Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), courtesy name Ernong and alias Jiangzhai, Han nationality, was born in Wangyaping, south of Hengzhou Fucheng (now Yanfeng District, Hengyang City). One of the most famous thinkers, philosophers, historians, writers, and estheticians in the world. He is the spiritual source of Huxiang culture. Together with Hegel, he is known as the twin constellations of Eastern and Western philosophy. He is the master of Chinese simple materialism. The pioneer of Enlightenment thought, together with Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu, are known as the three major thinkers in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. In his later years, he lived in Shichuanshan, at the foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, and wrote books. He was called "Mr. Chuanshan" in his later generations. He wrote a lot of works throughout his life, among which "Du Tongjian Lun" and "Song Lun" are his representative works. Zeng Guofan, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, highly praised Wang Chuanshan and his works. He published a large number of Chuanshan's Posthumous Letters in Jinling, which made Wang Fuzhi's works widely circulated. Mao Zedong and Tan Sitong, representatives of modern Hunan culture, were deeply influenced by Chuanshan's thought. Throughout his life, Wang Fuzhi advocated the idea of ??managing the world for practical purposes and firmly opposed Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. He said: "The Six Classics asked me to open up a new world, and I asked seven feet from the sky to be buried alive." His writings were later compiled into 16 volumes of "Chuanshan Complete Book".

A collection of 100 quotes from Wang Fu's classic famous sayings:

Words are only heard by reason, and reason is only heard by heaven.

Only those who have small wisdom but big plans, and have low ambitions who want to cover up their shortcomings are willing to lure them and use them to clamp down on the world, so as to achieve their wrongdoing. Otherwise, how difficult would it be to know that he is a deceitful person at a glance?

But there are some people whose words are not as good as Xiyu and who are not eager to make progress in their actions. They will learn from it and not see their faults. They will think that they are consistent with the words of the saint, but they do not know that the words of the saint are not only in the first place. this.

If he talks too much about safety, then he is believed to be patriotic; if he talks about illness very much, then he is worried about the people; if he has learned a lot about history, then he is happy that he has more to say; if he quotes from the classics, then he is admired for his knowledge. .

The Tao is broad but not refined, the Tao is sincere but does not know the evil, and if you seek to know people's wisdom and are not deceived by evil, you will definitely not be able to get it.

Only by the words of the sage, wash your heart and hide the secrets in order to observe its essence; then in the time of heaven, the changes in things will be extremely profound and you will study them to a few extent.

There is no other way than knowing the words of other people, but not knowing the words of ancient and modern sages.

Exemption from service is more important than official service. When Wen Gong was in power, the court officials were already fighting for it, not only Anshi's party.

Every day is reduced and reduced, what is saved is not given, there are officials who are restrained and there are tasks that cannot be tolerated, and cruel officials use their will as dispatches, so besides the whip, the service is flourishing.

Accept the teachings of the saints, learn them as children, study them in old age, and learn from them and extend them.

If the scholars are not good at learning, the learning is not good, and the Tao is not clear, then those who are above will fail to achieve what they want, and those who are below will not be able to learn from it.

Some words are like a cloud of jade in a mountain, or a pearl in a deep abyss. It cannot be caught lightly.

What is most important is the meaning of the scriptures, showing what is hidden, reaching what is inferred, distinguishing what is different from heresies, recognizing what is the same as a hundred kings, proving what it has gained in the minds of ordinary people, and testing it. There is no limit to what can be done.

Rule the country with integrity and use military force with admiration.

That’s why a harsh government is enough to destroy it, and it is not a government that is just a villain. Those who advocate it do not plan at the beginning, but they will achieve it later.

If I want to make the world free of villains, villains will not be included in the throne, even though Yao and Shun could not.

One cannot waste words, but can one waste efforts? The commentator is not fair about his feelings and the injustice of his people. Everything he says is called wrong, and every accomplishment he makes is called sin.

Those who do have merit, but the merit does not have to be as expected; those who do not have merit, but the merit has definitely been applied to the world.

Having protected his body, the world and future generations have been at peace, and nothing can be changed. However, if he is angry at any time, he will criticize others and criticize him; the villain's disobedience is not unreasonable. And evil can be suppressed?

No one who is benevolent to the world is more generous than others to animals, so that they value their lives.

