Twenty classic quotes by Zeng Guofan

1. If you don’t love the past, you won’t love the present, and you won’t welcome the future. ?

Since the past has passed, there is no need to think about it anymore. Thinking about it is in vain. Thinking in vain is worse than not thinking about it. Can you understand everything that is going on right now, one after another? No one can know whether the future will be good or bad, a disaster or a blessing, so there is no need to welcome it.

2. Don’t be too smart. ?

Being too smart can lead to jealousy, which can turn into hatred and is detrimental to a person’s standing.

3. The mediocre people in the world, both ancient and modern, are all defeated by the word laziness; the talents in the world, ancient and modern, are all defeated by the word arrogance. ?

From ancient times to the present, ordinary people in the world have failed because of laziness; from ancient times to the present, talented people in the world have failed because of pride.

4. The sky shines on the sea with countless flowers, and the flowing water and the high mountains are self-aware. ?

The world is so big, there are countless temptations, and all the luxuries and extravagances are just fleeting. Only I know what I really want to think about.

5. Only the most sincerity in the world can defeat the most false in the world; only the most clumsy in the world can defeat the most skillful in the world.

Using the most sincere heart can defeat hypocrisy; using the simplest words and actions can defeat opportunism.

6. Don’t work too hard, but work persistently. ? ?

Learning cannot be accomplished overnight, but you must study with a persistent heart.

7. Keep your ambition, work hard, and work hard. No matter how big or small, you will succeed.

As long as you stick to your ambitions, work hard, and work hard to realize your dreams, you will succeed no matter how big or small you are.

8. Don’t be afraid of being poor when you are young. ?

Don’t be afraid of poverty and hardship when you are young. As long as you are willing to work hard and endure hardship, you will eventually succeed.

9. Being disliked by others is inseparable from being arrogant. ?

Once a person becomes proud, he will be condescending to the people around him, so he will be disliked by everyone, and then isolated from the group. ?

10. The sky can be mended, the sea can be filled, and the southern mountains can be moved. The sun and the moon have passed and cannot be traced back.

As long as there is a piece of sincerity, the sky can be patched, the sea can be filled, and the mountains can be moved, but after time has passed, it can never be recovered. ?

11. When scholars study, they must first have ambition. If they have ambition, they will never be willing to be inferior. Second, you must have knowledge. If you have knowledge, you will know that knowledge is endless and you will not dare to be self-satisfied with just one thing. You will be like a river boy looking at the sea or a well frog looking into the sky, both of which have no knowledge. The third thing is perseverance. With perseverance, nothing can be accomplished. All three are indispensable.

There are three requirements for studying: first, you must have ambition. People with ambition will not be willing to succumb to others; second, you must always take notes. People who often take notes will understand that there is no end to knowledge. You will not be satisfied with some achievements; thirdly, you must have perseverance. People with perseverance will definitely succeed.

12. When ordinary people do something, they must concentrate on it with all their concentration, without any change in thoughts. Do this, think that, sit on this mountain, and look at that mountain. A person has no permanence and accomplishes nothing in his life.

If you want to accomplish something, you must do it wholeheartedly, from beginning to end. You cannot fish for three days and dry the net for two days. If a person does not have perseverance, he will achieve nothing.

13. Youth cannot endure good times, middle age cannot endure leisure, and old age cannot endure adversity.

If young people are too successful, they will not want to make progress; if middle-aged people are too idle, their lives will be decadent; if old people experience setbacks, they will not be able to enjoy the rest of their lives

14. People should save themselves from trouble and should 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.

A person should reflect and think about things well, and should not be afraid to reflect and think about things. People should be separated from the world and should not be pretentious about the world.

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15. Those who are too impatient will not have a sense of perseverance, those who are too fearful will not have outstanding views, those who are too lustful will not have generosity, those who talk too much will not have a sincere heart, those who are too brave will not No literary elegance.

People who have an impatient personality must not have mature and stable insights. People who are afraid of this and that must not have outstanding vision. People who have too many desires must not be generous and like to talk. Those who talk must lack the spirit of seeking truth from facts.

16. Having sex with suspicious people is bound to fail. If you do things with beneficial people, you will suffer.

If you work with those who like to be suspicious of others, you will definitely not get things done. If you work with those villains who only have interests in mind and do not care about others, you will definitely be affected.

17. Do not act according to your heart, and do not speak according to your words.

Don’t do things as you please, and don’t speak carelessly.

18. Light wealth is enough to gather people, self-discipline is enough to convince others, broad-mindedness is enough to win people, and being proactive is enough to lead people.

Only by being generous and sparing talents can you have a wider network of people, by being kind can you convince others, by not caring about others can you be appreciated by more people, and by leading by example can more people stand by your side. Peers.

19. All mortals can be saints, and it has nothing to do with how much they read.

There is no harm in reading more books.

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

If a man wants to achieve something in his career, he must have the courage to not give in.