A collection of ancient people’s famous sayings about life?

The ancient saying "Zengguang Xianwen·Part 1"

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In the past, the Xianwen taught you earnestly.

The rhyme of the collection increases, and you see more and hear more.

When looking at the present, it is advisable to learn from the past, as the present cannot be achieved without the past.

Know yourself and your enemy, and compare your feelings with your own.

Drink wine when meeting close friends, and recite poems to those who meet you.

How many people can know each other all over the world?

Meeting each other is like knowing each other for the first time, and there will be no resentment until the end.

You know the nature of fish when you are near the water, and you know the sounds of birds when you are near the mountains.

Mountains and streams are easy to rise and easy to retreat, and they are easy to reverse and change the hearts of small people.

The gold turned into iron when transported away, and the iron turned into gold.

Reading must be done with intention, a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

When you meet someone, you have to say only a few words, but don’t give up everything.

If you plant flowers deliberately, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will create shade.

It is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, but it is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger.

Money is like dung, but kindness is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

The water flowing down the beach is unintentional, and the white clouds coming out of the stream are unintentional.

If you didn’t climb high and look at it, who would believe that the ocean is deep?

A horse’s power can be seen through a long journey, and a person’s heart can be seen through time.

Two people are of the same mind, but they have no money to buy gold;

One person is of the same mind, but if they have money, it is difficult to buy needles.

It's easy to get along well with each other, but it's hard to make friends after staying for a long time.

A horse's weakness is due to thinness, and a person's lack of charm is due to poverty.

To forgive others is not to be a fool, but a fool will not forgive others.

It’s a close relationship but not a close relationship, but it’s not a close relationship but it’s a close relationship.

Beautiful or not, it depends on the water in the hometown; whether you are close or not, it depends on the people in your hometown.

The orioles are still afraid of aging in spring, how can they teach people to spend spring in vain?

If we meet again and return home without drinking anything, the peach blossoms at the entrance of the cave will also smile.

Don't let the pretty girl grow old, and don't teach the poor to the wandering man.

You don’t know how to welcome guests at home, and you don’t know your master until you go out.

Scutellaria baicalensis is not false, asafoetida is not true.

If the guest does not care about the host, he is an unworthy guest.

If you ignore a good guest, you may be an idiot.

The poor live in the busy city and no one cares about them, the rich live in the mountains and have distant relatives.

Who doesn’t speak behind someone’s back, and who doesn’t speak in front of someone?

If you have money, you speak the truth, but if you don’t have money, you speak the truth.

If you don’t believe it, just look at the wine at the banquet and advise the rich first cup by cup.

Make money in the hustle and bustle, and settle down in a quiet place.

It comes like wind and rain and goes like dust.

The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the new people in the world drive out the old ones.

The first to see the moon is the tower near the water, and the flowers and trees in the sun are the first to see spring.

The ancients did not see the moon today, but the moon used to shine on the ancients.

The first to arrive is the king, and the second to be the minister.

Mo Daojun leaves early, and there are even more early travelers.

Don’t believe in the straight and the straight, and beware of being unkind.

There are straight trees in the mountains, but there are no straight people in the world.

Hate yourself for the leafless branches, don’t blame the sun for being biased.

Everything is fate, nothing is up to you.

The plan for a year lies in spring, and the plan for a day lies in Yin.

A family's plan lies in harmony, and a life's plan lies in diligence.

Responsibility for others, forgiveness for others.

Keep your mouth shut and be as defensive as a city.

I would rather be betrayed by others than betrayed by others.

Be careful again and again, and don’t deceive your heart first.

The tiger's body can still be approached, but the poisonous body of a human cannot be kissed.

Those who talk about right and wrong are right and wrong.

It is difficult to save a fire that is near by water far away, and it is not as good as a close neighbor by a distant relative.

There is wine, meat and many brothers. How can one be seen in times of crisis?

Human relationships are as thin as paper, and world affairs are like new chess games.

