Not hearing is not as good as hearing it, hearing it is not as good as seeing it, seeing it is not as good as knowing it, and knowing it is not as good as doing it. Learning stops when you practice it. ——Xun Kuang
Xunzi attaches great importance to the role of practice. He believes: "Not hearing is worse than hearing it; hearing it is worse than seeing it; seeing it is worse than knowing it; knowing it is worse than doing it." Knowing it is worse than doing it. Mingye, proceeding from knowledge, emphasizes the guiding role of knowledge in action to a certain extent. Xunzi also said: "Knowing clearly" means "doing without mistakes".
The practice of Tao is the inevitable destination of learning and cognition. The Tao that is not heard or seen is not the true way of benevolence, and its implementation will eventually end in failure. We should work hard to practice the right way, because the way is around us. If we don't work hard to practice, we will still not achieve our goals. No matter how small things are, if we don't do them, we will never succeed ("Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self").
1. Heaven is in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes"
Translation: As a gentleman, you should have a strong will, an endless spirit of struggle, strive to strengthen self-cultivation, complete and develop your own studies or career, and this is reflected in your ability to do so. The will of Heaven will live up to the responsibilities and talents given to a gentleman by the universe.
2. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ——"Three Kingdoms" Liu Bei's words
Translation: Don't do anything just because it is a small, inconspicuous bad thing; on the contrary, do something small. Don't do something good that benefits others just because it doesn't mean much.
3. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you see a good person, you are afraid that it will be too late to learn from him; when you see a good thing, you are afraid that it will be too late and you will not be able to do it. When you see evil people or bad things, it is like coming into contact with hot water. You should leave immediately and stay away.
4. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. ——"The Analects of Confucius"
Translation: Those who work hard and take the main responsibility for mistakes are "self-benefiting", and being more understanding and tolerant to others are "taking less responsibility from others". , there will be no resentment towards each other.
5. The beauty of a gentleman is the beauty of a man, but the evil of a man is not. The villain is on the contrary. ——"The Analects of Confucius"
Translation: A gentleman always starts from the desire to be kind or beneficial to others, wholeheartedly promotes others to realize their good intentions and legitimate requirements, and does not look at the world with cold eyes. Or they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic and will not add fuel to the fire when others have failures, mistakes, or pain. Villains, on the contrary, are always "evil as adults but not beautiful as adults".