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Classic quotations from "Cai Gen Tan" (4)

51. Don’t make mistakes when it comes to fairness and justice. If you make a mistake, you will be shamed for eternity. Don’t make a mistake in the private affairs of a wealthy family. If you make a mistake, you will be tarnished for life.

52. When it comes to changes in the relationship between father and brother, it is better to take it easy rather than being violent; when encountering the loss of friends, it is better to cut it off and not to travel leisurely.

53. Don’t lose heart when you meet a person who is silent and silent; when you see a person who is resentful and self-indulgent, you should guard your mouth.

54. Don’t block your own opinions because of the doubts of others, don’t let others’ opinions be ignored by your own will, don’t harm the general public by being unfavorable to others, and don’t use public opinion to satisfy your personal feelings.

55. Father is kind, son is filial, brother is respectful to brother, friend is respectful to younger brother, even if they do it to the extreme, they all should be like this, without even the slightest thought of gratitude. If the giver is virtuous and the recipient is kind, then he is a passer-by and has become the way of the market.

56. In a state of heat and cold, wealth is more important than poverty; in a jealous heart, flesh and blood are especially cruel to outsiders. If you don't use cold intestines and calm the Qi here, you will rarely sit in the obstacle of troubles every day.

57. If a gentleman cannot help others, if he encounters someone who is infatuated, he can remind him with one word; if he encounters someone who is in urgent need, if he can save him with one word, it is also an immeasurable merit.

58. Give thanks when you are in your prime, live in a place suitable for being a queen, be virtuous and pay attention to the smallest things, and show kindness to those who do not repay it.

59. A kind thought can brew harmony between two people; a pure heart can shine through generations.

60. Don’t ignore your own heart, don’t ignore the feelings of others, and never use up your material resources. These three can establish your mind for the world, establish your destiny for the people, and benefit your descendants.

61. There is a saying about being an official: "Only being honest brings wisdom, but being honest brings authority". There is a saying at home: "To be forgiving is to be gentle, but to be frugal is to be useful."

62. When you are in a place of wealth, you must know the pain of poverty; when you are young and strong, you must remember the bitterness of aging.

63. Don’t be at odds with villains, villains have their own enemies; don’t flatter gentlemen, for gentlemen have no selfish favors.

64. Those who make great achievements are mostly empty-headed people; those who miss opportunities in mischief are stubborn people.

65. Frugality is a virtue. If it is exceeded, it will be stingy and stingy, and it will harm elegance. Yielding is also a step forward. If it is exceeded, it will be respectful, disrespectful, and show more ingenuity.

66. It is not advisable to employ people carefully, because those who think about effectiveness will go; it is not advisable to make friends excessively, and those who are too generous will come with tribute and flattery.

67. Don’t be afraid of adults. If you are afraid of adults, you will not be lax;

68. When things go against my will, I will think about people who are not as good as me, and my resentment will disappear; when my heart is slightly lazy, I will think about people who are worse than me, and my spirit will be lifted up.

69. Listen to the bells in the quiet night to wake up the dream within the dream; watch the moon shadow in the clear pool and get a glimpse of the body outside of you.

70. The mountains, rivers and earth are already tiny particles of dust, but what about the dust within the dust! The flesh and blood body is driven away and becomes a shadow, but what about the shadow outside the shadow! It is not the supreme wisdom, and there is no clear mind.

71. Sexual desire is burning, but when you think about illness, your appetite becomes as cold as ashes; fame and fortune are sweet, but when you think about death, your appetite tastes like wax. Therefore, people who often worry about death and illness can also eliminate illusory karma and develop a Taoist mind.

72. If I don’t seek glory, why should I worry about the lure of wealth and salary? If I don’t work hard, why should I fear the crisis of being an official.

73. If you know that success must lead to failure, then you don’t have to be too determined in your pursuit of success; if you know that life must lead to death, then you don’t have to work too hard to survive. Seeing the thorns and hazels of the Western Jin Dynasty, they still cherish the white sword; the fox and rabbit of the Beimang still cherish gold. The saying goes: ?It is easy to subdue ferocious beasts, but it is difficult to subjugate people's hearts. It's easy to fill up the creeks, but it's hard to fill up the people's hearts. Believe it!

74. The fox sleeping in ruins and the rabbit walking on the deserted platform are all places of singing and dancing in the past; the dew is cold and the yellow flowers are lost, and the smoke is confusing the decaying grass. They are all places of battles in the old days. How constant is the ups and downs, the strength and weakness are at peace, thinking about this makes one feel disheartened.

75. Don’t be surprised by favor or disgrace, just watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; you have no intention of leaving or leaving, just follow the clouds rolling in the sky.

76. All things in heaven and earth, all emotions in human relations, and all things in the world are all different from each other when viewed from a secular perspective. However, when viewed from a Taoist perspective, they are all the same, so there is no need to differentiate or choose between them!

77. Try to think about the appearance before birth, and also think about the scene after death. Then all thoughts will be gray and cold, one nature will be silent, and one can transcend the external world and wander into the world before death.

78. The world may be hot or cold, but I am not angry or happy; the world may be hot or cold, but I am not happy or disgusted. A person who is not stuck in the worldly sentiments is a way of living in this world.