Good and evil depend on people, right and wrong depend on words, and merit and sin depend on things.

If there are no ministers, the ministers will collapse; if the ministers have no loyalty, they will be arrogant; all are inevitable.

Taking eloquence as a strength, taking humiliation as a source of pride, taking idleness as a pleasure, doing whatever you want to say, but fearing that nothing will be given to you.

Therefore, when harsh governance arises, a gentleman must fight with all his strength; and the power that is fought for must be returned to something, and cannot be extended.

That’s why a harsh government is enough to lead to failure, and it is not a government that is just a villain.

The rise of harsh government is enough to harm the country and abuse the people, but it is not enough to destroy it; although the government is harsh, it is still a government.

This is a strange thing, but the action is not strange. Those who use military force are just right.

Those who know it must know the secret behind what they say, rather than just saying it.

Therefore, the sage sees heaven in his heart, and then takes the heaven he sees as the master of God.

The sky has an image, spring is like spring, autumn is like autumn, people are like people, things are like things, they are ordered and named without any change, this is what they show and can be said.

The words of the sage are here to seek similarity, and there is nothing impossible to do.

Words are displayed on the outside, and aspirations are hidden within; words are spoken first, and actions are completed later.

When there is great tension, one must still relax; when there is great relaxation, one must still relax.

Think about it and get it, learn it and know that it is impossible; learn it and get it, try it and practice it but it is not possible; practice it and get it, but persist in it for a long time and it is impossible.

A husband and a gentleman should follow the transformation of Heaven, but cannot violate Heaven's timing; let the people worry, but cannot change the people's spirit.

Since you have something to do, you must do it, and you are forced to seek it from others, but you are embarrassed and forget it.

The changes in ancient and modern times are different, the customs of the nine states are not uniform, the likes and dislikes of people are different, and the suspicions and beliefs of the rulers and the people are uncertain.

Those who advance with propriety do not advance without propriety, but do not necessarily advance; those who gain righteousness do so with righteousness, but do not necessarily gain. Then there is something that must not be done, but there is nothing that must be done.

A husband, a gentleman, and a son must also do something. A son must serve his father, and a minister must serve the king. When he advances, he must do so with propriety, and when he receives anything, he must do so with righteousness.

Thinking about it this way, it is clear that the evil and righteous intentions, the gains and losses of restraint, and the interests and harms of things are based on seeking others and seeking one's own leisure, while gentlemen and villains run counter to each other. It is clear.

Those who must do it, those who have strong things come from me, and those who ask for help from others.

Those who must not do it must cut off themselves and seek others from themselves.

The way of a villain is to do what is necessary and not to do what is necessary.

The way of a gentleman is not to do something that is necessary and do something that is not necessary.

Those who have a big heart to communicate with the world will not see the smallness of the world; those who hide in secrets to see the world will not see the sparseness of the world.

Words that are grand but without reality are ominous.

Being self-motivated is different from doing your best. Those who do their best must do what they should do. Those who are self-motivated are those who use their emotions to the extreme.

Only the big and fine ones cannot be taken into consideration and the small and coarse ones are regarded as the root and the bottom. Therefore, it is said that the big and small are fine and coarse, which is something that scholars cannot forget.

If we put it in terms of form, each has its own thing, each has its use, each has its own time, each has its place, each has its function, each has its effect, and each has its own purpose. If they don't complement each other, why should they say that the big and fine ones are the small ones?

Things have a beginning and an end. The original must be the end of the beginning, and the end must be the end of the origin.

Sweeping and sweeping is the form. If there is something tangible, there must be something metaphysical. The essence is so profound that it is also metaphysical. However, metaphysically, it has its own shape.

If you learn it from the beginning, things will have their own small and big things, and principles will also have their small and big things. But if you speak it from the top, things will be divided into small and big things, and the principles will be consistent.

A gentleman is sincere when he does not deceive himself.

If we take this as merit and never give it up, we will see that benevolence is embodied in our body and manifested in affairs and principles.

If you are knowledgeable and ask questions carefully, you will be able to see why things make sense.

Gai Xin originally responded to the situation, and everything must have its reason. The facts and principles are all scattered in the literature and can be learned.

To preserve, to preserve the principles, to preserve the principles gained from learning, inquiry, thinking, and determination.

