Because "good guy" and "bad guy" here refer to measuring people's advantages and disadvantages according to moral norms, and people's success or failure is related to their own ability level and their own advantages and disadvantages, so these two famous sayings are related to some extent.
"Take one person as a mirror, and you can know the gains and losses" comes from Biography of Old Tang Book Wei Zhi. This sentence means that you can check your own behavior by taking others as a mirror. It expresses an attitude and method to know oneself and correct mistakes by observing and drawing lessons from others.
In the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, Wei Zhi once remonstrated with Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, saying, "A husband wears a bronze mirror coat; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Taking people as a mirror, you can understand the gains and losses. " He believes that the monarch should always reflect on his words and deeds like a bronze mirror; Love history and learn wisdom from past experiences and lessons; Like others, learn about yourself and correct your mistakes by observing and learning the successes and failures of others.
The phrase "choose the good and follow it, and change the bad" comes from The Analects of Confucius. The meaning of this sentence is to choose the advantages of others to learn and pay attention to correcting your own shortcomings. It expresses a way of being strict with yourself, moving when it is good, and changing when it is bad. This sentence emphasizes the importance of self-cultivation, introspection and reference. It warns us to be good at learning from others with an open mind, learn from each other's strong points and improve our ability and quality.
Introduction of Emperor Taizong
Li Shimin (65438+598- 10, July 649) was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty. From Longxi to Ji Cheng, he reigned from 626 to 649. My father is Li Yuan and my mother is Empress Tai Lao Dou.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he actively listened to the opinions of ministers, ruled the world with civilization, expanded his territory, and became a famous monarch in the history of China. He was modest and eager to learn, and practiced economy at home, so that the people could recuperate. Finally, he made the society prosperous and peaceful, created the famous rule of chastity in China history, and laid an important foundation for the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty from 65438 to 030.
Li Shimin is not only a famous politician and strategist, but also a calligrapher and poet. Respected by people of all ethnic groups as Tiankhan, it is a model of wise kings in later generations. Temple name Taizong, Taizong Xiaoguang, posthumous title Great Sage, buried in Zhaoling.