Zeng Guofan's classic sayings

1. Think big and start small

2. A gentleman's determination must be measured by the people and things, and there must be inner content. The deeds of the Holy Foreign King, and then not being dissatisfied with the birth of parents, worthy of being a perfect person in heaven and earth.

3. Women are jealous of each other in the family, and scholars are jealous of the court. This is a common problem in ancient and modern times. If there is no desire for glory and pampering, why would there be jealousy?

4. If one leaves behind virtue, the latter will prosper; if one leaves behind misfortune, the other will perish. Those who are meek and humble are the beginning of virtue; those who are violent and treacherous are the beginning of disaster.

5. The most foolish person in life is to hate one’s own faults. The worst thing in life is to talk about the faults of others.

6. Those who like good reputation often slander others; those who seek favor often rob others. It's dangerous.

7. Avoid big words and be pragmatic.

8. Those who learn and give up are worse than those who do not learn and give up. Those who fail to learn will be arrogant because of their learning, and arrogance will lead to humiliation. Those who fail to learn and give up will feel ashamed of themselves and feel inferior. If they are humble, they are more courageous than what others call violent, and more talented than what others call monsters.

9. Saving trouble is the way to clear your mind, and reading is the way to save trouble.

10. Don’t keep your merits alone, and don’t shirk your faults.

11. The more painful the wisdom, the brighter it becomes.

12. Always mention his vitality.

13. Without deep thought, you cannot create in the Tao. What is gained without deep thought will be easily lost.

14. If you treat your family with the same love for your wife, you will never be unfilial. If you blame yourself with the same intention of blaming others, you will make few mistakes. If you forgive others with the same heart that you forgive yourself, then you will be friends with everyone.

15. Light wealth is enough to gather people, self-discipline is enough to convince others, broad-mindedness is enough to win people, and being proactive is enough to lead people.

16. Only by rectifying oneself can one transform others, only by doing one's best can one serve others.

17. When I encounter a deceitful person who is unpredictable and unpredictable, I will treat him with sincerity and my skills will be exhausted.

18. If you do things faster than you think, it will be worse than when you do it, and if you do things with less intention than with calmness.

19. There is nothing in the world that does not come from hardship, but it can be great and lasting.

20. Don’t criticize the ancients lightly.

21. Let go, be bold, and stop looking forward and backward.

22. What is learned from the outside and obtained from the inside is called Ming; what is learned from the inside and combined with the outside is called sincerity. Sincerity and Ming are the same.

23. In all matters in the world, consideration is more important, detailed execution is more important, planning is more important, and decision-making by others is more valuable than independence.

24. No small gain.

25. Don’t change what you say today because of small interests tomorrow.

26. Three joys: The sound of reading brings out gold and stone, which floats far away, which is one joy; the generous rewards for talents, which attracts daily progress, are two joys; the hard work and then rest are three joys.

27. Three Widows: Silence of words nourishes Qi, silence of sight nourishes spirit, and silence of desire nourishes essence.

28. Three virtues: filial piety, diligence, and forgiveness.

29. To fight without panic, seek stability first and change secondly; do things silently and odorlessly, and be precise and concise at the same time.

30. When God is right, people are right; when God is evil, people are evil.

31. People must be sincere, and then their careers will be great and long-lasting.

32. All mortals can be sages, and it has nothing to do with how much they read.

33. Blame yourself for being harsh and blame others for being weak.

34. The study of self-denial? Reflect on yourself

35. Combine hardness and softness. Recently, we have seen the way of heaven and earth. fold. ?

36. Unexpectedly, if there are these three people, they will naturally dominate the gods and be respected by everyone everywhere. ?Every brave person will inevitably enrich his own pocket. I can't stop others from taking it, but I hope that I won't take it. To use this wind to show your subordinates is to look up to the Holy Lord. ?

37. Live up to your reputation, don’t do things that don’t exist, and don’t talk about too high a point.

38. Three taboos: the way of heaven is against cleverness, the way of heaven is against excess, and the way of heaven is against erroneousness.

39. Three Bos: Taking pleasure in others’ misfortunes is a bad virtue; going against one’s fate by hundreds of millions is a bad virtue; making assumptions is a bad idea.

40. Three kinds of knowledge: knowing destiny, knowing etiquette, and knowing words.

41. Living in the presence of evil neighbors or sitting in a position of harming friends is a way to exercise self-discipline and be cautious, which is also a tool for improving one’s virtue.

42. Don’t use small evils to abandon people’s great beauty, and don’t use small grudges to forget people’s great kindness.

43. If you blame someone too directly and make people feel ashamed, it is just a fault for me.

44. To be self-reliant, a man must be stubborn.

45. If you have talent, you must show it.

46. When you are frustrated or humiliated, you must grit your teeth and be motivated, gather your energy and grow your wisdom.

47. Don’t act according to your heart, and don’t speak according to your mouth.

48. It’s easy to talk about one’s own strengths but only superficially.

49. With a calm mind, you can survive the dangers of life.

50. Too much nobleness will harm benevolence, and too much docility will harm justice. This is why you value the middle way.

51. It is better to see that the world is full of bad people than to see that the world is full of good people.

52. All the mediocre people in the world, ancient and modern, are defeated by the word "lazy"; the talented people in the world, ancient and modern, are all defeated by the word "arrogant".

53. Books, vegetables, fish and pigs bring vitality to a family; sleep less and do more, bring vitality to one person.

54. If you have made mistakes in previous lives, you can correct them by yourself; if you have not made mistakes in previous lives, you can create them by yourself.

55. If brothers are harmonious, even a poor family will prosper; if brothers are not harmonious, even a noble family will be defeated.

