Letters from Zeng Guofan is a collection of letters from Zeng Guofan, which is a vivid reflection of his life's way of managing the family, studying and dealing with the world, and embodies his personal cultivation and spiritual realm, among which there are many wise sayings, which are a valuable spiritual wealth for future generations.

There's a saying:

Family defeat can't be separated from luxury, people can't be separated from escape, and people can't be separated from arrogance.

Diligence is the foundation of managing the family, which is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. Looking at the former sages' countries and families, they turned from thrift to extravagance. Throughout history, countries and enterprises are like this, and so are individuals.

The leaders of the older generation in China live a very simple life, and many people wear patched clothes for many years. But it was their diligence and thrift that laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of China. Now that we are rich in life, the virtue of thrift has been abandoned by many people, which is by no means a good thing in the long run.

born in sorrow, died in happiness. The sense of hardship is a sense of responsibility, and it is the embodiment of being responsible for yourself and others. Bill Gates said: "Microsoft is only 18 months away from bankruptcy forever." Ren Zhengfei wrote "Winter in Huawei" when Huawei's profits were rising, which made the sense of hardship form a culture throughout the company.

it is this sense of urgency that has enabled these large enterprises to survive one crisis after another and remain standing. Too comfortable life, no sense of urgency, will abolish a person sooner or later. Therefore, in our comfortable days, we should always remind ourselves to keep moving forward.

arrogance is the easiest trap for a person to fall into when he has made achievements. Zeng Guofan was once very conceited when he was young, which left him a profound lesson. He always reminded himself and his family to take a warning. For example, after he was appointed governor of the two rivers, he wrote to his younger brother and repeatedly stressed the need for modesty and prudence.

Zeng Guofan believes that all the smart people in the world are basically defeated by a word "pride". However, many people mistake arrogance for self-confidence and hurt others without knowing it. Zeng Guofan told us that arrogance is the most annoying thing, which makes one's interpersonal relationship tense and is also a stumbling block to hinder one's progress to a higher platform.