Zeng Guofan's principle of being a man is as follows:

1. People's temperament is hard to change because they are born, but reading can change their temperament:

This sentence means that everyone's temperament is born, and the only thing to change and improve their temperament is reading. Throughout the ages, the literati masters have achieved success only after years of hard study and hard study. Just as Su Shi said, he was full of poetry and books, and Zeng Wenzheng became famous in history only through his continuous hard study.

2. If you are frustrated, treat it with patience, and you will not suffer from frustration. Come on, take it lightly, and you won't be confused by the quick heart:

When we are frustrated, don't be too sad, but learn to endure and ups and downs. When faced with things that make people happy, we should also learn to keep a calm heart and not be confused by those empty things outside. As the saying goes, not too sad, not too arrogant. Learn to forge ahead in the long road of life before you can succeed.

3. Sweet, sour and bitter things should be tasted all over, and people always have their own likes and dislikes. It's not easy to die and live in peace, so we should try our best to cultivate ourselves:

This sentence actually wants to tell us that experience is a good thing, life is inherently mixed, and experiencing all kinds of people and things is the best way to exercise ourselves. At the same time, don't forget to strive for self-cultivation, be strict with yourself and keep your proper demeanor.

Zeng Guofan paid attention to family education all his life, and he focused on cultivating the mind, self-cultivation and practice. Cultivating one's mind is the tempering of one's mental effort and the cultivation of one's moral quality. Zeng Guofan advocated the cultivation of mind, which wanted his children to be cautious, independent, filial, benevolent, respectful, modest and forgiving. Self-cultivation is to gain a healthy body through maintenance and cultivation.

For this reason, Zeng Guofan repeatedly educated his children to work and rest moderately, to punish their pent-up desires, to sleep and eat regularly, and to study when farming. Zeng Guofan also pays attention to spiritual practice, and requires his children to be simple in speech and manners, respectful and tolerant, not lofty and mean, and to live in luxury.

The above content source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zeng Guofan