There are many classic quotations in the books written by Zeng Guofan. Let’s enjoy them together! The following are the books of Zeng Guofan quotations that I have carefully compiled for you. I hope you like them. Zeng Guofan's Quotes and Books

1) He who is good at observing others observes himself, and he who is good at observing himself observes his heart.

2) People are just afraid of the authorities. Ten of them are authorities, but they are not enough to be bystanders. A wise minister is fainted by gains and losses, and courage is excited by gains and losses. As long as the heart of gain and loss is gone, the voice will be relaxed. This heart is like a bystander, so what is wrong?

　3) Human spirit is limited, and it will be exhausted if it is overused.

4) It is a great evil to keep one’s mistakes secret. However, I have confessed my feelings every now and then, but because I didn't hold back my three words, I was a little relieved when I tried to correct myself.

5) Those who do good often receive blessings, and those who do benefit often suffer disaster. Peace of mind is a blessing, and hard work is a disaster.

6) Eating can quench hunger, drinking can quench thirst, fear can quell disaster, and sufficient can quell greed.

7) People should not get used to it. If they get used to it, they will become intolerable about small things.

8) There is no sin greater than being eager to make progress, no disaster greater than talking too much, no pain greater than not listening, and no fault greater than shamelessness.

9) In a person’s life, misfortune has never occurred, and great misfortune is shameless. If you are ashamed, you can teach it; if you have heard it, you can be virtuous.

10) In all matters in the world, consideration is more important, detailed execution is more important, planning is more important, and judgment by others is more important than independence. Collection of Zeng Guofan's Famous Sayings

1) The wise man at the top does good but is avoided by heaven; the middle man covets good fortune and worries about misfortune, so he is strong and does good but dare not do evil; he is stupid and foolish and does not fear misfortune, so he does evil recklessly. And have nothing to fear.

2) Everyone can become a sage, but a gentleman’s learning must only come after a sage. Those who do not put themselves before saints will abandon themselves. To be filial is to be filial, and to be a younger brother is to be a younger brother. If you just push it, you are just a sage.

3) If you are always calm, you will have implicit meaning and powerful response to things.

4) When dealing with things, you should keep your feet firmly on the ground and speak your mind at the same time.

5) People should save trouble and 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.

6) If you have serious thoughts about being a person and light thoughts about being an official, then misfortunes and blessings will not tempt you. If you have serious thoughts about being an official and light thoughts about being a human being, reputation and reputation will often be enough to lower your aspirations.

7) If you don’t think deeply, you can’t create in the Tao. What is gained without deep thought will be easily lost.

8) A gentleman is loyal when he goes out, filial when he goes in, he is knowledgeable when he uses it, and he is foolish when he gives up.

9) Even if you have a dispute with someone, you can only discuss the matter. It is absolutely forbidden to expose the shortcomings of his grandfather and promote the evil of his boudoir. This disaster may lead to death.

10) If the blood energy is strong, it will be difficult to cure. If you want to nourish your heart, you must first treat your Qi.

11) The people of the well-dressed family are based on the principle of leaving the world pure and innocent. They must be calm and save troubles. Any greedy, cruel and mean man should not be associated with them.

12) When people are in trouble, there is only one solution. After completing the conspiracy, you must take it calmly.

13) Inspect silently every day to see that this thought originates from virtue, from temperament, from self-consciousness, from material desires. If you reflect in this way, you will realize its true nature over time. Beginners learn This is the most important thing.

14) If you are humble, you will not seek the noble; if you are outside, you will not seek the inside; if you are distant, you will not seek relatives.

15) Wealthy people should be advised to be tolerant, and smart people should be advised to be generous.

16) Profits can be obtained by all but not alone; strategies can be gained by few but not by many. If you stand alone, you will lose; if you work together, you will be defeated.

17) Those who like to lie will not only disbelieve what they say, but also doubt everything about them.

18) You have to be very shrewd, as long as you hide it in your simplicity. When ancient people got into trouble, nine out of ten people were shrewd, and there was no one who was honest enough to get into trouble. People today are afraid that they will not be smart enough, so they will be stupid.

19) Leave room for everything and be magnanimous to accommodate others.

20) Harsh words are the easiest to spread, but serious words are rarely spoken. This shows that the world is evil. Zeng Guofan's classic quotations

1) If you eat a vegetarian diet, your breath will not be turbid; if you sleep alone, your spirit will not be turbid; if you sit silently, your heart will not be turbid; if you read, your mouth will not be turbid.

2) The way to build a body is to be strong on the inside and soft on the outside;

If there is no harmony, we cannot accept things, and if we are not strict, we cannot control them.

3) It is better to save officials than to save trouble, and to save trouble is better to have a pure heart. Is it possible to be calm in official affairs without thinking about it?

