Nobility is impermanent.

Wang Mao, a scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty

He can be noble but not cheap, so he is attacked by things.

Zhang Ziqi, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty

Do not regard high status as a source of security, and do not regard low status as a danger.

Liu An, King of Huainan of the Western Han Dynasty, "Huainanzi"

Three old men bought a bowl of rabbit blood. Highness and lowliness are not things.

Master of storytelling performance art Shan Tianfang

Being wise and foolish lies in the heart, not in rank; trust and deception lie in sex, not in intimacy.

Wang Fu of the Han Dynasty, "Qianfu Lun·Benzheng" Whether a person is wise or stupid depends on his ideological quality, not his status; whether a person is honest or deceitful depends on his temperament, It does not depend on distance or distance. It emphasizes that people should be employed regardless of whether they are close or distant. Heart: heart, here refers to the quality of thought. Trust; honesty. Deception: fraud.

Wang Fu, a political commentator and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Qian Fu Lun·Banzheng"

As you can see, even if the cloth is cheap and the distance is small, it can still be used.

Liu Yuxi, a litterateur of the Tang Dynasty

Born in a humble state, he was born useless and lost his fortune. A pot of gold is worth a thousand dollars. No matter how high or low it is, things change from time to time.

Pre-Qin "He Guanzi·Xuewen". Cheap: low prices. Zhongliu: In the middle of the river. Pot: Tong: "玠", that is, gourd. The general idea of ??these sentences is: things are cheap because they are useless. For example, when the boat capsizes while crossing a river, a (cheap) gourd (because it can save lives) is worth thousands of gold. There is no certain standard between noble and cheap, but timing makes it so. This vivid metaphor illustrates the price laws of commodity science. The price of goods does not depend on the "thing" itself, but on "appropriateness" and "desire". Just as "Mozi" said "appropriate, unsuitable" (suitable for the time. inappropriate for the time); "desire, undesirable" (People need it, don’t need it); “things” that are suitable for the time and are urgently needed by people become expensive and their prices rise; “things” that are not suitable for the time and are of no use to people become cheap and their prices fall. Prices are fickle and can rise or fall at any time, with huge differences. This famous sentence tells entrepreneurs and business workers to produce and purchase more products and commodities that are in short supply in the market and urgently needed by people to meet social needs and achieve the best economic benefits.

The pre-Qin Taoists and military strategists wrote "He Guanzi" and "He Guanzi·Xuewen"

Because human beings are created, it is a malicious idea to create them into high and low levels. behavior.

British politician Halifax

Anything that distinguishes high and low will inevitably lead to hostility. This seems to be the nature of human beings.

British writer Cy Johnson

If you are an emperor, you may not be noble; if you are a poor man, you may not be humble. The difference between high and low lies in the good and bad conduct.

Zhuang Zhou, the Warring States philosopher Zhuangzi

The mother I was looking for everywhere turned out to be sitting in my house. You have no caste, no distinction between high and low, no hatred - you are only a symbol of our happiness!

Indian poet, writer, philosopher, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature Tagore

Look how fair the sun is, shining on you, on me, and on the tall trees, Also according to the fallen flowers on the ground, there is no distinction between high and low, rich and poor, and no care about gains and losses. If people could be as fair as the sun, I think the world would be much more peaceful.

The martial arts novelist Gu Long's "Colorful Ring Song"

In the official system of the Tang Dynasty, although its names and ranks increased or decreased with time, they generally followed the Sui Dynasty. The divisions of the lawsuits are called provinces, platforms, prisons, guards, and government offices, each of which has its own subordinates and is divided into positions. By distinguishing between high and low, and by showing ability through hard work, there will be quality, nobility, honors, and ranks. They will be promoted and demoted based on the assessment of time, so they can be appointed to manage everything. The rules are precise and precise, and when applied to things, they are simple and easy to implement. Therefore, there are permanent guards in positions, and there are permanent members in positions. During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the system was like this.