Must-read classic quotations for civil servant interviews

1. Hundreds of classic quotations

People’s Chapter:

1. People’s livelihood depends on hard work , Diligence leads to failure. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

2. The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country. ——"Shangshu"

3. The sage has an impermanent heart and takes the hearts of the people as his heart. ——Lao Tzu

4. The rule of law is to govern the country and benefit the people. ——Sima Qian

5. The people support the country, but it is unheard of to use the country to support the people. ——Wang Anshi

6. The country is based on the people, and the country is also established for the people. ——Zhu Xi

7. Don’t use your own interests to benefit yourself, so that the world will benefit from it; don’t use your own harm to harm yourself, so that the world will be relieved of its harm. ——Huang Zongxi's "Yuanjun" in the late Ming Dynasty

8. The beginning of the husband's overlordship is to put people first. The basic principle will make the country strong, and the basic chaos will cause the country to be in danger. ——"Guanzi·Ba Yan"

9. The country is people-oriented, and people are based on food and clothing——"Zhenguan Politicians·Farming"

10. There are rules for governing a country and benefiting the people. Book. ——"Huainanzi·Pan Lun Xun"

11. Those who care about the people's excellence will also be worried about their worries; those who enjoy the people's happiness will also enjoy their happiness. ——Mencius

12. People are based on virtue, and officials are based on the people.

13. The order of the world depends on the prosperity of the people, the peace of the world depends on the happiness of the people, and the prosperity of the world depends on the people tending to be righteous. ——Wang Tingxiang of the Ming Dynasty, "Shen Yan·Yu Min Chapter"

14. Those who enjoy the benefits of the world will suffer the troubles of the world; those who live in the happiness of the world will share the worries of the world. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty "Given the new minister to keep the minister's book, the king of Youcheng, to save the words and avoid the favor but not to accept the edict"

15. Don't use your own interests to benefit the world; don't use it to benefit the world; The harm done to oneself causes harm, and the harm done to the world is relieved. ——Ming Dynasty Huang Zongxi's "Yuan Jun"

Learning Chapter:

16. Work is accomplished by hard work but wasteful by play, success is achieved by thinking and destroyed by following. ——Han Yu

17. Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is a disaster. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Confucius

18. If one of the five elements of erudition, interrogation, careful thinking, discernment, and sincere practice is eliminated, it is not learning. ——Cheng Zi

19. There are three ways to read: the heart, the eyes, and the mouth. ——Zhu Xi of the Ming Dynasty

20. When three people walk together, there must be a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——Confucius

21. I think about it all day long, and it is not as good as what I learned in a moment. ——Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning"

22. If a jade is not pecked, it will become useless; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ——"Book of Rites"

23. By reviewing the past and learning the new, you can become a teacher. ——"The Analects" Confucius

24. Learning without knowing is the same as not learning; knowing but not being able to do it is the same as not knowing. ——Huang Jing

Self-reflection:

25. Always criticize our own shortcomings, just like we have to wash our faces and sweep the floor every day in order to clean and remove dust. ——Mao Zedong

26. Good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease; loyal words are hard on the ears but good for the deeds. ——Confucius

27. When a wise man is praised, he always reflects; when a fool is criticized, he refutes every word.

28. A person who cannot hear flattery is a blessing; a person who cannot hear criticism is a danger. ——Niu Gensheng

29. When you see a virtuous person, you think about them, and when you see a virtuous person, you introspect yourself. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

30. Examine yourself every day, correct it if you have it, and encourage it if you don't. —— Zhu Xi

31. Zengzi said: I examine myself three times a day. Are you being disloyal to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius"

32. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are enough to be warned. ——"Preface to Poetry"

Ideal Chapter:

33. Talent must be learned. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents; without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. ——Zhuge Liang

34. Ideals are the beacon that guides the way. Without ideals, there is no firm direction; and without direction, there is no life. ——Leo Tolstoy

35. Aspire to be like a mountain and walk like water. Not as strong as a mountain, not as firm as a mountain; not as good as water, not as easy to reach. ——Xuan Yongguang

36. If the mind is not clear, it is impossible to see the way, and if the ambition is not clear, it is impossible to achieve merit. ——Lin Bu

Frustration Chapter:

37. Only when running water encounters resistance does it release its vitality. ——Goethe

38. If there is no wind to blow the sail, paddle hard.

39. Difficulty is a stone, for the strong, it is a paving stone. To the weak it is a stumbling block.

40. The half of "wrong" is "gold", and the half of "defeat" is "bei". Mistakes or failures are not terrible. What is terrible is not knowing how to "find gold in the wrong place" and "pick up shells in failure". ——Excerpted from Yi Nan's "Man on a Low Eaves"

41. Still tough despite the hardships, no matter how strong the wind is from the southeast or northwest. ——Zheng Banqiao

42. Don’t blame God, don’t blame others. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

43. Don't express your anger and don't make mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Team Chapter:

44. When two people are of the same mind, they are as sharp as gold; when two people are of the same mind, they are as stinky as orchids.

——"The Book of Changes"

45. Whatever the accumulated strength can do, it will be impossible to win; whatever the wisdom can do, it will be impossible to succeed. ——"Wenzi·Xia De"

46. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. ——Pre-Qin Mencius

47. A single thread cannot make a thread, and a single tree cannot make a forest. ——Spoken

48. Ten thousand people wield bows, and if they shoot one move, they will all hit the mark. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

49. With unity and one heart and one mind, any powerful enemy and any difficult environment will surrender to us. ——Mao Zedong

50. A drop of water will never dry up until it is put into the ocean. A person can be most powerful only when he integrates himself with the collective cause. ——Lei Feng

51. Tens of thousands of hands drag Mount Tai away. ——Spoken

52. A person is like a brick built in the wall of the auditorium, and no one can move it; but if it is thrown on the road and blocks people from walking, they will be kicked away. ——Ai Siqi

Money Chapter:

53. Do not lose morality as a person, do not lose diligence in politics, do not lose integrity as an official, and do not lose strictness as a leader.

54. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. ——Confucius

55. People cannot take money into the grave, but money can take people into the grave. ——Niu Gensheng

56. Gold is not expensive, but peace and happiness are worth a lot. ——"Ancient Proverbs Zengguang Xianwen"

57. The role of a leader: a public servant in front of the people, an example in the face of work, and a sharp sword in the face of corruption.

58. Use money on things that are beneficial to yourself and others, and don’t spend a penny by mistake. ——(American) Benjamin Franklin

59. Treasure is like fire. You think it is a useful servant, but in an instant it turns into a terrible master. ——(UK) Carlyle

60. Freedom cannot be bought by money, but it can be sold for money. ——Lu Xun

61. Life is the sea, and money is the boatman. Without a boatman, life would be difficult. ——Wakelin

Power Chapter:

62. Use power impartially and do not seek personal gain with power; use power in accordance with the law and do not use power for personal gain; use power with integrity and do not engage in corruption.

63. Power means responsibility, and position means dedication.

64. With power comes responsibility, the use of power is subject to supervision, and infringement requires compensation.

65. Loss of supervision of power will inevitably lead to corruption.

Status:

66. People do not do things for status, but they gain status by doing things.

67. Status is the steps under your feet, not your true height; official title is the makeup on your face, not your true skin color.

68. Honor should be the result, not the motivation for behavior. ——Pliny

69. A gold cup or a silver cup is not as good as the reputation of the people, and a gold medal or a silver medal is not as good as the praise of the people.

70. Honor cannot be found, and any pursuit of honor is in vain. ——Goethe

71. If you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. ——Mencius

Dedication:

72. Human life is limited, but serving the people is infinite. I must devote my limited life to unlimited service. Go in the service of the people. ——Lei Feng

73. When you serve others, life is no longer meaningless. ——Geldenner

74. If you are a drop of water, have you moistened an inch of the land? If you are a ray of sunshine, do you light up a bit of darkness? If you are a grain of food, have you nurtured useful lives? If you are the smallest screw, will you always stay at your position in life? ——Lei Feng

75. Serving the people has no final destination. ——Li Suli

76. Spring silkworms will not run out until they die, and wax torches will turn to ashes before their tears dry up. ——Li Shangyin

Diligence and Thrift:

77. A gentleman uses frugality to overcome difficulties. ——"The Book of Changes"

78. Be diligent in your country and frugal in your family. ——"Shang Shu"

79. If you take it in moderation and use it in moderation, you will always have enough. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

80. Only frugality can help integrity, but forgiveness can achieve virtue. ——"History of the Song Dynasty"

81. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always thinking about the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolu's "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions"

82. Corruption and waste are great crimes. ——Mao Zedong

83. Quietness nourishes the body, frugality nourishes virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

84. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success is due to diligence and frugality, and failure is due to extravagance.

85. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolu, Ming Dynasty, "Motto for Managing a Family"

86. A gentleman is ashamed to eat his food but has no merit, and is ashamed to obey his servant but does not know what he is doing. ——Su Xun of the Song Dynasty, "Records of Pengzhou Yuanjue Chanyuan"

Practice Chapter:

87. Difficult things in the world must be done with ease, and great things in the world must be done with details. ——"Tao Te Ching"

88. Not hearing is not as good as hearing it, hearing it is not as good as seeing it, seeing it is not as good as knowing it, and knowing it is not as good as doing it.

——"Xunzi·Ruxiao"

89. The tree that hugs each other is born from the ground; the nine-story platform starts from the base soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Tao Te Ching"

90. If you don't look at the high cliff, how can you know the danger of falling; if you are not facing the abyss, how can you know the danger of drowning; if you don't look at the huge sea, how can you know the danger of storm. ——"Confucius' Family Sayings·The Oath of Sleep"

Others:

91. If you want the growth of a tree, you must strengthen its roots; if you want a tree to flow far, you must dredge its source; Those who think about the security of their country must accumulate virtue and justice. ——Tang Dynasty Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians·The Way of the King" Wei Hui Shangshu

92. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow his orders.

93. Don’t be surprised by favor or disgrace, just watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; you have no intention of leaving or leaving, just follow the clouds rolling in the sky. ——"Cai Gen Tan"

94. Without being indifferent, there is no clear virtue, without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal, without generosity, there is no way to cover everything, without kindness, there is no way to care for others, without fairness, there is no control. ——"Huainanzi·Zhushu Xun"

95. If the mind is dark, the illumination will be blocked, and if you are careful, you will be suspicious of things. ——Tang Dynasty Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians·Political System" Tang Taizong's words

96. A one-year plan is better than planting valleys; a ten-year plan is better than trees; a lifelong plan is better than cultivating people. ——"Guan Zi·Quan Xiu"

97. Don't seek others in order to prepare for others, and don't use yourself to judge things. ——Wu Jing of the Tang Dynasty, "Zhenguan Political dignitaries·Ren Xian"

98. A gentleman will know the injustice of others based on his own integrity; he will know that his body is not correct based on the injustice of others. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "Seven of the Seven Poems on Private Examinations and Questions"

99. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

100. The sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and the crow has the meaning of feeding back.

——"Zengguang Xianwen"