vernacular interpretation: a gentleman's behavior and integrity, improve his self-cultivation from tranquility, and cultivate his moral character from thrift. You can't make your ambition clear unless you are quiet, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference.
2, wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. -from the Spring and Autumn Period "Mencius Teng Wengong Xia"
Interpretation of the vernacular: When you are rich, you can control yourself without squandering; Don't change your will when you are poor; When you are mighty, you can't do anything wrong. This is the gentleman.
3, trembling, walking on thin ice, like an abyss. -from the Book of Songs Xiaoya Xiaomin in the Spring and Autumn Period
Interpretation in the vernacular: A gentleman is cautious about self-cultivation, just like stepping on a thin ice or standing on the edge of a cliff, always afraid of falling.
4, you are still strong after thousands of blows, and you are allowed to wind in the east, west, north and south. -from Qing Zheng Xie's poem "Bamboo Stone"
Interpretation in vernacular Chinese: After thousands of tortures and blows, it is still so strong, whether it is the southeast wind in the hot summer or the northwest wind in the cold winter, it can withstand it and will remain tough and upright.
5. Don't be afraid of broken bones. Keep your innocence in the world. -From the Ming Dynasty: Yu Qian's Lime Ode