1. A gentleman’s capacity is limited and his chest swallows hundreds of rivers. ——"A Gift to Pei Shuduangong" by Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty

Buji: Boundless. A gentleman's mind is broad and boundless, and his mind can accommodate hundreds of rivers. This sentence describes the broad-mindedness of a gentleman.

2. The origin is that great scholars are not subject to intrusion by popular customs. ——Tang Yanqian, Tang Dynasty, "Poems of Poor Scholars with Tao Yuanming"

Those open-minded people will never be affected or disturbed by the customs of the times.

3. Have a great ambition and embrace all rivers, travel all over the world and make friends with talents. ——Ma Zhiyuan of the Yuan Dynasty, "Chen Tuan Lying High"

Ambition and ambition: great ambition and measure. Ambition and magnanimity can accommodate hundreds of rivers, and traveling around the world can unite the heroes of the world.

4. The heaven above, the ground below, and the people in the middle. If this is the case, there will be no escape from right or wrong. ——Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period·Jidong Ji·Preface"

Use the measurement of heaven as the standard, the test of the earth as the principle, and people as the object of reflection, so that people can face any right or wrong. , there will be certain rules.

5. Although people want to die by themselves, why should they harm the sun and the moon? It is often seen that it is unknown. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zizhang"

Even if people want to cut themselves off from the sun and moon, what harm will it do to the sun and moon? It just shows that you don't know your own abilities. This sentence says from the side that a person should have tolerance and mind. Being depressed, complaining, or taking extreme actions are all signs of weakness.

6. Be broad-minded and don’t be limited in your knowledge. ——Wang Shizhen of the Qing Dynasty, "Admonitions to the Right Family"

You must have magnanimity and mind, and you must have far-sighted insights.

7. If I ask the mayflies, I would rather know that it is the Year of the Turtle and the Crane! ——Guo Pu of Jin Dynasty, "Poetry of Traveling Immortals".

Mayfly: A small insect with a very short lifespan. There is a saying that it "lives and dies". Turtle and crane: It is said that they both have a thousand years of life, which is used as a metaphor for longevity. I want to ask mayflies and other small insects, you are just a living being, how can you know the thousands of years of longevity of turtles and cranes and their happiness and meditation! The poem compares the short-lived mayfly with the long-lived turtle and crane, implying that a young person cannot know the mind and tolerance of a mature and prudent elder.

8. If the mind is open, the bells will be like a fou; if the mind is narrow, one hair will be like a wheel. ——Ming Hong Yingming's "Cai Gen Tan"

A person with a broad mind will become as worthless as a clay pot even if he is like Wan Zhong. If you are narrow-minded, even a hair will be as important as a wheel.

9. To be kind-hearted and tolerant is to be close to benevolence, and to forgive one's neighbors without correcting one's mistakes is to be forgiving. ——Fan Ye's "Book of the Later Han Zhuomao Biography".

A person with a gentle temperament and a broad mind is close to kindness, and a person who is able to ignore someone's offense is close to forgiveness.

10. A prosperous house, a prosperous body with virtue, a broad mind and a fat body, so a gentleman is sincere in his intentions. ——"University"

Rich people can decorate their houses well. A person with moral cultivation can be seen from his behavior and body. He has a broad mind and a comfortable and healthy body. Therefore, a gentleman must make his thoughts sincere.