A promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold, and a word is worth nine dings

①If a person has no faith, he does not know what he is capable of - Confucius

②There is no constant faith in words, no constant chastity in deeds, only profit Wherever he is, he knows everything, and if he is, he can be called a villain - Xunzi

Story

① Zeng Zi kills a pig

Zeng Zi’s wife goes to the market, and she My son wanted to go with me, crying as he walked. His mother said to him: "You go back, and when I come back, I will kill a pig for you to eat." His wife came back from the market, and Zeng Zi wanted to catch pigs to kill. His wife stopped him and said, "That's just talking to a child." "It's just for fun." Zengzi said, "You must not play with children. Children are not sensible at first. They should learn from their parents and listen to their parents' teachings. Now if you lie to them, you are teaching them to be deceivers." "Child, if a child doesn't believe what his mother says, it's impossible to educate him well." Zengzi then killed the pig.

② In the late Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu who always kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people had established a strong friendship with him. There was even a proverb circulating at that time: "It is better to get Jibu Yinuo than to get a hundred catties of gold." Later, he offended Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and was offered a reward for his arrest. As a result, his old friend not only was not deceived by the huge sum of money, but also risked the destruction of the nine tribes to protect him and save him from disaster. A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and can gain everyone's respect and friendship. On the other hand, if you are greedy for temporary comfort or small gains and break your trust with your friends, you will get "benefits" on the surface. But for this benefit, he ruined his reputation, and reputation is much more important than material things. Therefore, breaking trust with a friend is like losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds.