I have made up my mind to be a gentleman, and I want to study. If I don't study hard, I won't believe my ambition. People who follow me don't value cleverness and alertness, but value diligence and modesty.

All students try to see that if their peers have something free, they will be profitable. If not, they will be ashamed of their incompetence, they will be jealous of others' goodness, and they will be proud of themselves. Those who talk big and cheat others will make their human resources very superior, but some people will get sick. Is anyone contemptible? He will cheat others, and people will be cheated. Did someone snicker?

If you are modest, self-controlled, incompetent, persistent, diligent and curious, you can say that you blame yourself for losing. Those who know their shortcomings from their strengths, are loyal and happy, and have the same appearance make their talents very dull, but are there any people who are respected among their peers? He is too incompetent. If he doesn't invite a master, people think he is incompetent. What about those who respect him?

All students can also know what they are studying when watching this.

Translation:

Since you are determined to be a gentleman, you should study hard and ask more questions. Anyone who doesn't study hard enough must be because his ambition is not deep enough. People who study with me, I don't regard talent and intelligence as advanced, I regard diligence and modesty as noble.

Try to observe the students: if there are "empty stomachs, but pretend to be full;" Pretend that you are knowledgeable when you are obviously uneducated, hide your shortcomings, envy the advantages of others, be self-centered, self-righteous, and lie to others. Even if that person is gifted, won't his classmates hate him?

Won't you despise him? Even if he cheats others like that, will others really be cheated by him? Will someone not secretly laugh at him behind his back?

If someone is modest, silent, demanding of himself, dealing with himself with incompetence, foresight, hard-working, diligent in learning, loving to ask questions, praising the advantages of others and blaming his own shortcomings; Imitate the advantages of others and expose their own shortcomings; Loyalty, loyalty and happiness are exactly the same externally and internally. Even if that kind of person does not seek transcendence and pretends to be incompetent, will others really think that he is incompetent?

Does anyone disrespect him? Look at these two kinds of people, and you will know what kind of attitude you should use to study.

works appreciation

This article is selected from Volume 26 of Wang Wencheng Public Rights Book. When Wang Shouren was demoted to Cheng Yi, Longchang, Guizhou, he wrote four articles: determination, diligence, reform and kindness. The choice here is "diligence".

The article does not convince students from the front, but through positive and negative comparison, so that students can draw correct conclusions themselves, which is enlightening. The full text is concise and the sentence pattern is neat. It only takes two comparisons to clarify the problem, which is quite enlightening for the later study.