56. Don’t be greedy for money, don’t break promises, and don’t be self-righteous. If you have these three things, everyone will naturally respect you.

57. Righteousness depends on the eyes and nose, authenticity depends on the lips, fame depends on the spirit, wealth depends on the spirit.

58. Don’t be too smart.

59. Being dignified and dignified is a sign of nobility, being humble and showing an open mind is a sign of nobility; having things come to an end is a sign of wealth, and having a heart to give things to others is a sign of wealth.

60. People who suffer from karma are not fine ears.

61. Everything is arranged secretly and confidently.

62. Avoid arrogance and laziness, which is the way to protect your family.

63. All major tasks are done half by human effort and half by heaven.

64. If everyone expects to win, he will be defeated. If everyone expects to be defeated, he will be defeated.

65. Since you love your talents, you should skip the details.

66. When doing big things, it is the first priority to choose multiple substitutes. The satisfactory choice is not available, and the second choice is to wait for gradual education.

67. Everything in this world has its own right. He who is careful will gain a point, and he who is careless will lose a point. Be careful and gain everything, be careful and lose everything. Small things are too easy, and if they are too small, big things will be lost. Easy things will be too easy, and things will be easy if they are too easy. A gentleman with a sincere heart will be content with his experience.

68. I don’t know what is good, but it is good if it makes people moved. I don’t know what is evil, but it is evil to make people hate.

69. After all, those who predict before they act, as for those who are proficient, can be unified.

70. Everyone has the desire to love life and hate death; Why? Seeing the good but not hearing the good.

71. If you look at it for a long time, you will not be able to recognize the familiar words. If you look at it, it will appear that a still object seems to be moving. You will know that those who have doubts will confuse the truth, and those who think too much will be confused.

72. You have to be very shrewd, as long as you hide it in your simplicity. When ancient people got into trouble, nine out of ten people were shrewd, and there was no one who was honest enough to get into trouble. People today are afraid that they will not be smart enough, so they will be stupid.

73. The five words of calmness and tranquility are present at all times and in everything. Without these five words, Meng Lang does it.

74. You can arouse people's troubles with one word, and resolve people's troubles with one word. This does not need to be too much to avoid, but because it is beneficial, it is the way of the market.

75. Having no friends in the countryside is the first thing I hate.

76. Those who like to conquer others will never be able to conquer others. If they can conquer others, they will never be victorious.

77. There is no evil greater than the good that destroys others, and there is no virtue greater than the injustice done to white people.

78. Things can be defeated by haste, but success can be achieved by thinking slowly.

79. If you can be indifferent, you will have some true knowledge.

80. Just one small opinion can make everything impossible and lead to failure in everything.

81. Therefore, if we work hard to get rid of arrogance, to guard against complacency, and not to be laughed at by others, we will make progress.

82. The happiest thing is to do good without asking others to know. The most painful thing about doing evil is fearing that others will know.

83. A gentleman cannot be intolerant. If you endure desires, you will not give in to things. If you tolerate drama, you will not disturb things. Patience is helpful.

84. Eating can quench hunger, drinking can quench thirst, fear can quell disaster, and sufficient can quell greed.

85. Judging people after the fact and judging people from the outside is a serious disease among scholars. When talking about people after the fact, they always say that Homo sapiens is extremely stupid. If you look at people from the outside, they will make difficult things very easy. Both are born of infidelity and unforgiveness.

86. If it is clear, it is easy to be soft, but if the ambition is strong, it can turn soft into hard; if it is clear, it is easy to carve, but if the mind is far away, it can be turned into thick.

87. Those who sell their names for loyalty are criticized, those who sell their names for trust are deceitful, those who sell their names for integrity are greedy, and those who sell their names for purity are filthy. Loyalty, trustworthiness and integrity are the foundation of a person's life, not just a tool to gain fame. If there is such a thing, what is the use of people from rural areas?

88. If you hear good words, you will worship, if you report faults, you will be happy, and you will have the air of a sage. Sitting in a secret room is like a thoroughfare, and controlling an inch of mind is like a six-horse horse, so you can avoid it. If the mind is not clear, it is impossible to see the way; if the ambition is not clear, it is impossible to achieve success.

89. If you have a broad mind, you should learn from the two words "plain" and "tranquil". We must look at the situation of ordinary people indifferently, and we must look at the situation of fame and fame lightly. The common people's minds will become wider and wider.

90. Wherever one's ambition is, gold and stone can open the way, who can control it?

91. When a mortal does something, he must concentrate on it with all his energy, without any change in thoughts or ideas. , do this, think that, sit on this mountain and look at that mountain. People have no permanence and achieve nothing throughout their lives.

92. Only the most sincerity in the world can defeat the most false in the world; only the most clumsy in the world can defeat the most skillful in the world.

93. Heroes from ancient times, my grandfather taught people that "cowardly and without strength" is a great shame, so a man must be stubborn to stand on his own. However, when tens of thousands of people are trapped under a fortified city, it is easiest to secretly display their strength. My brother is able to cultivate the strength of tens of thousands of people without losing it for a long time. This is an extraordinary thing, and it is even more appropriate to make more contributions from now on.

94. A diligent family will be prosperous, a diligent person will be thrifty, and he will never be poor.

95. The first is ambition, the second is knowledge, and the third is perseverance.

96. I just listen to God in everything I do. I just need to be cautious every day.

97. It must be more clumsy than clever, and then it can last.

98. The rice has become rice and the wood has become a boat, so we have no choice but to let it go.

99. When people are in trouble, there is only one solution. After completing the conspiracy, you must take it calmly.

100. The heroes of entrepreneurship in prosperous times take open-mindedness as their first priority. ;