What are the famous sayings of China ancients about introspection?

1, the difficulty lies in blaming it, and easy people will do it effortlessly. Make up for it, and its elders will decline. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Author: Sima Guang of Northern Song Dynasty

Interpretation: focus, focus on the difficulties in doing things. As long as the difficulties are solved, the simple ones will be solved naturally. To be a man, we should learn from each other's strengths. As long as we solve our shortcomings, our advantages will naturally be strengthened.

2. Know its fault and change its dilemma. It is difficult to say good things, but it is difficult to criticize. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Author: Sima Guang of Northern Song Dynasty

Interpretation: It is not difficult to know your mistakes, but it is difficult to correct them. It is not difficult to say good things, but it is difficult to do good things.

3, suffering from poor health, don't suffer from people you don't know. -"Guanzi" Author: Guan Zhong in the pre-Qin period

Interpretation: What we should worry about is that we are not good, and we should not worry that others don't understand ourselves. Laozi said, "He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise." Life should be more reflective and introspective, and it is more important to see yourself clearly.

It's better to talk more than to talk less. Learning without introspection will lead to evil. -"Guanzi" pre-Qin academic works

Interpretation: If you like to talk but it is not appropriate, it is better to say less. If you are knowledgeable but don't know how to reflect on yourself, something will definitely go wrong. Confucius said, "If you talk less and regret less, you will get something back." Less mistakes in words, less regrets in actions, more self-reflection, and careful words and deeds will not be far from success.

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1, making mistakes is not expensive, but correcting them is more expensive. -Empresses in the Palace Author: Wang Shouren in Ming Dynasty

Interpretation: What is valuable is not that there is no fault, but that you can accept and correct it modestly after making a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, but we must be good at correcting them. From Confucius to Wang Yangming, they all emphasized reform. Confucius praised Yan Hui for "never making mistakes twice", and it is already a high requirement not to make the same mistake twice. We should treat our mistakes strictly and reflect and correct them in time. Be tolerant of other people's mistakes as long as they can be corrected in time.

2. Perseverance is like heartache. When you are absorbed in the pain, you have no time to gossip and meddle. -Empresses in the Palace Author: Wang Shouren in Ming Dynasty

Interpretation: There is a belief in your heart that leads to conscience and ends in perfection. Just like the pain in your heart, always remind yourself to reflect on yourself, keep good thoughts and do good deeds, so that you will naturally have no distractions.

3. Therefore, a gentleman is ashamed not to repair, and is not ashamed to see pollution; Be ashamed of unbelief, be ashamed of unbelief; Shame can't be used. -"Xunzi" Author: Xunzi in the Warring States Period

Interpretation: a gentleman is ashamed of his lack of moral cultivation and not ashamed of being humiliated; Be ashamed of being dishonest and not trusted; Be ashamed of incompetence, not of not being appointed.

If you don't know how to quit, there will be some in the future. If you hate it, you will not regret it. -"Yu Xun" Author: Xunzi in the Warring States Period

Interpretation: if you don't know how to be vigilant after making mistakes, you will inevitably make mistakes in the future; Refuse to persuade, persist in mistakes, and refuse to repent, which will inevitably let the rumors take advantage of the loopholes.