The next sentence is: We were brothers when we were young and grew up in different villages.

Original text: It is better to do things yourself than to speak, and it is better to ask for yourself than to ask others. We were brothers when we were young and grew up in different villages.

Translation: It is better to do it yourself than to talk, and it is better to ask yourself than to ask others. When we were children, we were brothers who often stayed together, but when we grew up, we went our separate ways.

From: Author·Anonymous "Zengguang Xianwen·Part 1"

It is better to seek help from others than from yourself

Pinyin: [ qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ ]< /p>

Definition: It is better to rely on others than to work hard yourself.

Source: The Analects of Confucius and his disciples during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: "A gentleman seeks everything from himself, a villain seeks everything from others."

Translation: Have the conduct of a gentleman When people encounter difficulties, the first thing they think of is to rely on themselves to solve them. They do not ask for help from others unless absolutely necessary. People who do not have the character of a gentleman are always used to asking others for help when encountering problems, rather than relying on themselves to solve problems. .

Extended information

It is better to ask for yourself than to ask for others

In the past, I "fighted for my father", but now I "fight for my classmates". "Fighting for dad" is inevitable, natural, and reasonable; "fighting for classmates" is accidental, seems too snobbish, and cannot withstand scrutiny.

One day, Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, and his close friend, Zen Master Foyin, went out for a spring outing to Tianzhu Temple. Su Dongpo saw Guanyin Bodhisattva in the temple holding a rosary in his hand, and asked Zen Master Foyin beside him: "Is Guanyin Bodhisattva a Buddha?" "Yes." Zen Master Foyin replied. "Since you are the Buddha, why do you still hold the rosary beads?" "The rosary beads are just for reciting the Buddha's name."

Su Dongpo continued to ask: "I am Guanyin, why do I still need to recite the Buddha's name?" Zen Master Foyin replied : "This principle is very simple. Guanyin understands that it is better to ask for yourself than to ask for others!" It is better to ask for yourself than to ask for others. This is the life guide given to us by Guanyin.

Mr. Tao Xingzhi has long warned us: "He who sheds his own blood, sheds his own sweat, does his own work, and relies on me to rely on heaven and earth is not a true man."

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