As we all know, there was no comfort in ancient times, and the hardships of the ancients were no less than ours, but the sources of stress were different. For thousands of years, our ancestors summed up many philosophies of life based on their life experience, which has benefited people a lot so far. The five famous sayings in the book Zeng Xian Wen in Ming Dynasty are classics. If you can understand the truth, you can take fewer detours.
The first sentence: talk to everyone, but you can't throw all my heart out.
The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart. No matter how high your IQ is, you can't completely guess a person's thoughts. We all want to make friends who talk about everything. We can talk to each other freely and tell each other our inner anguish. However, the reality is that "friends are all over the world and there is no confidant." If you are honest with each other and tell the secret to your so-called friends, maybe others are kind to you on the surface, but their hearts are full of sarcasm, so it is essential to guard against people.
The second sentence: Seek a gentleman and help others when they need it.
When you are in trouble, you can't solve it by yourself. When you need to ask others for help, you must keep your eyes open. No matter how many fair-weather friends you have, you can't help you through your sorrow, and you can't even hit people when they are down. The "sir" here can be understood as a friend with good relationship and good character, who is willing to help you even if he doesn't contact you often. On the other hand, when others ask you to help them, you should also carefully identify the authenticity and see if the other party is really in trouble. Don't trust people too much. Good people are easily deceived and hurt.
The third sentence: There is no real gentleman in wine, only a gentleman in money.
See you at the wine table. After a few drinks, someone seems to be a different person, boasting and showing off all kinds of things, acting like Lao Tzu is the best in the world and forgetting his weight. If you talk too much, you lose. Especially when drinking, try to keep a low profile, listen more and talk less. When it comes to interests and money, no matter how good the relationship is, we should distinguish it so as to avoid disputes in the future, that is, "brothers should settle accounts clearly", which is good for both people and themselves.
The fourth sentence: those who respect themselves will be heavy, and those who are light will be light.
Be rich or poor, you should have confidence in yourself. If a person looks down on himself all day and gives up on himself, don't expect others to look up to you. Complacency is not desirable, and inferiority is even more terrible. You should always be confident and optimistic. Only in this way can you get out of trouble, and your dream will still be there, in case it comes true!
The fifth sentence: Don't take it lightly, but don't convince others.
Put yourself in a correct position, know how much ability you have, and don't do things beyond your ability. It's only self-deception to get fat in the face, and it's king to accumulate wealth and make little money. If a person speaks lightly, he will never persuade or exhort others easily, because in the eyes of others, you are a loser, and you are not qualified to teach him, disdain or even sneer at what you say.
Do you agree with the philosophy expounded in the above five famous sayings? Welcome to express your opinions!