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1. Generally speaking, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, we should pay attention to the Jian'an literature led by Cao and his son.

2. As far as the accounting system is concerned, it can be seen that the implementation and continuation of each system must have a corresponding moral will and dedication to service. Otherwise, the Dharma cannot be carried out on its own, and even if the Dharma has good intentions, it will be in vain. Moreover, any system must also interact with other systems. Therefore, whenever a system is established, it cannot be established alone.

3. The longer the tradition, the greater the reliability of this great source. In other words, its vitality is getting stronger.

4. In fact, the essence of revolution should be to overthrow the system to accommodate the reality, not to overthrow the reality to accommodate the system.

5. The political system is realistic. Every system must be based on reality and must be able to change and adapt at all times. No system will remain unchanged for 20 to 30 years, let alone 200 to 300 years.

6. At that time, the Chinese were under foreign rule, so they had to respect Confucius even more, so that foreigners also knew that this figure existed in China, and they did not dare to look down upon the Chinese. Today's monarchs argue that Confucius was respected by the autocratic emperor to facilitate his autocratic rule. Reading the inscriptions here, it turns out that at that time, many Chinese people were afraid that foreigners would not be able to tyrannize easily, so they also taught to respect Confucius.

7. Men and women often have more desire than love, and so do couples.

8. Pan Lei Cigeng, a student of Tinglin, once set a standard for learning Confucianism. He believes that to understand Confucianism, one must have the mentality to save the world and have the knowledge to understand and apply it. In terms of writings, one must have "traveled through hundreds of schools of thought for thousands of years, carefully examined their gains and losses, and judged them in their hearts. A concrete manifestation of "the pen is like the book".

9. It is not the right thing to accumulate a lot of knowledge but not develop it quickly, and then write a book quickly.

10. Today we cut off history and all want to imitate foreign systems. We know clearly that this system does not match reality, but we want to overthrow reality to accommodate the system, and euphemistically call it revolution. In fact, the essence of revolution should be to overthrow the system to accommodate reality, not to overthrow reality to accommodate the system.

11. The great Chinese cultural tradition has a profound meaning in the mutual influence of politics and society, that is, politics is often led by society, and society is not led by politics.

12. Everyone has their own desires, and the way to get what they want must be the way.

13. Literature creation is difficult, and imitation is prone to errors, but when it comes to literature, imitation is also necessary. Jian'an literature had its fresh look, but later imitators turned it bad and complicated, so it had to be renovated. An era has its own look, but it is not all changes in the vernacular.

14. He is a scholar of recent times and likes to compete with Han and Song Dynasties. It is said that Confucianism in the Song Dynasty emphasized righteousness and theory, while Confucianism in the Qing Dynasty emphasized textual research. Each has its own bias, which is true.

15. Once human beings reach this level of freedom in cultural life, looking back at natural life, they will find it boring, so human beings cannot help but try to use this freedom as much as possible. We would rather abandon the only purpose of natural life, which is the purpose of survival, and pursue this freedom. Therefore, Westerners say, "Give me freedom or give me death."

16. Later, Zhuge Liang commanded the three armies with a feather fan and silk scarf. His "Departure from the Army" was like talking to friends, and he learned from Cao Cao. Cao Cao was suave and charming, and his subordinate Yang Hulei was promoted to Shangshu Zuopushe. When he was the governor of Jingzhou, he wore a light fur coat and wore no armor. He also learned from Cao Cao. Cao Cao was in the army with a calm mind, as if he didn't want to fight. Zhou Yu, who once defeated Cao Cao in Chibi with a fire attack, was listening to the opera behind his back while fighting, and he was still learning from Cao Cao.

17. When farmers see that their jobs are the same, they become a group, while workers feel that they are separated and become isolated.

18. When we discuss a system, we should certainly pay attention to its contemporary nature, but we should also pay attention to its regional nature. In general, we should pay attention to its national characteristics.

19. The problems faced by mankind in the world at this moment are completely heart-to-heart problems.

20. I don’t know that old Chinese literature and art contain profound ideals of life in Chinese cultural traditions, as well as intimate experiences and practices.