There are also thousand-year-old trees in the mountains, and it is rare to find a centenarian in the world.

Don’t bear heavy burdens if you are weak, and don’t persuade others with soft words.

Don’t join the crowd if you don’t have money, and don’t seek relatives if you are in trouble.

If you don’t do anything frowning in your life, there should be no gnashing of teeth in the world.

Scholars are the treasure of the country, and Confucianism is the treasure of the country.

If you want to stop drinking, look at the intoxicating person with a sober mind.

You need a man to ask for help, and you need to help others when they are in need.

A drop of it is like nectar when you are thirsty, but a cup when you are drunk is worse than nothing.

Staying for a long time makes one feel despicable, and frequent visits also lead to alienation.

A true gentleman does not speak in wine, but he is a real man when it comes to wealth.

Being a monk is as good as before, and you are more than ready to become a Buddha.

It is better to explain the scriptures clearly than to accumulate a thousand taels of gold.

Raising a son without education is like raising a donkey, and raising a daughter without education is like raising a pig.

If you have fields and don’t cultivate them, your barns will be empty; if you have books and don’t read them, your descendants will be foolish.

The warehouses are empty and the years are running out, and the descendants are stupid and have lax etiquette.

Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading.

People don’t understand the present and the past, and horses and oxen are like ruffles.

There are countless people in the vast world, which man is the husband?

Liquor is brewed for hospitality, and gold is spent to collect books.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.

The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond.

Auspicious grass grows in front of the court, which is a good thing.

If you want to live a wealthy life, you must work hard.

A hundred years of success is not enough, but once it is broken, there is more than enough.

The human heart is like iron, and the official law is like a furnace.

There is not enough improvement and more deterioration.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people are too impatient, they will be unwise.

A wise man loses half of his power, and a fool loses all.

At home, you follow your father, and when you get married, you follow your husband.

Idiots fear women, but wise women respect their husbands.

Right and wrong exist all the time, and if you don’t listen, there will be nothing.

The scenery of the bamboo fence hut is good, but the Taoist monk's room is not as good as it is.

It is better to be right but not enough than to be evil and have more than enough.

I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist.

There is a time in life that must be there, but there is no time in life, so don’t force it.

The Taoist temple welcomes immortal guests, while the study hall conceals Confucianism.

Phoenix bamboos are planted in the courtyard, and dragon fish are raised in the pond.

To make friends, you must be better than yourself. It is better to be like me than not.

But after three or five days, we didn’t see each other as well as before.

Human relationships are like water, and things in the world are like clouds.

I can say that it is true, but I cannot say that it is unreasonable.

If you sharpen your knife, you will hate it, but if it is sharp, it will hurt your fingers;

If you know what you are satisfied with, you will never be ashamed throughout your life;

If you know how to stop, you will never be ashamed.

Being blessed will hurt your wealth, but not being blessed will hurt yourself.

A slight difference can lead to a loss of thousands of miles.

If you climb high, you will feel inferior; if you travel far, you will feel short of yourself.

Think twice before you act.

It is better to do things yourself than to speak, and it is better to ask for yourself than to ask others.

We were brothers when we were young and grew up in different villages.

If you are jealous of money, don’t be jealous of food; if you are jealous of life, don’t complain of death.

People are angry when they see bald heads, but I am happy when they see bald heads.

How many young men die before they die.

The wall has cracks, and the wall has ears.

Good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

If you want others to know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself.

If you don’t do anything wrong, you won’t be surprised if you knock on the door in the middle of the night.

Thieves are villains who are smarter than gentlemen.

A gentleman is poor, but a villain is even more poor.

Wealth has many worries, poverty is at ease.

Do not regard me as a virtue, but regard me as an enemy.

It is better to take the straight path than to seek it from the twists and turns.

If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.

Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say that what do I want?

I don’t want to go on a sunny day until it rains.

Don’t talk about what will happen, it will be difficult to collect the water.

