The unity of Tao, virtue, benevolence, righteousness and propriety.

Tao: What people do makes everything unknown.

Virtue: everything has its own way.

Benevolent: people's relatives have compassion and compassion, so they can live.

Righteousness: people are suitable, reward good and punish evil, and make meritorious deeds.

Ritual: What people do, they stay awake all night, in the order of adult ethics.

If a husband wants to be human, he must not be ignorant.

Sages and gentlemen, knowing the way of ups and downs, depending on the number of successes and failures, judge the situation and control the chaos, and achieve the reason of going, so they live in seclusion and wait for the time. It is because its Tao is high and its name is more important than later generations.

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Tao, virtue, benevolence, righteousness and propriety are inseparable.

Tao is a natural law. Everyone is following the laws of nature, but he doesn't realize it. The same is true of everything in nature.

Virtue is learned, and acting according to virtue can satisfy one's own desires, as is the case with everything in nature.

Benevolence is a unique kind and caring psychology. People can care and sympathize with others, and all kinds of good wishes and behaviors will arise.

Righteousness is an act that people think conforms to certain moral concepts. People reward good and punish evil according to the principle of justice in order to establish achievements.

Rite is a general term to define the laws of social behavior and standardize rituals. Everyone should follow the etiquette norms, be conscientious, stay up all night, and act in the order of interpersonal relationships such as monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, and brothers.

These five items are the foundation of being a man and are indispensable.

People with wisdom and ability, gentlemen with noble sentiments, can see the truth of the country's prosperity, weakness and survival, understand the law of success or failure of the cause, understand the social and political civilization and chaos, and know the truth of advancing and retreating moderately. Therefore, when the conditions are not suitable, everyone can keep the right path silently, be willing to hide and wait for the opportunity to come. Once the time comes, you can often achieve something and become a very important person by taking action. If something goes wrong, it just doesn't matter in the end. So people like this can often set an extremely lofty example, and their names are more important than future generations!

Chapter II The Right Road

Virtue is far enough, faith is different enough, meaning is wide enough, lessons from the past are clear enough, and photos are enough. This man is very handsome.

Behavior is enough to show appearances, wisdom is enough to determine doubts, and faith can keep promises and divide wealth. This person is extravagant.

If you stay in your post, you will never look back, you will be cautious when you see doubts and be cautious when you see benefits. This person is outstanding.

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Virtue is far-sighted and noble: good at governing the country by virtue, governing the country by virtue. Sage and wisdom, virtue and goodness; A virtuous man loves a scholar and gives himself to others. You can make people from afar surrender. Beliefs are different enough, honesty does not deceive people, and different opinions can be unified. Justice is enough to win the masses, and reason is enough to win their support. Only by being good at learning from the past can we learn from history. Smart enough to shine, smart enough to know and tolerate people. Such a person can be called a man of beauty.

Be good enough, behave well, and be a teacher. Wisdom is enough to identify doubts, resourceful, and can solve difficult problems. Letter can make you keep your promise. If there is no letter in the sky, the seasons will be out of order, people will have no letter, and actions will not be established. If you can be loyal and trustworthy, this is the foundation of fame. A gentleman is silent, keeps his word, makes a deal, and then refuses to change his mind and stand up. So pay attention to credit, you can keep your promise and leave no regrets. Cheap can divide wealth, honest and fair, generous to money. Such people can be called the pride of the people.

See xian Si Qi, due diligence, inaction; Abide by faith without any change; Doubt, but can live without hesitation; Profit is the first word, you know how to get what you want. Such a person can be called a leader among people.

Chapter III Ambition for Help

I absolutely quit addiction, so I'm very tired. Suppression does not harm evil, so put it down. Degrade wine, so there is no pollution. Avoid suspicion and doubt, so don't miss it. Knowledgeable and curious, widely known. Speak softly, so cultivate one's morality. Be polite and modest, so have self-control. Forethought, so it is not obvious. Kind and friendly, so help the top. I'm sorry, so I pick up someone. Any material can be made, so it is economical. What goes around comes around, so the chaos stops. Push the past to test the present, so I am not confused. Slap before the trial, and you die. Set the variable to the right, which will untie the knot. There is nothing to blame for the smooth meeting of capsules. Branches and branches, such a feat. Diligent, so I will save my life.

