After reading it for more than a month, I finally finished reading Zeng Guofan's Letter, lamenting Zeng Wenzheng's self-discipline throughout his life. Now I will extract some insights from the book and encourage you.
The male vassal kneels to his parents and adults, Wan Fu Jin 'an
, and if he can work hard to stand on his own feet, his family can study, that is, in a wild place, a busy place, or a paid shepherd.
The program of "The University" is self-conscious, and its contribution is only two things: it is about style and sincerity. It is also a matter of knowing things. Sincerity, what you do. Gezhe, that is, Gewu is poor in reason. The so-called sincere person, that is, what he knows and does, does not bully, and what he knows is done, and what he does is also done.
we can only rely on two things: entering Germany and studying. If you enter Germany, you will be filial and benevolent; If you study, you will write poems and words. Both of these are up to me. If you get a ruler, it will be my ruler, and if you get an inch, it will be my inch. As for fame and wealth, I am determined by my fate, and I can't be independent at all.
I've seen those who complain too much among my friends, and I'll be more restrained afterwards. If you complain about heaven for no reason, it will not be allowed; If you treat others for no reason, people will not accept it.
those who have achieved great things in ancient times are both large-scale and comprehensive.
when a mortal does something, he must be full of spirit, pay attention to it and persevere from beginning to end. Don't change your mind, think like this, sit on this mountain and look at that mountain. A man without perseverance will achieve nothing in his life. Yu's life has great disadvantages, and he is old now, so he can't help but teach my brother and son.
in ancient times, there were two sides to a person who was defeated by fierce virtue: being proud and being talkative. Where there is nothing to rely on in the heart, if there is something to rely on in the heart, it will reach the face.
Generally speaking, I am depressed in my chest, complaining about others, so I have to stay away from the world, and I don't care about morality. It's not special to support morality, nor is it so protective.
Since ancient times, sages, heroes and scholars have different ambitions, but their broad-minded and bright chests are roughly the same. In the words of poetry, there must be an open-minded and bright knowledge first, and then there will be a sense of calmness and harmony.
In ancient times, human efforts accounted for only three-tenths of great wars and great undertakings, while providence lived for seven-tenths of them. People who often work hard are not people who become famous immediately; A person who becomes famous is not a person who enjoys happiness.
therefore, we can strive for strength in self-study areas, but not in winning others.
Yu Xi's conceit is very great, he can bend and stretch, and he can hide what he can do, but every time he meets someone else, he is not. Since Ding Si and Wu Wu's great regret, they have realized that they have no skills at all, and they have seen others in everything. It is especially useful to be able to stand up and achieve, and not to complain. Stand up, strive for self-improvement and stand up; If you are successful, you can do things in harmony and work well.
in order to learn something like cooking meat, you must first cook it with strong fire, and then simmer it. Hard work is like digging a well, rather than digging more wells and not being as good as a spring. Why not always keep one well and try to make use of the spring?
To taste that everything in the world is reasonable stems from the two hexagrams of Gankun, that is, to talk about it as a word: purely acting with the spirit, the atmosphere is surging, the context is connected, and the heart is turned inward, which is also the main road; The structure is exquisite, there is a way to the back, and the fit is shortened. This is also the way. All dry words with air, all Kun words with form and quality, rites and music must not be lost.
sooner or later, the name of the subject is always determined by the former, and it cannot be forced at all. There are only two things for us to study: first, we should pay attention to the way of honesty and integrity in order to have nothing to worry about; When one studies, he practices the art of reciting words and chapters in order to defend himself.
defending the body is like seeking food. Agriculture, industry and commerce, labor for food; Scholars, who work hard to eat. Farming hard, although there is hunger, there must be a good year; Although there is stagnation in the accumulation of goods, there must be a time to pass; Scholars can be skilled in their profession, but they can't have a family name.
anyone who is single-minded in his profession must have experience and doubt.
To study, a Gai scholar should have ambition, knowledge and perseverance. If you are ambitious, you will never dare to be dirty. If you have knowledge, you will know that knowledge is endless, and you dare not be self-sufficient, such as Hebo's view of the sea and a frog's glimpse of the sky. Nothing is impossible if there is constancy. These three are indispensable.
As a son, if my parents see me better, my brothers are not as good as me, which is unfilial. If the clan party praises me better, saying that many brothers are not as good as me, this is not good. If Gai makes parents have virtuous points in their hearts and ethnic groups have virtuous points in their mouths, they will always have the intention of pleasing them, and they will use secret tricks to gain a good reputation, while if their brothers get a bad reputation, they will have bad feelings the next day, which will lead to birth.
there is a word-resistant decision when reading classics. If one sentence doesn't make sense, don't look at the next sentence; If you can't get through today, read it tomorrow; I can't pass this year, but I will study next year. This is called tolerance. The way to read history is to put yourself in the other's shoes. Every time I look at it, I will entertain and laugh with people at that time. Everyone doesn't have to remember, but remembering one person is like picking up the person; You don't have to remember everything, but remembering one thing is like kissing it. Learning from poverty, learning from history, and giving up the two, there is nothing to learn.
why don't you be patient, be quiet, have no teachers and friends, and be a first-class person, which is what I expect from my brothers.
