Trust is valued with rewards, integrity is valued with punishments. Rewards and trustworthy people must be tested and what they hear and see with their eyes, and what they don't hear and see, they are all familiar with it. Sincerity is as smooth as the gods in the world, but the traitor is the king. Below are 37 Guiguzi famous sayings with explanations that I compiled for you. I hope you like them.
1. Rubbing is the art of guessing. The inner talisman is the master of guessing. There is a way to use it, and the way will be hidden.
2. If you rub it slightly and search for it, test and explore it, the inner talismans will definitely respond; if your search responds, there will be something to do.
3. The friction is here, the talisman is there, so use it and everything will happen.
4. If you rub people with their own kind, there will be no one who doesn’t respond; if you rub them with your desires, there will be no people who won’t listen.
5. The one who speaks is the one who speaks; the one who speaks is the one who supports it. Those who pretend to be false are false; those who are false are profit and loss. Those who respond well are good at speaking; those who are good at speaking are light on arguments. Those who become righteous are those who understand; those who understand are those who understand. Those who are hard to describe are just talking about it; those who are talking about it are just fishing.
6. Those who flatter and flatter are loyal; those who flatter are broad-minded and wise; those who speak plainly are determined and courageous; those who speak calmly are powerful and trustworthy; those who speak quietly are loyal. Qian wins. The person who conveys the desire in advance is flattery; the person who uses traditional words and words is knowledgeable; the person who gives up without doubting is decisive; the person who chooses the strategy to make plans is power; the person who is not enough to stifle the wrong is counterfeit.
7. Human feelings mean that when you speak, you want to be heard, and when you act, you want to achieve success.
8. Anyone who has a good plan must find the reason and seek his emotions; to judge his emotions, he must establish three rituals.
9. What can be known can be used; what cannot be known can be used by planners.
10. The transformation of heaven and earth is from high to deep; the sage’s rule of law is from concealment.
11. Everything must be determined by doubters. Use it well to bring blessings, and use it badly to bring troubles; good to the point of temptation, there will be no confusion in the end.
12. If there is any benefit, if you remove the benefit, you will not receive it; it is entrusted by strange things.
13. An Xu Zhengjing, the quilt is knotted and the flesh is cut first. Be kind but not quiet, be open-minded and calm, and wait for losses.
14. Eyes are bright, ears are sharp, and hearts are wise. Those who see with the eyes of the world will see everything; those who listen with the ears of the world will hear everything; those who think with the hearts of the world will understand everything; converge and advance together, and it will be clear and unblockable.
15. The art of virtue is not to be strong but to reject it, to be defensive if you allow it, and to be closed if you reject it. The mountains are so high that they can be admired, the depth of the abyss is measurable, and the virtues and skills of the gods are so tranquil that nothing can be said of them.