1. The classic famous sayings are as follows:

1. If you have a shallow experience in the world, your experience will be shallow; if your history is deep, your mechanics will be deep. Therefore, a gentleman is worse than being simple and ruthless than being sophisticated; instead of being cautious, he is worse than being careless and arrogant.

2. In the world of snobbishness, those who are not close are considered pure, and those who are close and uncontaminated are especially clean; those who are intelligent and skillful, but do not know how to use them, are considered high, and those who know them but do not use them are especially high.

3. When the wind blows and the rain blows, the birds sit in silence; when the sun shines and the wind blows, the grass and trees are happy. It can be seen that heaven and earth cannot be without harmony for a day, and people's hearts cannot be without joy for a day.

4. The heaven and the earth are silent and motionless, but the air movement has no breath and stops for a moment; the sun and the moon are running through the night, but the purity is eternal and hard to come by. Therefore, you should have a busy mind when you are free, and have leisurely fun when you are busy.

5. Favors can cause harm, so when you are happy, you must look back early; after failure, you may succeed, so don't let go when your heart is touched.

6. The world in front of you should be wide open, so that people can feel no injustice; the blessings behind you should flow for a long time, so that people can feel the need.

7. Where the path is narrow, leave one step with people; if the flavor is strong, reduce it by three points for others to eat. This is the most blissful Dharma in the world.

8. When making friends, you need to be chivalrous, and when you are a person, you need to be honest.

9. In life, one step is the basis for progress, and one step back is the foundation for progress; treating others with kindness is the foundation of blessing, and benefiting others is the foundation of self-interest.

10. Unparalleled achievements cannot be deserved by a humble person; great sins cannot be worthy of regrets.

11. A perfect reputation and a beautiful festival should not be left alone. If you give some of it to others, it can harm the whole body.

12. Leave everything with the intention of leaving more than enough, so that creation cannot, avoid me, and ghosts and gods cannot harm me. If the karma is fulfilled and the merits are fulfilled, there will be no internal changes and external worries will arise.

13. Don’t be too strict when attacking people’s evil, but make sure they can bear it; don’t teach people too much about good, but make it easy for them to follow.

13. There is no need to ask for credit when doing things in the world, it is all merit; it is virtue not to ask for gratitude when dealing with others, and it is virtue to have no resentment.

14. Worry and diligence are virtues, but if they are too bitter, they will not be suitable and pleasant; indifference is a high wind, and if they are too dry, they will not be able to help others or benefit things.

15. It is not difficult to be strict with villains, but difficult not to be evil; it is not difficult to be respectful to gentlemen, but difficult to be polite.

16. I should not forget my merits to others, but I should not forget my faults; I should not forget the kindness of others to me, but I should not forget my grievances.

2. Introduction to "Cai Gen Tan":

"Cai Gen Tan" is a collection and compilation by Hong Yingming, a Taoist hermit in the Ming Dynasty and a Taoist at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. It discusses cultivation, life, conduct and birth. The collection of quotations was written during the Wanli period. As a work rich in the life ethics of the Han nationality, it profoundly embodies the tendency of the Han nationality's traditional moral life. Popular Confucian readings contain the crystallization of Confucian and Taoist truths and the timeless way of teaching people to pass down from generation to generation. They are rare treasures of ancient times. It has incredible and subtle power in cultivating people's moral integrity and cultivating their moral character. His writing is concise, clear and meaningful, and is both elegant and popular. It is like a quotation, but it has the interest that a quotation does not have; it is like an essay, but it has a neatness that is difficult to achieve in an essay; it is like an admonishment, but it has a kind and soberness that admonishment lacks; and it is tinged with the scenery of the mountains after the rain and the sound of bells in the quiet night. , what he said is clear and refreshing, and the wind and moon are boundless.