Right and wrong are just for talking too much, and troubles are caused by being too strong.

Be patient for a moment and avoid a hundred days of worry.

I recently learned the turtle method, and when I have to shrink my head, keep it down.

Afraid of the Dharma and Chao Chao's joy, and deceived the public to worry about it every day.

As long as one lives, the grass grows one spring.

A black-haired person who doesn’t know how to study hard will become a white-headed man in a blink of an eye.

After the fifteenth day of the month, there will be little light, and when a person reaches middle age, everything will stop.

Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don’t be a horse or a cow for your children and grandchildren.

If you are not satisfied with a hundred years in life, you will always worry about a thousand years.

If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and you will be worried tomorrow.

You must avoid dangerous places on the road, and you will not be free when things happen.

A poor person is speechless and his skills are not good.

One family's adopted daughter is sought after by hundreds of families.

Drink wine when there are flowers, and go upstairs if there is no moon.

Three cups lead to the road, and one drink can solve a thousand worries.

After all, there are tigers hidden in the mountains, and the sea must accept trickles.

Cherishing flowers must be careful, loving the moon without combing your hair.

She is probably chosen because she has good muscles and bones, and she is also charming even without wearing pink.

It is better to retreat first when you are deeply favored, and then you can retire when you are deeply proud.

Don’t wait for right and wrong to come to your ears. Love in the past will turn into hatred.

As long as the five lakes and bright moons are there, there will be no need to worry about having nowhere to place the golden hook.

Don't miss any fish places, don't miss the shallow beaches.

When you go, you must go, and you can't stay again.

Be patient, calm down, be patient, and take a step back.

You will not be rich at thirty, you will not be rich at forty, and you will find death in your fifties.

You will not recognize your soul in life, and you will not recognize your body in death.

An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

Parents' deep kindness will eventually be separated, and the love between husband and wife will also be separated.

Life is like birds that stay together in the forest and fly separately when disaster strikes.

A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others.

A man will not be rich without windfall, and a horse will not be fat without night grass.

When people are evil, they are not afraid of God, but when people are kind, they are not afraid of God.

Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, we can only hope that they will come sooner or later.

The Yellow River still has a clear day, how can people not have good luck?

When you are favored, you think about humiliation, and when you are in peace, you think about danger.

Thinking about it is like facing an enemy, and my heart is like crossing a bridge.

A hero takes a dangerous path, and wealth is like a flower branch.

Human feelings cannot be said to be good in spring, but I am afraid that autumn will be cold.

This article is the first chapter of "Zengguang". "Zengguang" may seem chaotic on the surface, but as long as you read the whole book carefully, it is not difficult to find its internal logic.

The book's understanding of human nature is based on the premise that "nature is inherently evil", and it uses a cold gaze to gain insight into social life and family relationships that are polluted by money. ; Friendship is just a lie, "There are wine, meat, and many brothers, but no one is seen in a pinch."; Honor and inferiority are determined by money, "If you don't believe it, just look at the wine at the banquet, and the rich will be served first." Law and justice are determined by money. Manipulation, "The yamen is open, don't come in if you have reason and no money"; Human nature is distorted by interests, "There are straight trees in the mountains, but there are no straight people in the world"; Sophistication leads to unpredictable people, "It is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger, and you know the face but not the heart"; People say that it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil, "When you go into the mountains, you are not afraid of tigers that may hurt others, but you are afraid of the double-edged sword of human beings." "Zengguang" highly summarizes the dark phenomena in many aspects of society and coldly displays them in front of readers.

Most of the sentences in "Zengguang" come from a collection of classics and history, poetry, drama, novels and literati's miscellaneous notes. Its ideas and concepts are directly or indirectly derived from the classics of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. In a broad sense, It is a popular version of the "Sutra" that is both refined and popular. You can read it without explanation, and you can also understand the thoughts and life wisdom of the scriptures by reading "Zengguang". Zengguang Xianwen is also a collection of proverbs.