Classic Quotes by Li Si of Qin
1. In life, being humble is the greatest shame, and poverty is the greatest sorrow. It would be ridiculing for a person to always be in a humble and poor position.
2. The virtuous and dishonest people are like rats, they are in their own place.
3. Mount Tai does not allow soil, so it can become big; rivers and seas do not allow small streams, so it can be deep; the king does not exclude the common people, so he can understand his virtue.
4. This is not the case when we take people now, without asking whether they are good or not, regardless of their merits. Those who are not from Qin will go, and those who are guests will be driven away. However, the most important thing is the color, music, pearls and jade, while the least important thing is the people. . This is not the art of crossing the sea and controlling the princes.
5. To keep the four monarchs away from each other and to sparse scholars but not to use them is to deprive the country of wealth and benefit, and Qin does not have the reputation of being strong.
6. A country with a vast territory will have a lot of millet, a country with a big country will have a large number of people, and a strong army will have brave soldiers.
7. If a husband’s property is not produced in Qin, there will be many treasures; if a scholar is not produced in Qin, there will be many who are loyal.
8. If I want to lead the yellow dog with Ruofu, we will go out to the east gate of Cai to chase the cunning rabbit. How can we get it?
9. In the past, Duke Mu was the hegemon, but why did he not merge with the six countries in the east? The princes are still in public, and Zhou's virtue has not declined, so the five uncles have risen one after another and become more respected in the Zhou family.
10. Today, we drive away guests to benefit the enemy's country, harming the people in order to gain enmity. We are vain internally and causing resentment to the princes externally. We seek to ensure that the country is not in danger, but we cannot gain it.
11. Only when rivers and seas do not reject small streams can they become deep; only when Mount Tai does not reject soil can it become large.
12. Taishan does not allow soil, so it can become big; rivers and seas do not allow small streams, so it can be deep. (Li Si of Qin Dynasty admonished the guest book. Taishan: that is, Mount Tai. Let: refuse, refuse. Select: choose. The general meaning of these sentences is: Mount Tai does not reject the soil, so it can achieve its height; rivers and seas do not choose small streams, Therefore, it can achieve its depth and breadth. Mount Tai is formed by the accumulation of earth and rocks, and the rivers and seas are formed by the convergence of small streams. The difference is that no matter whether you are high or low, you don't donate anything, small or large, to achieve today's academic achievements. We should accumulate it bit by bit, and we should humbly listen to the opinions of others in our conduct.) ;