If you live in virtue and promote it, then you will not talk about the integrity and sincerity, and the great foundation of the world will be left behind; if you claim to be unquestionable in the Tao, then you will not use it to study things to gain knowledge, and the transformation and education of heaven and earth will change in the future. I, the former, have forgotten all about it.

Although a gentleman has no doubts about the Tao, he does not follow it without hesitation.

I have heard what I am saying about my husband, and I have seen it with amazement. I feel as if I am there, and I am thinking about it. I am as if I have asked for something but cannot get it. I am full of things as if I am poor. I feel admiration but feel doubtful. Yes, I know that it must not be possible.

If the sacrifice is for respect, then it will be impossible to respect it; if the funeral is for mourning, then there will be no mourning.

If I think that I should be sad but feel sad, I feel sad as a last resort and talk about it accordingly. I am afraid that there will be sounds but no tears, and there will be tears but not in the heart.

It is virtuous to take what is available in the world and to be proud of oneself and not to take it. This is close to the holy words but has no reality.

If you use your heart to seek virtue in the world, how can you describe yourself as a person who is virtuous?

It turns out that when he studied with the Master, he was already past his age, and his habits were deep-rooted and difficult to change. However, because of his high talent, he could follow the sage as the rule and not fall into evil.

It is easy to learn but hard to love, easy to practice but hard to practice, easy to be ashamed but hard to know.

The reason why humans are different from animals is just ambition!

The existence and nonexistence of the world cannot be caused or destroyed by thinking.

Scenery represents the scenery of emotion, and emotion represents the emotion of scenery.

Nature governs heaven and earth, and presides over people.

When will the swan geese arrive? There will be plenty of autumn water in the rivers and lakes.

Teaching is not strict and the teacher is lazy.

What will my husband do when he studies? Distinguish its great meaning, use it to cultivate yourself and govern others, observe its subtle words, and put it into spiritual use with good and refined meaning.

Being sentimental can help you reach things, meeting scenes can help you get into your heart, and feeling things can help you get spiritual feelings.

The Jin Dynasty failed, bribed others, and made friends with others.

Scenery represents the scenery of emotion, and emotion represents the emotion of scenery.

Do you know? The word "wild goose" is floating in the clouds, making it difficult to write a sad sentence.

A gentleman is tireless in teaching, but a teacher must be strict in his teachings.

Practice and then you will know the truth.

Those who discuss the world must follow the principles of the world.

Wherever love goes, poetry follows; wherever poetry goes, love follows.

The reason why humans are different from animals is just ambition!

Among selfish desires, Heavenly principles reside.

During the Tang Dynasty, the world was flooded with bribes.

The existence and nonexistence of the world cannot be caused or destroyed by thinking.

Know what you are doing without hesitation, and do it with ease.

Nature governs heaven and earth, and presides over people.

The more you learn, the farther you think.

It means to be commander-in-chief; soldiers without commanders are called rabble-rousers.

If the ears are limited to what they hear, they will rob them of their intelligence; if their eyes are limited to what they can see, they will rob them of their intelligence.

A gentleman should never choose friends who are easy to make friends with, and he should never be good at defeating himself.

It is easy to learn but difficult to learn well; it is easy to practice but difficult to practice; it is easy to be ashamed but difficult to know.

A good teacher must have a good scholar, and then his teaching will be of great benefit. The teacher can only show the goodness of the progress, and the success of the progress lies in people's self-enlightenment.

I am in contact with scholars, and I can teach you everything. I will show you what I know because of what I can know; I will show you how to do it because of what is possible. If they fail to know, they will be led to know it; if they are unable to do it, they will be encouraged to do it. There is nothing to teach him.

Teaching by example is more important than words.

When a person is born, if he does not eat, he will die; when a child is immature, if he does not learn, he will be stupid.

Sex refers to physiology. The day you are born, the day you are born. ?It can be accomplished if it is not completed, and it can be changed if it is completed. How can a person who is a person of sexual nature not suffer any harm from being punished?

Nature is used by talents, and talents are not good, thus burdening their nature. Those who do not know it will blame the evil of nature. Those who talk about nature in ancient and modern times do not know that talents and nature have their own origins, and regard talents as Sex.

The way of herdsmen is the combination of education and education.

The school is the education of the country, and the scholars follow the steps of advancement and retreat.