Translation: Anyone who is good at chess, when the game goes against him, on the one hand, protects himself, and on the other hand, attacks the enemy, often every cloud has a silver lining, turning defeat into victory. It means that in adversity, we should not only passively defend, but also take the initiative to attack, creating opportunities to turn defeat into victory.

The original sentence is from Zeng Wenzheng's Fair Words and Notes, written by Zeng Guofan and edited by Liang Qichao. Liang Qichao praised Zeng Guofan as "an adult who has never seen a thing or two", and his legacy is "three times a day". In order to facilitate daily reading and introspection, the most essential parts are selected from tens of millions of words and extracted into a book. This is the book "Zeng Wenzheng Gong Jia Yan Chao".

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Brief introduction of the author of Zeng Wenzheng Gongjiayan Banknote:

1. Zeng Guofan

(1) was the first name of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty. Born in a farmer's family, his qualifications are mediocre, and he has tried many times to take the test. However, Zeng Guofan was able to make up his mind to be ambitious, persevere and never slack off for life. Finally, he was able to go all out in the imperial examination room and officialdom, and finally achieved some great achievements, from official to governor of Liangjiang, governor of Zhili, university student of Wuyingdian, prince Taibao, first-class Yi Yong Hou and so on.

(2) Zeng Guofan is well known to the world for his outstanding achievements in establishing the Xiang Army, initiating the Westernization Movement in modern China, and knowing and employing people.

2, Liang Qichao

(1) The word Zhuo Ru, the word Ren Fu, the name Ren Gong, the ice drinker, the owner of the ice drinking room, is from Xinhui, Guangdong. China, the enlightener of modern thought, was one of the four professors of Tsinghua University National College in the early Republic of China. His article is rich in unique historical perspective, which is thought-provoking and enlightening.

(2) Liang Qichao is recognized as an encyclopedic figure in the history of China. Now many words we often talk about, such as "politics, economy, science and technology, organization and cadres", all began with Mr. Liang Qichao.

(3) Liang Qichao was born in the second year after Zeng Guofan's death, and he admired Zeng Guofan in his early years. He thought that Zeng Guofan was a rare practical figure in the history of China, and his works were required reading for every young person who was interested in changing society, and he also regarded it as a daily reading. In 1916, Liang Qichao collected Zeng Guofan's most practical and memorable famous sayings and compiled them into a book, Zeng Wenzheng's Fair Words and Notes.