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Zeng Guofan’s classic sayings and aphorisms

1. Everything will be established if it is premeditated.

2. Let the gentleman be humble in his ambition, but not the villain in his humble capacity.

3. There are two types of bad virtues that lead to failure: those who are proud and talkative.

4. Proper etiquette, justice, integrity, and shame can be used to discipline oneself, but not to punish others...Those who make wealth plans for their descendants will lose nine times out of ten. Those who do good deeds for others will receive benefits later... The happiest thing is to do good deeds without asking others to know. The most painful thing about doing evil is fearing that others will know.

5. Everything must be checked day by day. It will be difficult to just wait for one day to make amends later.

6. I do my best to listen to God. I just need to be cautious every day.

7. Behave dignifiedly and do not speak rashly.

8. Always be afraid to be the first.

9. People have their own personalities. Those who are cold will feel cold, and those who are bold will be proud.

10. 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.

11. Over the past twenty years, the word “anger” has not been fully eradicated, so self-control is the most difficult thing.

12. Keep quiet to nourish your energy, keep your eyesight and keep your spirit, and keep your desire to nourish your essence.

13. A diligent family will prosper, and a diligent person will be healthy.

14. In an official’s family, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go back from luxury to frugality.

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

16. Don’t blame others for their faults, but reflect on them silently. If there is something like this, the prime minister will regret it and change it quickly.

17. Those who are too impatient will not have the sense of perseverance; those who are too fearful will not have the vision to leap ahead; those who are too lustful will not have the sense of generosity; those who talk too much will not have a sincere heart; those who are too brave will be No literary elegance.

18. Good people cultivate virtue and bring good fortune to heaven. Evil people sow disaster and bring disaster later.

19. A country is strong by winning people.

20. When frustration comes, treat it with patience, so that you will not suffer from frustration. When things come to your mind, take them lightly so that you won't be confused by your worries.

21. Anyone who reads useless books is just playing with things and losing his ambition.

22. Showing respect to others is fake. To love in hiding is to be private.

23. It is difficult to make progress if you see things differently.

24. The way to self-cultivation is to cultivate the mind.

25. What makes a gentleman inferior to others is that he has a wise eye and knows people well.

26. Don’t attack others’ shortcomings from behind.

27. Keeping in good health is based on reducing anger, and doing business is based on being happy.

28. Be down-to-earth and don’t dare to deceive others.

29. There is no small gain.

30. There is no greater evil than the good that destroys others, and no virtue is greater than the injustice of white people.

31. Everything in the past is like dying yesterday, and everything in the future is like living today.

32. Wealth, fame and fame are all glories in this world, but having a big mind is the real benefit.

33. When a person is sleepless on a normal day, he is wise if he can avoid having any delusional thoughts.

34. Peace can eliminate people’s resentment, and patience can drive away disaster stars.

35. If those who are not blessed enjoy their blessings too much, there will be sudden disasters. People who are always poor are worried about their poverty, and there will be unexpected worries.

36. Never be complacent, never be petty, never be arrogant, never be a lazy person.

37. Don’t be afraid of not being able to fight, just be afraid of not being able to win.

38. Those who have little blessing will be mean, and being mean will have little blessing. Those who are blessed must be generous, and those who are generous will also be blessed.

39. Those who are arrogant and inferior to others will be shallow, and those who are suspicious of others will be villainous.

40. Benefit can be obtained by all but not alone, and strategy can be achieved by few but not by many. If you stand alone, you will lose; if you work together, you will be defeated.

41. There are three things a scholar should not fight: no fighting with a gentleman for fame, no fighting with a villain for profit, and no fighting for cleverness with heaven and earth.

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

43. Those with great wisdom and hard work are crazy, while those with little strength and heavy responsibilities are hesitant.

44. The way to run an army is to be able to fight as the first righteousness, to love the people as the second righteousness, and to be able to coordinate with superiors and subordinates as the third righteousness.

45. Fame, official title, money, sound and sex are all called desires, and they can all lead to death.

46. When doing official business, one must be far-sighted.

47. Light wealth is enough to gather people, self-discipline is enough to convince others, tolerance is enough to win people, and being proactive is enough to lead people.

48. Be cautious beforehand and have no regrets afterwards.

49. People should save themselves from trouble and should not be afraid of it. People should be free from vulgarity, not artificial. You should not go with the times, and you should not follow the times.

50. Exclusive use of your name is the way to reduce your fortune.

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

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

53. It is better to give false reputation to a villain than to listen to God. The wealth left behind by the descendants is not as urgent as the Zhou people.

54. The royal government cannot be kind but not powerful.

55. Life and death have long been ignored.

56. When you are old, you will know that your temperament is refuting, and your thinking is just a rough reading.

57. Being able to stand up and achieve is the essence, and not complaining is the most useful thing.

58. Anything useful should not be thrown away.

59. Today’s people care about manipulating others and put a lot of effort into it, but have they ever harmed others? It's just that I have lost my mind and damaged my vitality.

60. Those who do good are often blessed, and those who do benefit often suffer misfortunes. Peace of mind is a blessing, and hard work is a disaster.

61. It is better not to start a war for a few days than to start a war without any arrangements and calculations.

62. When advising others, you should not point out their faults, but first appreciate their strengths. When a person is happy, words are easy to enter, but when a person is angry, words are difficult to enter. Anger is better than personal reasons.

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

64. To be disliked is to be arrogant.

65. One spirit has two eyes.

66. Make decisions on matters.

67. Those who do big things should choose multiple substitutes as their first priority. The satisfactory choice is not available, and the second choice is to wait for gradual education.

68. People are dominated by Qi.

69. A word of tolerance can eliminate endless disasters; a word of "sufficiency" can save endless efforts.

70. Why choose a location? Why choose the time? But ask yourself if your determination is true!

71. When dealing with troubles, treat them as nothing; when dealing with big things, treat them as trivial matters.

72. Contentment brings happiness, greed leads to worry.

73. 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.

74. If you try to deal with suspicious people, things will not work out. If you do things with beneficial people, you will suffer.

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

76. 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.

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

78. Young people should be “ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent” when studying.

79. If a person can make his own will, what can't a sage and a hero do? Why rely on people?

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