Huang Zongxi (September 24, 1610 - August 12, 1695) was a classics scholar, historian, thinker, geographer, astronomer and educator in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and one of the Seventh Dynasty of Donglin The eldest son of Junzi Huang Zunsu, Han nationality, was born in Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. His nickname is Taichong, his nickname is Debing, his nickname is Nanlei, and his nicknames are Lizhou Old Man, Lizhou Mountain Man, Lanshui Fisherman, Yucheng Cave Master, Shuangpu Dean, Ancient Tibetan Chamber Historian, etc. Scholars call him Mr. Lizhou. . Huang Zongxi is extremely knowledgeable, profound in thought, and prolific in writings. Together with Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi, he is known as the three major thinkers in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties; together with his younger brothers Huang Zongyan and Huang Zonghui, he is known as the Three Huangs in Eastern Zhejiang; together with Gu Yanwu, Fang Yizhi, Wang Fuzhi, and Zhu Shunshui, he is known as? The five great masters in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties are also known as the "fathers of Chinese ideological enlightenment". Together with Li Yong from Zhouzhi in Shaanxi and Sun Qifeng from Rongcheng in Zhili, he is also known as the three great Confucian scholars in China.

A collection of Huang Zongxi's famous sayings:

When a man acts, he will judge right and wrong, regardless of profit or loss; he will judge success or failure regardless of success; he will judge eternal life, regardless of life.

To love one’s son but not teach him is like not loving him; to teach him without being kind is like not teaching him.

If you do not serve the world, you will be your servant and concubine; if you serve the world, you will be your teacher and friend.

Wearing clothes and eating is the physical ethics of human beings; apart from dressing and eating, there is no ethics.

A husband with a childish heart is sincere. If it is impossible to be childish, then it is impossible to do so sincerely. The heart of a child is absolutely pure and pure, it is the original intention of the first thought. If you lose your childlike innocence, you will lose your true heart; if you lose your true heart, you will lose your true nature. People are not real, and they no longer have their beginnings.

Between flesh and blood, if you are more honest, you will have more family affection. There is no need to be too clear about right and wrong.

It is not the case for those who become kings in the future. They think that all the rights and interests of the world belong to me. I can use all the benefits of the world to myself and all the harm of the world to others. It is okay to make the world know that others dare not I am selfish and dare not benefit myself. I treat my selfishness as the great public of the world.

If you don’t want to leave behind profit, you will want to gather blessings. If you use one person, you will suspect that he is selfish, and if you use one person to control his selfishness; Beware of being deceived.

Young people sit on their pillows when the rooster crows, and old people wait on their pillows until the rooster crows. I turned around and dreamed for more than thirty years, but it was just a few sounds that passed away.

A lover can penetrate gold and stone to move ghosts and gods.

You must respect yourself in life.

It is not necessary to take all the benefits of the mountains and rivers, and the power of punishment and reward does not need to be ignored. (The law) is not noble in the court, but low in the grass.

Suppose a woman has her own body but a man has his eyes, if she is willing to hear the truth but knows that the proverbs are not enough to listen to, if she is happy to learn about the world but knows that the world is not enough to love, then I am afraid that the men of the world will look at her and they will be ashamed and sweat. I dare not speak out.

I am still unwilling to give up my heart even if I die, what can I do if I am poor!

The order and chaos of the world does not depend on the rise and fall of one surname, but on the joy and sorrow of the people.

The world is the master and you are the guest. However, it is only you who is the greatest harm to the world. For the world, not for the king; for all the people, not for one surname.

The narrative must be charming and not overwhelming.

The rise and fall of the school is related to the rise and fall of the world.

Learning makes you wise, not learning makes you stupid.

A scholar who is not determined will become increasingly discouraged once he encounters adversity.

Yu Tie said that if you want to discuss the merits of your views, you should do this, and you cannot just think that a woman's views are short of views. Therefore, it is acceptable to say that people have male and female, but is it acceptable to say that there are male and female?

Loyalty is the essence of life.

Since ancient times, there are no sages who have achieved great virtues and great achievements without learning.

The word scholar has no determination, and once he is in trouble, he will become more frustrated.