1. Pride cannot last long, desire cannot be indulged, happiness cannot be extreme, and ambition cannot be fulfilled. - Dai Sheng of the Western Han Dynasty, "Book of Rites: Qu Lishang"

Explanation: Arrogance must not arise, desire must not be indulgent, enjoyment must not be excessive, and ambition must not be complacent.

2. Wealth and honor cannot lead to adultery, poverty and lowliness cannot move, and power cannot bend. This is called a real man. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty Meng Ke's "Teng Wengong Zhang Sentences Part Two·Section 2"

Explanation: Don't overdo it when you are rich, don't waver and change your will when you are poor, and don't give in in the face of powerful forces. This is called a man. !

3. Work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by playfulness; success is achieved by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. ——Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty, "Jin Xue Jie"

Explanation: Academics are specialized due to diligence, and abandoned due to play; virtues are achieved due to independent thinking, and corrupted due to following the custom.

4. Great knowledge comes from time to time, while small knowledge comes from time to time. The big talk is Yan Yan, the small talk is Zhan Zhan. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi·Equality of Things"

Explanation: People with great wisdom are open-minded and generous, while those with little cleverness are careless. The remarks that correspond to the Tao are like enlightenment and make people convinced, while the remarks that are clever and nonsense are full of nonsense and do not get to the point at all.

5. Everyone values ??profit, honest people value reputation, wise people value ambition, and saints value essence. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi·Deliberate"

Explanation: Ordinary people value self-interest most, honest people value reputation, wise men and gentlemen value life aspirations, and saints value nature and simplicity the most. Spirit.