4) To do good things in the world, we should not only measure virtue and ability, but also assess the situation and choose people. ?Dedicated desires are hard to achieve, and public anger is hard to offend. People with this horoscope should be careful not only to act rashly, but even if they have a selfless heart and do fair and bright things, they must also adjust human relationships and create principles to make everyone believe in them, and then act If you succeed, things will last. Pan Geng moved to Yin and attacked Zhou with force. He issued three orders and five orders, but he was still afraid that he would not follow them. Gai Hengqing is often hidden in far-sightedness, and villains are not convenient for their own selfish interests. They gather together and destroy them. Although there is a good method, it will last forever.

5) Learning and harmony are the first priority, followed by actions, followed by words.

6) The prostitutes like to laugh at others, but they dare to be rude. This is not their true nature. His devotion is not enough to give him joy, and his neglect is not enough to make him angry.

7) What is learned from the outside and obtained from the inside is called Ming; what is learned from the inside and combined with the outside is called sincerity. Sincerity and Ming are the same.

8) When you criticize the wise, you must cherish them. If you are too picky about a gentleman, you will be considered a villain, and it will be extremely advantageous.

9) Never be complacent, never be petty, never be arrogant, never be a lazy person.

10) Being pushy, narrow-minded, superficial and impetuous is not a sign of virtue. Just by looking at its appearance, you will know the shallowness and depth of self-cultivation.

11) The motto for relieving hatred and anger: When the law is born, it will be swept away, regardless of whether it is true or not. After a hundred years of chance gathering, why bother? Within Taixu, nothing exists, everything is tolerant, and its blessings are self-enriched.

12) Water cannot help but encounter the wind. The long river is flooded and the water is clear and bottomless. Although the strong wind cannot make it turbid. The heart cannot respond to things, it wants to be as clear as possible, and it can be clear on the outside and on the inside. Although the world is constantly changing, it cannot make it dim. If there is no wind, it will be clear, if there is wind, it will be turbid, and the dust will be buried underneath; if it is still, it will be bright, if it is moving, it will be dim, and if it is moving, it will be dark, and the desire for profit will be hidden in it.

13) It is better to give false reputation to a villain than to listen to God. The wealth left behind by the descendants is not as urgent as the Zhou people.

14) If you do things faster than you think, it will be worse than when you do it, and if your intentions are not as good as calmness.

15) When reading the Bible, one must analyze the situation and reason, and when reading history, one must decide what is right and wrong based on the reason.

16) Everyone’s temperament has its own deviations. If you know your deviations and correct them, it will become natural over time. Therefore, Confucianism in the Song Dynasty regarded changing temperament as an urgent matter of learning.

17) Being courteous but rude will be deeply disliked by a gentleman, and even a villain will laugh at him, which is a vain accusation of low self-esteem.

18) The one who sells his name for loyalty is criticized, the one who sells his name for trust is deceitful, the one who sells his name for integrity is greedy, and the one who sells his name for cleanliness is defiled. Loyalty, trustworthiness and integrity are the foundation of a person's life, not just a tool to gain fame. If there is such a thing, what is the use of people from rural areas?

19) Not daring to forgive oneself for even one thought, this can be called cultivation. He doesn't dare to be cautious in a word, he can be said to be straightforward. A man who dares not taint himself can be said to be honest.

20) Women are jealous of each other in the family, and scholars are jealous of the court. This is a common problem in ancient and modern times. If we don’t have the heart to be greedy for honor and favor, how can we be jealous?

21) Therefore, if we work hard to get rid of arrogance, guard against complacency, and do not make others laugh, we will make progress.

22) To be safe means to be safe, to be a human being is to be an official.

23) Do good deeds and be shy about talking about blessings.

24) If you hear good words, you will worship, if you report mistakes, you will be happy, and you will have the air of a sage. Sitting in a secret room is like a thoroughfare, and controlling an inch of mind is like a six-horse horse, so you can avoid it. If the mind is not clear, it is impossible to see the way; if the ambition is not clear, it is impossible to achieve success.

25) If you don’t seek benefits in this world, there will be no harm. If you don't seek blessings, there will be no disaster.

26) He who has heard something and does not change it is called being discouraged. Thinking about mistakes without correcting them is called losing one's integrity.

27) Those who are heavy on the outside are light on the inside, so they keep their wealth but lose their reputation. What is important on the inside is light on the outside, so one should abide by morality and be happy with poverty and lowliness.

28) When it comes to human relationships, you only seek to understand the weak, and your human heart only thinks about evil. This is a selfish and deserved thought, and you are a villain. The ancients held people responsible, and always sought to avoid faults despite their faults. This is a matter of long-term kindness and great virtue. Scholars think deeply and have their own taste.

29) No matter how stupid a person is, he will understand if he blames others; no matter how smart he is, he will forgive himself. If you always blame yourself with a sense of responsibility for others and forgive others with a sense of forgiveness of yourself, you will not lose the status of a sage.