Zhu Xi (1130-1200), named Yuan Hui, also known as Hui'an, later known as Hui Weng, and known as Zhu Wengong in the world, was a famous Neo-Confucian, philosopher and poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhu Xi's top ten classic quotes will help you see through the world and people's hearts!

1. Step by step, read carefully and think carefully.

From "The Essentials of Reading" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty. It is precise, meticulous and sincere. Reading should progress slowly from front to back in order; read over and over again and think carefully.

2. The discussion of old learning becomes more sophisticated, and the cultivation of new knowledge becomes deeper.

From "Discussion between Ehu Temple and Lu Zishou" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, referring to further discussion. The previous knowledge has become more profound and detailed through discussion; the new knowledge has become profound after being consolidated.

3. The way to learn is not to learn principles first. The key to understanding principles must be reading.

From Song Dynasty Zhu Xi's "Xingli Jingyi", the approach to scholarship is to first explore the ultimate principles; the main method of exploring the ultimate principles must be to read more.

Fourth, I have always wasted my efforts, but today I am able to move freely.

From Zhu Xi's "Reflections on Reading" in the Song Dynasty. I was unwilling to study in the past, and wasted a lot of motivation; now I am eager to learn, and in my life of reading every day, I am like a boat sailing along the river in the middle of the river.

5. Take advantage of everyone’s strengths and think it’s good for yourself.

From Zhu Xi's "Reply to Lin Shuhe" of the Song Dynasty. We must widely absorb the strengths of everyone and use them as our own strengths.

6. Put away old views and bring in new ideas.

From Song Dynasty Zhu Xi's "School Regulations" Zhuo, wash. You need to wash away your old thoughts to create new ones.

7. In the summer with you, the feather fan will be restored.

From "Bajiao" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty. Ningfu means that there is no need to continue to hold on. Since the banana leaves have shielded you from the scorching sun, your feather fan can stop and you no longer need to fan it.

8. It is easy to protect the early festival, but it is difficult to protect the late festival.

From Song Zhu Xi's "Records of the Words and Deeds of Famous Officials". It is easier for a person to keep his reputation at the beginning, but it is difficult to keep his reputation for a lifetime in his later years.

9. Governance is not about using one’s own strengths, but rather about doing good to the world.

From Volume 12 of "Collected Commentary on Mencius" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty. The so-called "come" means to incur. The general meaning of this sentence is that handling national political affairs does not depend on your expertise, but what is valuable is whether you can recruit all the people with lofty ideals in the world and make them available to you. This shows that the key to running a country lies in employing people.

10. The human heart is full of knowledge, and everything in the world is reasonable. However, the reason is not exhausted, so the knowledge is endless.

From Zhu Xi's "Great Learning Chapters" of Song Dynasty. The human mind is very wise, and there is nothing in the world that cannot be known by humans; and among all things in the world, there is nothing that does not contain a certain truth. Because the truths contained in things are endless, people's understanding of things is also endless.