Zeng Guofan, an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty, was a famous politician in history. His self-cultivation was extensive and profound, and many of his famous sayings about reading are worthy of our understanding. Below is a collection of Zeng Guofan's famous sayings about reading. I hope it will be helpful to everyone!

Classic quotes by Zeng Guofan about reading

1. Honor and integrity are not valued by gold or silk. To be rich is not to be crowned but to be noble. Scholars have no reputation, just like women are unchaste. Even though they have other beauties, they are not enough to redeem them. Therefore, the predecessors said that it is easy to obtain honors and honors, but it is difficult to protect one's reputation.

2. Loyalty, trustworthiness and integrity are the foundation of a person’s life, not just a tool to gain fame.

3. He is diligent and respectful, and even though he is a fool, he is wise and wise.

4. Being cautious and alone brings peace of mind. The way to self-cultivation is nothing more difficult than cultivating the mind; the most difficult thing about cultivating the mind is to be cautious. If you can be cautious about being alone, you can introspect without feeling guilty, and you can face the heaven and earth with ghosts and gods. If a person has nothing to be ashamed of, then the Lord of Heaven will be calm

5. When encountering difficulties, you must work hard to be patient.

6. When we study, there are only two things, one is to improve morality, and the other is to cultivate one's career.

7. Man's control of nature should be like controlling water in a dike. I am often afraid that it will leak easily. If we ignore its overflow, it will never recover.

8. Those who enjoy great fame without reality are bound to be in trouble.

9. No matter whether the world is in chaos or troubled times, if a family can be diligent and respectful, there will be no one who is unsuccessful; if there is no diligence and no respect, there will be no one who is invincible.

10. The entrepreneurial heroes of prosperous times put open-mindedness and open-mindedness as their first priority. Too much purity and loftiness will hurt benevolence, and too much gentleness will hurt justice. Therefore, you should value the middle way.

A selection of Zeng Guofan’s famous sayings about reading

1. Being too rich and noble is not a good thing.

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

3. If you do things faster than you think, it will be worse than when you do it, and if your intentions are not as good as calmness.

4. Everything that goes up and down must go down, and you must plan for it in advance.

5. If you receive inappropriate feelings, you are afraid of doing inappropriate things.

6. With a calm mind, you can survive the dangers of life. The intricate connections can test my talents; the waves and waves can test my skills; the difficulties and obstacles can test my thoughts; the shocks and balances can test my strength; the endurance of humiliation can test my skills.

7. When doing official business, you must be far-sighted

8. Being cautious will bring peace of mind. The way to self-cultivation is nothing more difficult than cultivating the mind. The most difficult thing about cultivating the mind is to be cautious about being alone. If you can be cautious about being alone, you can introspect without feeling guilty, and you can face the heaven and earth with ghosts and gods. If a person has nothing to be ashamed of, then the Lord of Heaven will be calm, and his mind will always be quick and tolerant. This is the first way to self-improvement in life, the first way to find happiness, and the first priority to protect oneself.

9. Gather everyone’s private interests to make the world public.

10. If you hear good words, you will worship, if you report mistakes, 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.

11. If you don’t push yourself, how will you know how good you are?

12. The way of a gentleman is to know the destiny as the first priority.

13. If you nourish your heart with reason and righteousness, your spirit will not fade even when you are old. If you don't do this, you will be incapable of feeding, defeated by the thieves, and your ambition will decline before you grow old. Inspirational people should not refrain from doing so.

14. What is short cannot be protected, and if it is protected, it will eventually be short. If you don't grow taller, you won't grow taller. It is better to treat others than yourself, and it is better to be round than to be square. If you are humble, the world will not compete with you for your wisdom; if you are modest, the world will not compete with you for strength. Those who talk too much are warned against by Lao Shi, and those who want to accept others are punished by Zhongni Zang. If you act rashly, you will regret it. How to be still and not move? If it is too strong, it will break. How to be gentle but not rigid. I have seen that those who advance without being self-sufficient will be defeated, and I have not seen that those who retreat without being self-sufficient will perish. If you do good, you will travel to the realm of gentlemen; if you do evil, you will enter the land of villains.

15. Those who have no perseverance will change their minds when they see new things, and it is difficult to make progress.

16. When you live in your hometown, don’t do it for the sake of your hometown, and when you live in an official position, don’t do it as a mean man.

17. Those who are less blessed will be mean, and those who are mean will be less blessed. Those who are blessed must be generous, and those who are generous will also be blessed.

18. Those who are cheap should not have anything to do with money, and those who are suspicious should not have anything to do with money.

19. 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.

20. It is important to deal with things carefully and carefully. If you think carefully, you will get the feeling, and if you deal with it slowly, you will get it right.

Popular quotes by Zeng Guofan about reading

1. Treat everything as nothing, and treat big things as trivial.

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

3. Don’t follow the crowd and be happy and fearful.

4. When doing great things, knowledge should be the main thing and talent should be the supplement; when doing great things, half of it is human planning and half of it is God’s will.

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

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

8. Rightness depends on the eyes and nose, authenticity depends on the lips, fame depends on the spirit, wealth depends on the spirit.

9. Respecting the Lord makes the body strong. Be calm and unified inside, orderly and solemn outside, and show respect; go out as if you are seeing a distinguished guest, so that the people can accept the great sacrifice, and show the atmosphere of respect; cultivate yourself to calm the people, be respectful and respectful, and the world is peaceful, and the effect of respect is also there. All wisdom and wisdom come from this. The more solemn and dignified you are, the stronger you become, the more peaceful and dignified you are, the more you steal. If there are no crowds, no matter how big or small, if everyone is respectful and does not dare to be slow, then there is no doubt that the body is strong?

10. If you have a calm mind, you can survive the dangers of the world. The intricate connections can test my talents; the waves and waves can test my skills; the difficulties and obstacles can test my thoughts; the shocks and balances can test my strength; the endurance of humiliation can test my skills.

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

12. Treasures can be used to their fullest, and loyalty and filial piety can be enjoyed endlessly.

13. No matter whether young or old, men or women in the family, hard work is the first priority and modesty is the second priority. Hard work will not be lost, a humble person will not be arrogant, and all good things will come from this.

14. A loss of reputation creates doubts both near and far.

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

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

17. It is always advisable to reward students for their strengths while regulating their weaknesses.

18. Don’t be afraid of being young and poor in life.

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

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

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

22. Be diligent in your country, thrifty in your family, loyal in words and respectful in deeds.

23. To have a broad mind, you must learn from the word plain.

24. When a person does something, he must concentrate on it with all his energy, without any wandering thoughts.

25. You must grit your teeth and be determined, accumulate your energy and grow your ambitions, and never give up on yourself.

26. "There are about five things in keeping in good health: the first is to sleep and eat regularly, the second is to punish anger, the third is to abstain from sexual intercourse, the fourth is to wash feet before going to bed every night, and the fifth is to eat two meals a day Then each walked three thousand steps. "In the way of maintaining health, the four words "seeing", "breathing", "sleeping" and "eating" are the most important. To maintain health, you need to know the way to regulate health.

27. People’s temperament is difficult to change due to their innate nature, but reading can change their temperament. If you want to change your temperament, you must first establish a strong ambition.

28. If a person blindly sees others as wrong, he will be disgusted everywhere and will be angry all the time.

29. 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.

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