I once thought that I should learn four things to encourage my children: first, I should read books quickly, and it would be too rude to read too much; It's easy to forget old books if you don't recite them. When it comes to learning Chinese characters, it should be constant. If you don't write well, it will be like having no clothes on your body and no wood on the mountain. When it comes to writing, you should think hard. If you don't do it well, you can't speak like a dumb person, and a lame horse can't do it.
the new official in our county adds tax, so my family doesn't have to answer. Let him add as much as he wants, and my family will do it accordingly. If there is a prosecutor, my family doesn't have to enter. Every official's home, not a word involved in public discussion.
in any family, the word "diligence and respect" can be kept to a certain extent, and there is no disappointment; If nothing is scored, nothing is invincible; Harmony can be kept in a few minutes, and there is no disappointment; No one is invincible.
fortune and misfortune belong to god, and good and evil belong to man. By god, there is nothing to do but listen to it; Those who are in charge of the people, one point counts as one point, and one day counts as one day. First, your brothers are harmonious. The second is filial piety. Third, we should practice the word thrift.
every time you have a good time, something bad will follow. Family can't say harsh words, which are accurate enough to be worth thousands of dollars.
Eight-character decision to manage the family: read books, vegetables, fish and pigs, and scan the treasures early.
Three unbeliefs in health care: disbelief in immortals, medicine, monks and witches.
Eight books on how to behave: reading is based on exegesis, writing poetry is based on tone, caring for relatives is based on winning favor, keeping fit is based on avoiding anger, keeping fit is based on not talking nonsense, staying at home is based on not being arrogant, being an official is based on not asking for money, and marching is based on not disturbing people.
diligence is the body and humility is the use.
History has a taste of the Book of Changes, observing the principle of surplus and deficiency, and knowing that people can't be without defects. The sun is full, the moon is full, the sky is empty, and the land is in the southeast. Those who don't have all the things and don't lack them, those who peel them off, have the opportunity to recover them, and the gentleman thinks it is gratifying! If you are jealous, you will be jealous, and the gentleman thinks it is dangerous! A gentleman knows that there are regrets, and he regrets, so he keeps his lack and dares not seek perfection. The villain always strives for perfection, and the whole person has it, but the meanness and fierceness follow.
If you are kind, you will do your best. If you change your mind a little, you will be suspicious and selfish. Suspicious students care too much and cashiers are stingy, while selfish students prefer likes and dislikes and take advantage of them.
everything is expensive and specialized, and if you ask for a teacher who is not specialized, you will not benefit; If you don't specialize in seeking friends, you will love and not kiss. There is something special in the heart, and it is also impossible to learn from others to expand their knowledge; There is nothing to specialize in, but it is a big deal to see different thoughts move.
patience is the first priority for officials, and so is courage.
pay a high salary to raise soldiers, so as to keep the generals honest, but to be angry with the sergeants.
as for taking on great events, it's all about being bright and strong. Everything is not angry, not just bad, that is, self-cultivation, but also to be bright and strong.
people's life and death, early or late, have their own certain moments, and cannot be strong. The loss of Yu's life is that he is ambitious but not talented, and he is solid and lacks strength. Sitting is 1%. Ordinary people do one thing, be expert and refined, and disperse with disputes. Xunzi said that "hearing with two ears and hearing with two eyes, but seeing with two eyes", and Zhuangzi said that "there is no dispute in using ambition, but it is condensed in God".
I said that reading is not about memorizing, which is also a way to keep fit. Anyone who wants to be a strong reporter still has a good reputation, which spans the square inch, so the more he can't remember it. If you have no name at all, you can remember it or not. This heart is wide but not tired, but you feel comfortable, or you can remember one or two things, which is unknown.
the way to observe people is to have integrity without bureaucracy, and to be more organized and less talkative.
I always keep the word "do my best in me and listen to it in the sky", that is, the way of health preservation is the same. Strong people, such as the rich, become rich by abstaining from luxury; The weak, such as the poor, are self-sufficient because of frugality. It is also important to be frugal, that is, to study hard, but also to check the contract and not to overdo it. Health care should be based on less anger, and the chest should not be too bitter. It is necessary to be lively and splash on the ground, to keep a life, and to get rid of the anger.
the ancient people took punishing pent-up desire as the key to health preservation. Punishing anger means that I believe in being less angry, and smothering desire means that I believe in being prudent. Because of fame and competitiveness, but too much attention, but also desire and so on.
true beauties don't fight for pearls and jade, and true calligraphers don't fight for pen and ink.