Today, I only recognize that life exists in Western literature, drama, and novels, but these are described from the outside and are limited to a small circle of personnel.

21. When reading, focus on the book; when traveling around, focus on the mountains and rivers. Take advantage of the excitement and have no other concerns.

22. Du Fu is like a withered leaf, letting the strong wind blow. He was an insignificant grain of sand or a leaf in the great era, but Du's poems turned into epic poems, and his works reflected the entire era at that time.

23. In addition to human life, we talk about heaven and earth, and also talk about the dignity and inferiority of yin and yang, movement, stillness, hardness and softness, and also talk about the whole body. As for the details, it is important to focus on the time, the place, the person, and the matter, and distinguish the good and the important, and it does not violate the overall situation.

24. Talking about history can help people not to be arbitrary. Because the matter is too complicated, the pros and cons, the gains and losses, have only been seen for a long time, and they are all laid out in history.

25. The death of a friend is not his death, but my death. Because my friend's interesting image still lives in my heart, that means he is not dead, but my interesting image in his heart has disappeared, which means I am already dead!

26. When a country undergoes turmoil and changes, its past history will inevitably produce infinite power, guiding its future and regulating its trends. This is something that human history itself cannot Big example to avoid.

27. Han Guangwu himself was a good emperor, as was Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang. However, he only had good personnel and did not establish a good system. Therefore, if the emperor is good, things will be done well. The emperor was bad, but there was no political system to control the emperor. This was a big problem in the political system of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It will also be a big issue in the history of China’s political system in the future.

28. Theory is the spiritual life of this system, and reality is the blood nutrition of this system. Both are indispensable. Even all the systems in the Tang Dynasty mostly evolved from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. They have their historical origins and their traditional spirit.

29. Any system will never be absolutely beneficial without disadvantages, nor will it be absolutely beneficial without disadvantages. The so-called gains and losses are determined based on their actual benefits and avoidance. The so-called pros and cons refer to the actual impact that occurred at the time.

30. The current world seems to be looking for enemies to fight externally, and trying hard to get rid of this heavy armor internally. At the same time, it is also going crazy in a restless mood. road.

31. Thoughts must be fair, especially the so-called thoughts of the times or the thoughts of a certain school. It is even more obvious that they are the common thoughts of most people. Whenever a big idea appears, it must be formed by absorbing the thoughts of most people, and must be spread into the hearts of most people, becoming the thoughts of most people, and then completing its mission.

32. The main content of etiquette is patriarchal law, which is rich in nature and is different from the government formulating laws and forcing people to obey them.

33. Those who have a little knowledge of their country’s past history must be accompanied by a kind of warmth and respect for their country’s past history.

34. I am always idle, strolling wherever I go, or swaying in a boat, looking up and down, seeing insects and trees as small as possible, as well as the universe and life, and my leisurely reverie always comes to my mind.

35. From the perspective of historical experience, any system can never have advantages and disadvantages. Any system can never remain unchanged for a long time. All previous systems in history have been like this, and the current real system is no worse than this. If we do not focus on our own personnel and focus on imitating other people's systems, then other people's systems will inevitably change to follow their personnel, and we will have to follow suit. How foolish that would be.

36. The diligent reading career of Neo-Confucianists is far inferior to that of the Confucian scholars of the Qian and Jiaqing Dynasties in the Qing Dynasty. And you are studying today, and you are more diligent than the Confucian scholars of the Qing Dynasty. Life is poor and nutrition is scarce, how can this last long? Today we are sitting by the river, just for a short break.

37. However, all systems will not be permanently good, which is why we must continue to work hard and make permanent improvements politically.

Institutions are only one of the historical matters. The entire history of mankind has not remained unchanged for a hundred years. How can a system be considered a good system after one or two hundred years?

38. The creation of a certain system is by no means a sudden creation out of thin air. It must have its origins. Long before the creation of this system, there was a predecessor of this system, which was gradually established. The disappearance of a certain system is by no means a sudden disappearance for no reason. It must undergo changes. Long before the disappearance of this system, there are the aftermath of this system, which is gradually changing.

39. When we look at all systems in history, we should pay attention to the concepts and theories of the people at that time behind each system.