One of the philosophical sayings: Indifferent, bright and peaceful, far-reaching

Source: The "Jiezi Pian" written by Zhuge Liang in Shu, Three Kingdoms, when he was 54 years old, to his 8-year-old son Zhuge Zhan: "Husband The conduct of a gentleman: To cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to cultivate one's virtue through frugality. Without indifference, one cannot achieve a clear ambition. Without tranquility, one cannot achieve great things. If one cannot learn without tranquility, one cannot develop one's talents. Without tranquility, one cannot achieve success. If you are slow, you will not be able to study carefully, and if you are impetuous, you will not be able to be rational. Years will pass by the time, and the will will fade away with the sun. If you stay in a poor house with sorrow, what will happen to you?"

Explanation: He taught his son to learn with "quietness" and cultivate oneself with "frugality". Frugality is not about saving money; one's own body and spirit must also be maintained, simple and clear, everything is clean and tidy, that's it The word "thrift". "Without indifference, there is no clear ambition", which refers to the aspect of cultivating virtue; "Without tranquility, there is no way to go far", which refers to the aspect of self-cultivation and academic study; "Study requires tranquility, and only then must you learn." This is the principle of studying; only when you have a peaceful mind can you study. Talent must be cultivated through knowledge. There is talent without knowledge and accomplishment. As we have said in Confucian thought, the argument of "learn without thinking, think without learning" is the same as "talent must learn". . "Without learning, one cannot develop talents." Even a genius is not a great genius without knowledge. Therefore, if you have genius, you must also have extensive knowledge. Where does knowledge come from? Those who come to study, "there is no way to learn without tranquility." Coherent levels, continuous contrasting sentences. "If you are shy, you will not be able to refine it", and "crazy" is the word "arrogance" in "pride". It is very interesting to talk about the word "arrogance". The cultivation of us Chinese people is to avoid being arrogant and not to be arrogant at all. Moreover, the two words "pride" are used separately: being proud of oneself when there is no content is pride, and being proud when there is content but looking down on others. Later, they are used together to be proud. As for the cultivation of Chinese culture, no matter how knowledgeable or authoritative one is, once one becomes proud, one will fail. Confucius mentioned in "The Analects" that "if the beauty of Zhou Gong's talent makes him arrogant and stingy, the rest is not enough." Even if a person has Zhou Gong's talents and achievements, if he is guilty of pride and stinginess There is no need to talk about this person's problems with loving others.

Meaning: The behavior of a noble gentleman improves his self-cultivation with tranquility and cultivates his character with frugality. If you are not calm and have few desires, you will not be able to clarify your ambitions, and if you do not eliminate external interference, you will not be able to achieve lofty goals.

Philosophical Quote No. 2: A sea that accommodates all rivers is vast

Earliest source: Yuan Hong of the Jin Dynasty, "Preface to the Famous Officials of the Three Kingdoms": "If the shape does not exist, a square inch can accommodate the sea." Li Zhouhan's note: "A small-sized heart is like the sea that accepts hundreds of rivers, which means it contains a wide area."

Source: "The sea accepts all rivers" comes from a self-encouragement couplet written by Lin Zexu in the study in the late Qing Dynasty: "The sea accepts all rivers, To have capacity is to be great; to stand on a wall thousands of feet tall, to have no desire is to be strong.”

Explanation: The sea accommodates hundreds of rivers, and its tolerance is great: the sea can accommodate thousands of rivers, and because of its broad mind, it is the greatest in the world (educate people to be broad-minded in order to become great)

Standing on a wall for thousands of feet, one can be strong without desire: The reason why a cliff can stand thousands of feet high is because it has no excessive desires and does not fall to other places (education of people to give up meaningless desire for pleasure and cultivate their moral character)

Philosophical Quotes Part 3: Quietness is used to cultivate one's character, frugality is used to cultivate virtue

Source: Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments": "The behavior of a husband and gentleman is to cultivate one's character quietly and cultivate virtue through frugality. It is not indifferent and cannot clarify one's ambitions. It is not tranquil." Nothing can go far."

Original text of the Book of Admonitions

A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility and cultivate one's virtue through frugality. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition; without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. The husband must be quiet to study, and the talent must study. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents; without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. If you are arrogant and slow, you will not be able to stimulate your essence, and if you are dangerous and impetuous, you will not be able to cultivate your nature. Years go by with the times, thoughts go with the sun, and they become withered and withered. Many people do not take on the world, and they stay in the poor house with sadness. What will happen again?

Explanation: Tranquility is used to cultivate oneself, and frugality is used to cultivate character.

Philosophical Quote No. 4: A slight mistake can lead to a huge mistake.

Explanation: A small mistake can lead to a huge mistake.

From: "Chen Shu? Biography of Yu Li": "A sign of danger for a husband, an opportunity for misfortune and good fortune, and when the bandit is alone in the sky, it is also determined by personnel. A slight error can make a difference of a thousand miles. Therefore, wise people , hold the important position without leaning, hold on to the important principles without losing, how can you be confused by superficial words?"

Source "Zizhi Tongjian? Han Ji"

Miss these two? Policy, the Qiang people dare to go against it, and if they miss it by a hair, they will be thousands of miles away, that's it.

Meaning "lost", miss, error. "Millimeter, centimeter", a tiny unit of measurement for length, refers to a slight difference, which will result in a big error.