Analysis of the three famous sayings:

1. A light promise will lead to a lack of faith

It means: Those who make promises easily will rarely keep their promises. .

From "Laozi"

Original text: A man who makes promises lightly will have little faith, and what is easy will be difficult.

Interpretation: Don’t make promises easily. Once you make a promise, you must fulfill it seriously. People who often agree to the other party’s requests easily must seldom keep their word!

2. Breaking one's word

Meaning: People who do not keep their word cannot gain a foothold in society.

From "Zuo Zhuan. The Twenty-Two Years of Duke Xiang"

3. Small trust and sincerity lead to great trust and success

It means: talk about every little thing Credit can establish great reputation.

From "Han Feizi·Wai Chu Shuo Upper Left"

Original sentence: If you don't establish small faith, you will establish great faith, so the master of the Ming Dynasty accumulates faith. If you don’t believe in rewards and punishments, bans will not work.

Interpretation: By being trustworthy in every little thing, you can establish great credibility. Therefore, if a monarch keeps his word for a long time, he will be a wise monarch. If the monarch is not honest about rewards and punishments, then the prohibition cannot be implemented.

The above three famous sayings are all about being honest and never breaking one's word. The three famous sayings all emphasize that "keeping trust" will lead to "establishing trust", and warn that "breaking trust" will bring about "lack of trust".