Famous aphorisms about being born in sorrow and dying in peace and happiness:

1. Born in sorrow and dying in peace and happiness.

Source: Pre-Qin Mencius' "Mencius Gaozi Xia"

Explanation: Worrying about disasters can make people (or countries) survive and develop, while ease and enjoyment can make people (or countries) Towards destruction.

2. After the success of luxury, there will be both happiness and peace.

Source: Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty, "One of the Four Nostalgic Songs of Jinling"

Explanation: Once you have accomplished your great work, you will become extravagant. Don't you know that pleasure is always accompanied by disaster.

3. Be safe without forgetting danger, survive without forgetting death, and govern without forgetting chaos.

Source: "Book of Changes"

Explanation: A gentleman should not forget the danger when the country is stable, the defeat when the country exists, and the chaos when the country is in great power. .

4. Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can destroy one's life.

Source: "New History of the Five Dynasties: Preface to the Biography of Lingguan" by Ouyang Xiu of the Northern Song Dynasty

Source: Only by worrying about hard work can the country be revitalized, while trying to enjoy ease will definitely cause harm to one's life.

5. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, avoid extravagance and be frugal.

Source: Tang Dynasty Wei Zheng's "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Taizong"

Explanation: Although we are in a safe environment, we still think of the possibility of danger, and we must use frugality to eliminate it. luxury.

6. Don’t forget danger when you are safe, and worry about decline when you are prosperous.

Source: "Book of Han" by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Explanation: When you are in a safe place, do not forget the danger. When you are strong, you must consider what will happen after your decline.

7. Hardships and hardships will bring you success.

Source: "Xi Ming" by Zhang Zai of the Northern Song Dynasty

Explanation: Poverty, humiliation and sad objective conditions can actually temper people's will and help you achieve success.