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Put an end to bad habits, prohibit extravagant demands and avoid all kinds of obstacles; Restrain unreasonable behavior and reduce evil behavior, thus avoiding mistakes; Refuse the intrusion of wine and color to avoid being defiled; Avoid suspicion and stay away from confusion, so as not to make mistakes.

Study extensively, ask various questions carefully and enrich your knowledge; Noble behavior, keeping your mouth shut, can cultivate body and mind and temperament; Respect, frugality, modesty and simplicity, so that you can keep your body intact; Foresight, so that you won't be trapped; Get close to honest people and make friends with honest people, so that you can get help in adversity. Try to be tolerant and honest. This is the way to treat others.

The key to success is to use talents and make people do their best; Suppress evil and repel degenerates to prevent unrest; Deduct the past and verify the present, so as not to be confused; Know the situation, know fairly well, so that you can deal with emergencies; Adopt flexible techniques and exert contingency skills to solve the entanglement; Know well, keep silent, and obey the opportunity in everything, so that you can complain from a distance; Unswervingly, upright and strong, we can make contributions; Diligence and encouragement; Be kind-hearted, so that you can finish it well.

Bender Zongdao Chapter 4

A husband's determination and perseverance skills: not good at learning, content with humiliation, not ahead of moral cultivation, charitable, indifferent and sincere, reasonable, happy and contented, suffering from excessive desires, suffering from grief and essence, suffering from impermanence, suffering from short-term interests, quiet greed, loneliness and danger of self-reliance.

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Firm ambition, practical work: the best way is to think deeply and seek more;

The safest way is to be content with humiliation; The most important thing is to study in Germany;

The happiest attitude is to be kind; The most magical function is sincerity;

The wisest way is to be good at observation; The most auspicious concept is contentment;

The most painful disadvantage is that you want too much; The saddest situation is the separation of mind;

The most troublesome pathological state is capriciousness; The most boring delusion is to get something for nothing;

The stupidest ideas are greed and meanness; The loneliest thoughts are arrogant;

The most dangerous move is to be suspicious; The most failed behavior; Nothing is more selfish than selfishness;

Chapter 5 of Zunyi

To make it clear, the following people will suffer, those who don't know will be covered up, those who are lost will be confused, those with good intentions will be destroyed by words, those who are angry and have no power will be destroyed, those who insult others will suffer, those who insult others will be in danger, those who delay in respecting others will be fierce, those who are close to their hearts will be lonely, those who are close to their hearts will die, and those who are far away from morality will die. People who are different from other people in the group will fall into the sink, not only using people who are not appointed, but also rewarding stingy people, complaining more and less, being obedient to those who welcome and refuse, not reporting to those who have high hopes, forgetting the old and abandoning the new to those who are expensive and cheap, being fierce in employing people, choosing officials indiscriminately, losing their own strength and making decisions to those who are unfriendly, right?

Without rewarding small achievements, there will be no great achievements. Small grievances are unforgivable, and big grievances are bound to arise. Reward those who refuse to obey and punish those who are unwilling to resist. It's cool to reward reactive power and punish innocent people. Those who listen to praise and beauty, those who listen to advice and become enemies, will die. Those who can get it are safe, and those who are greedy are disabled.

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Being clever in front of subordinates is bound to be fooled. If you are wrong and don't know it, you will be cheated. You must be confused if you go astray and don't know how to get back to the right path. Because language begets resentment, there is bound to be disaster. Contradictions between thoughts and decrees are bound to be bad. Inconsistent laws are doomed to failure. Anger without fear is bound to be violated. If you like to insult others in public, there will be disaster. If the opposing general is punished too much, there will be danger. Ignoring people worthy of respect will inevitably lead to misfortune. On the surface, they are closely related, but in fact, they are doomed to be lonely. Get close to you, stay away from loyalty, and you will perish. Being close to women and alienating sages must be blind. If women interfere in major policies, there will be unrest.

