use my arrogance to bully others, and I expect that in the future people will also use their arrogance to bully me, or my descendants. If you always use the word "forgiveness" to be wary of yourself and always leave room for others, you will have fewer thorns.

5. In silence, think carefully about the endless billions of years in the past and present. During this life, dozens of cold and heat are only a moment; Rest, the day is only one room, and the night is only one couch; the books of ancients and the writings of modern people are as vast as a sea of ??smoke, and what can be seen in life is only a hair in nine; there are many things, good reputations, and many talents in life. What can be done is only an ear in Taicang. If you know that the sky is long but what I have experienced is short, then if troubles come and come, you should be less patient and wait for them to settle; if you know that the earth is big but the place where I live is small, if there is competition for glory and profit, you should give way to defend it. Female: If you know that there are many books but I have seen few, then you will not dare to feel happy with just one gain, but you should choose the good and stick to it; if you know that there are many things changing but I have few things to do, then you will not dare to be proud of your fame. But when you think about promoting talents, you should try to achieve them. If this is the case, selfishness and complacency can be gradually eliminated.

6. Brothers and nephews in the family should only remember the eight characters of their grandfather, which are: "kao, treasure, breakfast, sweep, book, vegetable, fish, pig". There are eight more sayings in Yu Diary, saying: "Reading is based on exegesis, writing poetry is based on tone, serving relatives is based on pleasing one's relatives, maintaining one's health is based on abstaining from anger, establishing oneself is based on not lying, The principle of staying at home is not to worry, the principle of being an official is not to need money, and the principle of marching is not to disturb the people. "These eight principles are all based on my experience and I have firmly grasped them. I should also teach my nephews to keep them in mind, no matter what the world is. The government is in chaos, the family is rich or poor, but if it can keep the eight characters of Duke Xinggang and the remaining eight books, it can still be regarded as a high-class family.

7. The first is to be cautious and alone, and the mind will be at ease; the second is to respect the master, and the body will be strong; the third is to seek benevolence, and people will be happy; the fourth is to practice hard work, and the spirit will be respected.

8. There is a word of patience when reading the Bible. If you don't understand a sentence, don't read the next sentence. If you don't understand it today, you will read it tomorrow. If you don't understand it this year, you will read it next year. This is called patience. Don't stop when you are sleepy. If you get through this, you can make less progress. No matter how hard you advance, no matter how hard you try, no matter how hard you try, you will be prosperous and diligent.

Regardless of the special characters, everything is extremely difficult, and the one who can get through it is a hero.

9. My brothers are studying at home. How can I study every day if I don’t study? Since I decided to make a new start on the first day of October, although I have been as lazy as before, I write my diary in regular script every day, read ten pages of history every day, and write an occasional article every day while having tea. These three things have never stopped for a day. On October 21, I vowed to quit smoking shisha forever. It has been two months since I stopped smoking, and it has become a natural habit. I have many self-reliance courses, but I am committed to memorizing occasional conversations over tea, reading ten chapters of history, and writing diaries in regular script. I vow to do these three things uninterrupted throughout my life.

10. Mortal people are not fond of leisure and hate work. Regardless of whether they are noble or low, wise, stupid, old or young, they are all greedy for leisure and afraid of work. This is the same in ancient and modern times.

11. If a family can maintain a few points of diligence and respect, it will not lead to failure; if there is no point at all, it will not be invincible. If you can keep the word "harmony" to some extent, there will be no unhappiness; if there is no harmony, there will be no one who is invincible. Brothers, if you try these three words in the countryside and experience them with your relatives, you will definitely think that my words are correct.

12. Three kinds of happiness: working hard and taking a rest is the first kind of happiness; being calm and letting go of jealousy is the second kind of happiness; reading makes the sound of gold and stone, which is the third kind of happiness.

13. Eight virtues: diligence, frugality, perseverance, clarity, loyalty, forgiveness, humility and honesty.

14. The success or failure of your life is all related to the virtuousness of your friends, so don’t be careless.

15. My grandfather taught others that being cowardly and without strength was a great shame. Therefore, in order for a man to stand on his own feet, he must be stubborn.

16. Being troubled and worrying is the way to hone a hero and make you perfect. Li Shenfu always said that Yu was angry and never expressed his anger. He just endured and tried to strengthen himself. Because of the proverb: "A good man will knock out his teeth and swallow them with blood." These two words are the secret to gritting one's teeth for the rest of his life.

17. As the saying goes, eating for a while will make you wise. My progress in life all depends on frustration and humiliation. I must be clear about motivation, accumulate my energy and grow my wisdom. I must not be discouraged.

18. When a family is in ruins and divorced, there is no word for luxury; when a person is in ruins and divorce, there is no word for elegance; when a person is displeased, there is no word for arrogance.

19. All the mediocre people in the world, both ancient and modern, are defeated by the word "lazy". The talented people in the world, ancient and modern, are all defeated by the word "arrogant".

20. The defeat of a military force is either arrogance or laziness, one of the two. The defeat of a wealthy family is either arrogance or laziness, one of the two.

21. The first meaning of the word guard against arrogance is not to laugh at others easily, and the first meaning of the word "guard against laziness" is not to laugh easily.

22. Taking farming and reading as the basis is a long-term plan.

23. Reading scriptures, reading history, reading monographs, and giving lectures on theory are not easy for those who are determined. When the saint rises again, he will follow my words. However, this is only said by those with great ambitions.

24. It is also possible to practice calligraphy in "Thousand Character Essay", but it must be done consistently. If you post a hundred words every day without interruption, you will become a calligrapher in a few years.

25. Brothers must be diligent and respectful when teaching their children and nephews at home. No matter in troubled times, in every family. Those who are diligent and respectful will never be unhappy; those who are not diligent and respectful will never be invincible.

