We will always set one or more mottos for ourselves, to encourage ourselves to move forward, or to express our determination to others. I have one too. And don’t many people use some famous quotes as their mottos? To put it crudely, it’s just to improve their status. The more obscure and obscure they are, the more superior they appear.

Speaking of wise sayings, their role is often to encourage people's hearts, or sometimes to make excuses for their actions. It's like telling a person who has returned from his lost way that "a prodigal son never returns with gold" will give him inner comfort. That’s what famous quotes are for. But one thing I discovered is that many wise sayings are actually taken out of context, and the actual meaning they want to express is often not what we usually see. Let’s take a look at some of the wise quotes taken out of context.

1. Don’t travel far away when your parents are here.

Original text: Confucius said: "If your parents are around, don't travel far away. You must travel well." - "The Analects of Confucius Li Ren"

Vernacular meaning: If your parents are around, don't travel far. I traveled far away so that they wouldn’t worry, but if I really wanted to travel, I had to tell them where I was going and why.

Reason for shame: If you have a plan, your parents will actually support it. After all, what parent doesn’t want their child to succeed? It's not that I won't let you go out, why not...

2. Think twice before you act

Original text: "Ji Wenzi thought twice before acting. When the Master heard about it, he said: Again, that's enough." "——"The Analects of Confucius·Gongye Chang"

Vernacular meaning: Ji Wenzi always thinks about things before taking action. When Confucius knew about it, he persuaded him and said that thinking twice is enough. .

Reason for shame: What Mr. Kong means is to consider both the pros and cons of the matter before taking action. Don’t be too indecisive, mother-in-law... Just do it!

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3. My life has its limits, but my knowledge has no limits.

Original text: "My life also has a limit, but my knowledge also has no limit. If I have a limit, I will follow the limitless, and I will die." - "Zhuangzi·Health Preserver"

Vernacular meaning: Human's Life is limited, but knowledge is endless. If you try to pursue endless knowledge with a limited life, you will harm yourself in the end.

Reason for shame: Stop using the first half of the sentence to force others to study. Life is limited. Stop doing things you don’t want to do or can’t do as soon as possible, and do something you like.

4. Genius is 99% of sweat plus 1% of inspiration

Original text: “Genius is 1% of inspiration plus 99% of sweat, but that 1% of inspiration is the most important, even more important than 1% of inspiration. 99% of the sweat is important.”——Edison

Reason for shame: People are so annoying!

Look, these are some wise sayings taken out of context. Although taking out of context is not something worth advocating, when used in these wise sayings, it seems to be sublimated. It can be used to encourage people to achieve success. Why? What about enjoying it but not doing it?