A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's self with tranquility, and to cultivate virtue with frugality. Without Danbo, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no way to go far. One must be quiet in learning, and one must be learned. Promiscuity and slowness can't encourage energy and impatience, and can't temper sex. Years and times gallop, meanings and days pass, then become withered, many do not take over the world, sadly guarding the poor house, what will happen?
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The conduct of a gentleman is to improve his self-cultivation from tranquility, and to cultivate his own character by frugality. If you are not quiet and few desires, you will not be able to clarify your aspirations, and if you do not exclude external interference, you will not be able to achieve lofty goals. Learning must be concentrated, and talent comes from learning. So you can't grow your talents without learning, and you can't make your learning successful without ambition. Indulgence and laziness will not lift the spirit, impatience and adventure will not cultivate the temperament. Years gallop with time, and will passes with time. In the end, they were withered and scattered, and most of them did not touch the world and were not used by the society. They could only sit sadly and guard the poor house. How could there be time to regret at that time?
Most of the ancient family teachings condensed the author's life experience, life experience and academic thoughts, etc., not only his descendants have benefited a lot from them, but also can be used for reference by today's readers. Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, was hailed as "the incarnation of wisdom" by later generations. His "Book of Commandments" can also be described as a family motto full of wisdom, and it is a masterpiece in ancient family motto. The article expounds the profound truth of self-cultivation, study and life, and it is thought-provoking to read. It can also be seen as a summary of Zhuge Liang's life, and later became a famous piece of self-cultivation and determination.
Most of the praise in history, only Chen Shou said that fighting is not his specialty, but I think it is biased, people with noble character often despise conspiracy, and the unprofitable 6 out of Qishan is not because of ability, but because of lack of time and stability. During the period, people in all places basically lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the general trend of the world had tended to be stable. . . ].
There is also the grandfather Mao said: "It started by mistake with Longzhong, thousands of miles away and divided the force in two. In the end, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhuge divided the force in three, and they were undefeated." Thousands of miles, brothers divide their troops, and the failure of strength will indeed reduce the probability of success, but Grandpa Mao forgot that Longzhong also said: wait for the day. Zhuge Kongming is even his strategy in the end can only be a third of the world, wanting to dominate the world still lacks time. Moreover, when a country is in decline, it has already been done by the ancients, that is, Qin used Sima Cuo’s strategy to send one frontal army to the capital of Chu from the north, and the other to go directly to the hinterland of Chu from Bashu, which is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, on both sides. He crushed the brittle bones and conquered the state of Chu.
From Grandpa Mao's comments, we can see that Grandpa Mao is still a very crazy person, and from the poem Qinyuanchun-Xue written by him, we can also see: It is a pity that Emperor Qin and Han Wu slightly lost their literary style, Tang Zong and Song Zu were slightly less coquettish, and the generation . . . No explanation can hide his madness. Grandpa Mao is indeed very capable. This kind of madness has a certain foundation, and it means that it is a bit bold, but it still feels too much. Maybe it is because he has never suffered from a madness. On the positive side, this excessive madness brings him more self-confidence and personal charisma (a product of the subconsciousness of the Chinese elitist nation), on the negative side, the profit is a loss. convincing people).