Send official positions everywhere casually, and politics will be chaotic. Whoever bullies his subordinates and wins will be violated by them. Your reputation exceeds your actual ability, and you can't manage things well even if you run out of energy. People who are careless about themselves and complain about others can't do anything. Those who are generous to themselves and stingy to others will definitely be abandoned by everyone. Anyone who cancels the credit of others because of a small mistake will definitely lose people's hearts. Men who are divorced are bound to perish. Since you use people but don't trust people, it will definitely lead to alienation. It must be frustrating to be stingy when rewarding merit. Merit is shaped by color. A lot of promises, a little cash, will inevitably lead to resentment. I sincerely welcome you at first, but refuse to go out at last. I will be grateful.

Those who give little to others, but hope to get rich returns, will be disappointed. It won't last long to forget the situation when you are poor after you get rich. People who think of other people's old evils and forget their new achievements are bound to be killed. It's definitely dangerous to hire bad guys. Reluctantly employ people, but can't keep people. People can't get rid of human entanglement, and political affairs will become more and more chaotic. If you lose your own advantages, your strength will inevitably weaken. It is dangerous to seek advice from unfriendly people when dealing with problems and making decisions. If this secret plan gets out, it will surely fail. If you extort money from others, but rarely give it to others, it is bound to decline. Soldiers who fight bravely live in poverty, tourists who shake their lips enjoy wealth, and the situation in the country is bound to decline. Bribery of government officials is everywhere and politics must be dark. It is impolite to know the advantages and disadvantages of others but not pay attention to them, and to dwell on their shortcomings and mistakes. The person who uses it can't be trusted, and the trusted person can't do his own work. Such politics must be very muddy.

Governing the people by the power of morality will unite the people; If we blindly rely on criminal law to maintain rule, the people will be separated. Small contributions are not rewarded, and big contributions are not established; Small grievances are unforgivable, and big grievances will rise. Reward can't convince people, punishment can't make people willing, and it will definitely lead to rebellion; Reward those who do nothing and punish the innocent. This is the so-called cruelty. I am very happy when I hear words, and I will be disgusted when I hear words that are hard to hear, and I will definitely perish. Hide wealth from the people and take the wealth of the people as your own, so that you will be stable; It is difficult to fill the blank, always covet what others have, and it is inevitable for disabled people to show off.

One-sixth of Zhang Li

Resentment lies in not giving up too much and suffering from no plan; Blessing lies in the accumulation of good, and evil lies in the accumulation of evil; Hunger is in the base farmers, and cold is weaving; People who live in peace are in danger of being destroyed; The rich are welcoming and the poor are abandoning. On impermanence, on suspicion; Sin is born lightly, and it does not humiliate relatives. A near minister is not heavy, but a distant minister is light. Self-doubt does not trust people, and self-trust does not doubt people; There are no real friends in the years, and there is no straight down in the song; There is no virtuous person in a dangerous country, and there is no good person in a chaotic government. Deep in love, eager for talent; Those who are kind and charitable raise people thick. The country will dominate, and all the scholars will return; The country will die, and the sages will avoid it. If the land is thin, nothing will happen; The water is shallow and the big fish can't swim. If the tree is bald, the big bird can't live; The forest is sparse, and the beasts don't live. The mountain is steep and collapses; Full of zeyi.

