The meaning of honesty:
"Honesty" is the central idea of Confucianism and the way to be a man. Being in the world should be based on honesty. Zhu, a Neo-Confucianist in Song Dynasty, said: Honest people are true and innocent. Honesty is a virtue. Famous saying: "Honesty is heaven, and heaven rewards diligence". Words and deeds must be consistent with the sky, tell the truth, do practical things and oppose hypocrisy. It means honesty.
The meaning of this letter is:
Shuo Wen Jie Zi advocates "people's words are true", while Cheng Yi advocates "truth is true". It can be seen that "faith" not only requires people to speak honestly and reliably, but also requires people to do things honestly and reliably. The basic connotation of "faith" is to keep promises, match words with deeds, be honest and trustworthy.
Famous saying:
1, the beauty of a word, is more than a thousand dollars. -Ge Hong
2. False confession is really a terrible thing. -Balzac
It is not easy for a husband to make a commitment. -"Purple Tongzhi Sword"
Confession is a panacea for relaxing people. -Cicero
Losing credit is like breaking a mirror, which can't be repaired. -Germany
6. There is no dignity without honesty. -Cicero
7. People who don't believe don't know what they can do. -Confucius
8. The money earned by losing credit should be settled in the loss. -Rome
9. If you want others to be honest, you must be honest with yourself first. -Shakespeare
10, believing in the land of five elements, with no location and no fame, water and Jin Mu are alive. -Zhu
1 1, don't be extravagant, loyalty is precious. -Book of Rites
12, people who are helped believe it. I Ching
13, one or two sincerity, its value is equal to one ton of cleverness. -German proverb
Honesty story:
Guo Moruo was naughty when he was a child, but he was very filial. Once, his mother got carsick. Guo Moruo heard that plantain flower can cure this disease. This kind of flower is very expensive and seldom blooms, so he and his brother ran to a garden to look for it. It happened that the plantain in that garden had a big yellow flower, and Guo Moruo and his brother secretly picked it and gave it to their mother. Although the mother knew that Guo Moruo was filial to her, her son's behavior made her sad. Since then, Guo Moruo has never stolen anything from others.