This sentence is a study couplet mentioned by Zeng Guofan.

Couplet: Many things in the world are caused by mistakes, and good people half come from suffering.

Translation: Most things in this world go wrong because of busyness. Most good people are kind-hearted because they have suffered.

This is a couplet of self-discipline and self-encouragement. The first couplet is a self-admonishment, which means that things in the world are complicated and it is easy to make mistakes when you are busy, so you must guard against impatience. The word "many" is very appropriate and avoids the error of overgeneralization.

The second couplet encourages oneself, and happiness comes from hardship. People must be able to endure hardship and endure hard work, and only after going through hardships can they become a perfect person. The word "half" is also used very well, because to be a perfect person, it is obviously not enough to just endure hardships and stand hard work.

Zeng Guofan is a master of couplets. His couplets contain the Confucian principles of human conduct and embody the great wisdom of ancient sages.

Extended information:

Zeng Guofan is known as "the first famous minister of the ZTE" and he was the first to pioneer a "private army"; he is also one of the few people in history who has been greatly praised and ruined. The person who affirmed it said that his achievements "shocked the past and enlightened the present"; the negative words said that he was foolish and sincere and ignored the "national justice". He is praised as a holy figure, and despised as the culprit - Zeng Guofan - the most controversial figure in modern history.

The modern history of China is a history full of blood and tears, humiliation and grief and indignation. At the same time, it is a history of constant sobriety, constant rationality and constant struggle in the midst of humiliation and grief.

Zeng Guofan, in his provincial view of Chinese and Western culture, as well as the components and governance of the Hunan Army, diplomacy, philosophy of life, education of children, attainments in poetry and literature, and the concept of talents, made great contributions to modern Chinese history and even The real impact is particularly profound. ?

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