Life has never been easy. Teenagers and middle-aged people have their own sufferings. I often hear complaints from friends around me. Most people in modern times are under too much pressure, not only to pay off their mortgages and car loans, but also to provide better living conditions for their wives and children. At the same time, they have to face the pressure of work, and they feel that the whole person is almost overwhelmed. If only they could really travel back to ancient times.

as everyone knows, ancient times were not as comfortable as they thought, and the hardships of the ancients were no less than ours, but the sources of pressure were different. For thousands of years, our ancestors have summed up many philosophies of life based on their life experiences, which have benefited people a lot so far. The five famous sayings in the Ming Dynasty's book "Augmented Xianwen" can be called classics. If we can understand the truth, we can take fewer detours.

The first sentence: Talk to everyone, but don't throw away all the all of my heart

The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart. No matter how high your IQ is, you can't completely guess what a person is thinking. We all want to make friends who talk about everything. We can talk to each other from the bottom of our hearts and tell each other about our inner anguish without any scruples. However, the reality is that "friends are all over the world, and there is no confidant". If you treat each other honestly and tell the so-called friends the secret, maybe others are kind to you on the surface, but their hearts are full of sarcasm, so it is indispensable to guard against people.

the second sentence: you need a gentleman to ask for help, and you need to help others when you are in trouble.

When you need help from others, you must keep your eyes open. No matter how many fair-weather friends you have, you can't help you through the sadness, or even throw a person when he is down. The "gentleman" here can be understood as a friend with good relationship and good character, who is willing to help you even if he doesn't have frequent contacts. On the other hand, when others want you to help them, you should also carefully identify the authenticity and see if the other party is really in trouble. Don't trust people too much. Good people are easily deceived and injured.

the third sentence: there is no real gentleman in wine, and the wealth is clear.

A gentleman sees his character on the wine table. After drinking a few glasses of wine, some people seem to be a different person, boasting and showing off all kinds of things, and acting like Lao Zi is the best in the world, forgetting his own weight. If you talk too much, you will lose. Especially when drinking, try to keep a low profile and listen more and talk less. When it comes to interests and money, no matter how good the relationship is, it must be clearly distinguished, so as to avoid disputes in the future, that is, "blood brothers, clear accounts" is good for both people and themselves.

the fourth sentence: those who respect themselves are more important than others, and those who despise others are self-contemptuous

No matter whether they are poor or rich, they must be full of confidence in themselves. If a person even looks down on themselves and gives up on themselves all day, don't expect others to look up to you. It's not advisable to be complacent, and it's even more terrible to be self-contemptuous. You should keep a confident and optimistic attitude at all times. Only in this way can you get rid of the predicament, and your dream will still be there, in case it comes true!

The fifth sentence: Don't talk lightly, but don't persuade people

Put yourself in a correct position, know how much you are capable of, and don't do things beyond your ability. It's just self-deception to punch your face and pretend to be fat, and it's king to accumulate thick hair. If a person speaks lightly, he will never persuade or admonish others easily, because in others' eyes, you are a loser, and you are not qualified to preach to him, and you are dismissive or even cynical about what you say.

Do you agree with the philosophy expounded in the above five famous sayings? Welcome to express your opinions!