My lord, the virtues of the heaven and the earth are in harmony, the brightness of the sun and the moon is in harmony, the order of the four seasons is in harmony, and the good and bad fortune are in harmony with the ghosts and gods. Below are the philosophical classics and pictures from the Book of Changes that I have compiled for you. I hope you like them!
1. To work without cutting back, to have merit but not to be virtuous, is to be generous.
2. In "Yi", poverty will lead to change, change will lead to generalization, and generalization will lead to long-term development.
3. A gentleman will not flatter others when he is superior to others, and will not be disrespectful to others when he is subordinate to others.
4. A gentleman is independent and has no fear, and he is not bored in the world.
5. Kun is soft but strong when moving, and virtuous when quiet.
6. Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. The terrain is kun, and a gentleman carries things with kindness.
7. Therefore, it is easy to have Tai Chi, which generates two rituals, two rituals generate four images, four images generate Bagua, Bagua determines good and bad, and good and bad cause great causes.
8. If good deeds are not accumulated, it is not enough to become famous; if evil deeds are not accumulated, it is not enough to destroy the body.
9. The feeling of heaven and earth brings about the transformation of all things; the saint touches people’s hearts and brings peace to the world.
10. When two people are of the same mind, they can break through metal. Words of the same mind are as stinky as orchid.
11. A gentleman learns by gathering, asks questions by debating, be generous by living in them, and be benevolent by practicing.
12. A gentleman's respect is to be straight inward, and righteousness is to be outward.
13. There is no water in the lake and it is sleepy. A gentleman pursues his ambition with death.
14. The metaphysical is called Tao; the metaphysical is called tool.
15. A gentleman uses restraint to promote good deeds and surrenders his life to fate.