26. I do not hope that every generation will be rich and noble, but I hope that every generation will be talented. A scholar is the seed of reading and the signature of a noble family. The banner of etiquette and righteousness.

27. Reading is like digging a well. It is better to dig dozens of wells but not find a spring than to dig one well and find a spring. When studying, it is always important to memorize the classics and read the history frequently. Every day has its own routine and progress. Never get tired of it and always be happy with the new. If you haven't finished this book, don't change it to another book.

28. The greatest way to remember the ancient saints is to be kind to others. To teach people with words is to teach them well; to educate people with virtue is to nourish people with kindness, both of which are good things to others. There is nothing greater than this in the way of being a king or minister; there is nothing greater in the way of being a disciple of Confucianism than this. Zhongni's teacher of impermanence is to do good to others; to do good to others is to do good to others. If you are not tired of doing it, you are doing good to others; if you are not tired of teaching, you are doing good to others.

29. In ancient times, great things were accomplished both on a grand scale and on a small scale.

30. Read books carefully: Don’t read other books until you have finished reading one book, read here and there, just follow the outside world, and take ten leaves as a guide every day.

31. Reading history: Bing purchased twenty-three histories and read ten leaves every day, even if something happened, he would not stop.

32. A word of caution: Paying attention at all times is the first thing to do.

33. Nourishing Qi: Qi is stored in the Dantian, and there is nothing that cannot be said to others.

34. Preserve yourself: save labor, abstain from food and drink, and always take care of your health.

35. You will know your death every day: write down a story every day after tea. It is divided into moral gate, cultural gate, economic gate and art gate.

36. Don’t forget what you can do every month: compose several poems every month to test the amount of accumulated principles and whether the Qi is nourished. Don’t be obsessed with it, as it is most likely to become discouraged.

37. Writing: Write for half an hour after breakfast. Treat all writing and ink as your own homework and do not leave it for tomorrow. The more it accumulates, the harder it will be to clear it up.

38. Not going out at night: exhausted from work, so quit! Zeng Guofan's classic famous sayings 3

1. When I encounter a deceitful person, he will be unpredictable and unpredictable, but I will treat him with the utmost sincerity, and my skills will be exhausted.

2. Leave room for everything and be magnanimous to accommodate others.

3. Don’t be greedy for money, don’t break promises, and be self-righteous. If you have these three things, everyone will naturally respect you.

4. If you are too rich and noble, you are not a good elephant.

5. The first is ambition, the second is knowledge, and the third is perseverance.

6. Being dignified and serious is the sign of nobility, being humble and having a face is the sign of nobility; everything turns out to be the sign of wealth, and having the heart to give things to others is the sign of wealth.

7. Be diligent in your country, thrifty in your family, loyal in words and respectful in deeds.

8. When dealing with things, it is important to think carefully and deal with them slowly. If you think carefully, you will get the feeling, and if you deal with it slowly, you will get it appropriately.

9. Be content that the world is wide.

10. Hundreds of ills arise from laziness.

11. If your knowledge is wide, the world will be great.

12. Don’t have anything to do with cheap money, and don’t have anything to do with someone who is suspicious.

13. If you blame someone too directly and make people feel ashamed, it is just a fault for me.

14. Treating relatives with love for your wife will never be unfilial. If you blame yourself with the same intention of blaming others, you will make few mistakes. If you forgive others with the same heart that you forgive yourself, then you will be friends with everyone.

15. The way of a gentleman is to know the destiny as the first priority.

16. To have a broad mind, you must learn from the word plain.

17. If the family is harmonious, happiness will come from itself.

18. Why choose a location? Why choose the time? But ask yourself if your determination is true!

19. Everything must be checked day by day. It will be difficult to just wait for one day to make amends later.

20. Forbid big talk and be pragmatic.

21. Saving trouble is the way to clear your mind, and reading is the way to save trouble.

22. It is better not to start a war for several days than to start a war without any arrangements and calculations.

23. Don’t be alone in your merits, and don’t shirk your faults.

24. It is shameful to follow others, but it is hateful to be self-willed. Not being attached to anything is the middle way. It is rare to find one, but it is the most elegant thing to be able to stand in the midst of waves and trends.

25. If you receive unreasonable feelings, you are afraid of doing unreasonable things.

26. When encountering difficulties, you must work hard with patience.

27. Blame yourself for being thick and blame others for being thin.

28. Light wealth is enough to gather people, self-discipline is enough to convince others, tolerance is enough to win people, and being proactive is enough to lead people.

29. The more you use your spirit, the better it will come out. Don’t protect your body too much because of your weak body.

30. No matter whether young or old, men or women in the family, hard work is the first righteousness, and humility is the second righteousness. Hard work will not be lost, a humble person will not be arrogant, and all good things will come from this.

31. In ancient times, heroes must have a foundation when they set up a cause.

32. It must be more clumsy than clever, and then it can last.

33. Being troubled and worried is the time to hone your heroes.

34. To be self-reliant, a man must be stubborn.

35. With a calm mind, you can survive the dangers of life. The intricate connections can test my talent; the waves and waves can test my skills; the difficulties and obstacles are all there to test.

36. Be quiet first, then think about it, and do it when you are 50 or 60% sure.

37. What is learned from the outside and obtained from the inside is called Ming; what is learned from the inside and combined with the outside is called sincerity. Sincerity and Ming are the same.

38. The way to self-cultivation is to cultivate the mind.

39. If the children of aristocratic families have the same clothing, food and daily life as those of poor people, they can become great people.

40. When you are frustrated or humiliated, you must grit your teeth and be motivated, gather your energy and grow your wisdom.