Those who abandon jade and take stones are blind and sheepskin is soft; Those who don't lift their clothes will fall off, and those who don't look at the ground will jump; The pillar of the weak house is not good, helping the weak to the country. Feet are cold and sad, and people's resentment hurts the country. The mountain will collapse, and the next one is the first one; If the country is going to decline, the people will be the first victims. Roots die and branches rot, and people are trapped in the countryside. Those who travel with the car will die, and those who travel with the country will be destroyed. Seeing the living must be cautious, and those who hate it must avoid it. He who fears danger is safe, and he who fears death is alive. A wife's behavior is auspicious if she has a way, but fierce if she has no way. Those who are lucky are blessed, while those who are fierce are attacked by various disasters. This is not sacred, this is natural. He who does good does no evil, and he who has no long-term worries has near worries. Comrades fall in love with each other, colleagues worry about each other, love each other, admire each other's beauty, share wisdom with each other, share the same interests, breathe with each other, rely on each other, be synonymous with each other, help each other in difficulties, excel each other and win with each other's ingenuity. This is the income of the number, which cannot be violated. It is treason to release oneself and teach others, and obedience to change others. It is difficult to follow the disadvantages, but it is easy to follow the advantages. Difficult is chaotic, easy is rational. In this way, you can manage your health, your family and your country.

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Resentment comes from refusing to forgive small mistakes; The disaster comes from not making a careful plan in advance; Happiness lies in accumulating good deeds; The disaster lies in many mistakes.

Ignoring agriculture will inevitably lead to hunger; Silkworm rearing is lazy, and it will catch cold and freeze. If you gain, you will be safe, but if you lose, you will be in danger. It is rich to attract distant guests, but poor to ignore farming time.

The superior is capricious, and his words and deeds are different. Subordinates are bound to be suspicious in order to protect themselves. Ignoring Shangguan will be condemned; Insulting arrogant subordinates is bound to lose affinity. People who are close are not respected, and those who are distant will be uneasy. If you doubt yourself, you won't trust others; Believe in yourself and you won't doubt others. Evil people have no upright friends; A cunning boss will not have honest subordinates.

A dying country will never have a saint to help it; Politics in chaos will never involve good people. The deep love must be thirst for talent, and the joy of talent must be generosity. When the country is about to dominate, talents gather and return; The nation is about to perish, and the sages hide first.

The land is barren, and major events are not produced; Where the water is shallow, big fish don't swim; On a bald tree, big birds can't live; In the sparse forest, big beasts don't live. If the mountain is too steep, it is easy to collapse; If the swamp is too full, it will overflow.

He who abandons the jade and holds the stone is blind, and the sheepskin is hypocritical. If you don't mention the collar when you take the clothes, you will definitely take them backwards. People who walk without looking at the ground are bound to fall.

If the beams and columns of the house are not firm, the house will collapse; If a person with insufficient talents is in power, the country will be overturned. Cold hands and feet, heart and lung damage; The people hold a grudge and the country is hurt. The mountain will collapse and the soil will be destroyed first; If the country is to decline, the people will suffer first. When the roots dry up, the branches will rot; The people are embarrassed and the country will be hurt. Cars that take the same track as overturned cars will also overturn; Do the same thing as a dying country, and it will perish.

When you see what has happened, you should be alert that similar things will happen again; If you foresee dangerous people, you must avoid them in advance. Fear of danger often leads to safety; Fear of extinction can survive. What people do is auspicious if they conform to the way of doing things, and fierce if they don't. Lucky people, all kinds of benefits belong to him; Unfortunately, all kinds of bad luck and disasters are coming to him. This is not a mystery, but a natural law.

He who does good does no evil, and he who has no long-term worries has near worries.

Comrades sympathize, colleagues share the same worries, the same party and evil, love and seek, envy and beauty, seek common wisdom, harm and expensive, and avoid the same benefits. Respond at the same time, empathize, be similar, be synonymous with each other, and help each other when it is difficult. The same people complement each other, walk with the same art, and win with the same skill. All the above are natural reasons, and all mankind should abide by these laws and cannot compete with reason.

Put yourself aside and simply educate others, others will not accept his teaching; If you are strict with yourself and then influence others, others will obey. Contrary to common sense, subordinates are difficult to obey; If it is reasonable, things will be easy. Subordinates who are difficult to obey are prone to unrest; If things are easy to handle, we can get smooth governance.

All of the above will achieve fruitful results when used in self-cultivation and managing the country.