Famous Quotes by Wang Guowei

1. In archaeological matters, ancient materials, both small and large, cannot be ignored. If you ignore the details, you will not be able to understand the big points. It is better to discover problems by reading carefully, and it is not suitable to hang questions in search of materials.

2. Everyone has what they have in their hearts, but everyone has nothing in their writings.

3. Realms come in different sizes, and they are not good or bad based on their size. Fish come out in the drizzle, swallows slant in the breeze, why not be as sudden as the setting sun shining on the banner, and the horses croaking in the wind? The treasure curtain is hung with small silver hooks, why is it so sudden that the tower is lost in the mist, and the moon is lost in the river?

4. What is the purpose of education? It is to make people into perfect persons. What is a perfect person? It is said that all human abilities are well developed and balanced. Human abilities are divided into two parts, internal and external: one is physical ability, and the other is mental ability. To develop the body but weaken the spirit, or to develop the spirit but weaken the body, is not what is called perfection. For a perfect person, the mind and body must be harmoniously developed.

5. Those who have achieved great things and learned great things in ancient and modern times must pass through three realms: Last night, the west wind withered the green trees, and I climbed up to the tall building alone, looking at the end of the world. This is the first realm. The belt becomes wider and wider, but I don't regret it anymore. I feel haggard because of the beauty. This is the second realm. The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and when they turned around, they suddenly saw that man there, in a dimly lit place. This is the third realm. There is no one who can advance to the third realm without transcending the first realm and the second realm.

6. Infrequent daily living, unregulated eating, excessive indulgence in sexual desires, () and stinginess in exercise. These are the major sources of disease.

7. Aesthetic educators complement intellectual education to cultivate virtue.

8. If the character is high, the poetry will be high-quality; if the mind is right, the poetry will be correct.

9. After reading all the pain of parting in the end of the world, when you return without the truth, you will be like a fallen flower. The flowers look at each other without saying a word, and the green window has nothing to do with spring or the sky. Waiting to tell the love lamp, there is a wisp of new love and thousands of old hatreds. The worst thing is that the world can't keep it, and the beautiful face is like the flower in the mirror and the tree.

10. If a person wants to be a complete person, he must have knowledge of the inner world and the outer world, and the extent of knowledge varies with time and place. Knowledge is divided into two types: theory and practice. Looking back on the order of their development, practical knowledge always precedes theoretical knowledge. However, after theoretical knowledge is developed, it becomes the foundation of practical knowledge. Theoretical knowledge is what everyone's nature requires. In fact, knowledge is to meet the requirements of society and maintain a lifetime of life. Therefore, knowledge education is indispensable.

11. A perfect person must possess the three virtues of truth, beauty and kindness. To achieve this ideal, education begins. Education can also be divided into three parts: intellectual education, moral education (that is, will), and aesthetic education (that is, emotional education).

12. Those who govern science must rely on historical materials; and those who govern history must also have scientific knowledge.