The motto of ancient traditional virtues.

Many traditional virtues have been handed down from ancient times and condensed into a famous aphorism, which tells us how to inherit and carry forward. The following are the famous aphorisms of ancient traditional virtues that I compiled for you. Let's have a look!

Ancient traditional virtues famous aphorism: smell but not see, although rich, it will be absurd; Seeing it without knowing it, although knowing it will be false; If you know what you are doing, you will be trapped.

Source: Xunzi Confucianism.

I've heard of the general idea, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Although I have heard a lot, many of them are definitely wrong. See but don't understand, although remember, there will be a lot of false; Knowledge without practice, although rich in knowledge, is bound to encounter problems.

It is pointed out that in the eyes of the ancients, listening, seeing, knowing and doing are four ways to understand things, but "doing" is the most important. Because "practice" can not only test the knowledge obtained through the first three ways, but also further promote the understanding and mastery of the learned knowledge.

Those who speak well of the past will exercise restraint in the present, and those who speak well of heaven will levy a fee on others.

Source "Xunzi's Evil Nature".

Those who are good at talking about the past must find evidence today, and those who are good at talking about the sky must find evidence in personnel.

No matter what you say, if you want others to believe in yourself, you must have sufficient evidence. Evidence often shows the relevance of things, so we must look at the problem from a developmental and dialectical perspective.

Be careful what you say and what you do.

Source "Book of Rites".

Be careful what you say and what you do.

This sentence warns people that an educated and moral person should be responsible for his words and deeds, so think twice before "saying" and "doing" and never act impulsively.

A gentleman is better than learning.

The source is Yang Xiong's "self-cultivation".

Moral people encourage themselves to study hard and act.

It is suggested that whether you study hard or practice hard, you need perseverance. To study hard, you need to study hard and apply what you have learned to your life practice. At the same time, you should think carefully and combine what you have learned with what you have used. Therefore, learning is not the ultimate goal, and it is more important to apply what you have learned.

Seek truth from facts.

Source: Hanshu Hejian Wang Xian Liu Dechuan.

The general idea is to study from objective facts and get the law.

It is said that Liu De, the king of Hejian, is the younger brother of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. He studied hard all his life and didn't like to boast. His greatest hobby in life is collecting ancient books. When someone gives him a good book, he always asks someone to copy it, then gives it to others and keeps it for himself. Yan Shigu, a native of the Tang Dynasty, evaluated his behavior as "seeking truth from facts", which means that all the ancient books he collected are really good books, and the contents in the ancient books are also in line with the ancient facts. This is the original intention of "seeking truth from facts". Later generations extended this sentence to mean that everything should respect facts, and everything should proceed from reality and speak according to facts.

I'll believe that when I see it.

Source: The Biography of Hanshu Zhao Chongguo.

Seeing with your own eyes is better than seeing with your own eyes.

It is pointed out that although "listening" and "witnessing" are the main ways for human beings to acquire knowledge, in many cases, the authenticity of what they hear is doubtful, because they are often blinded by rumors, and only what they see with their own eyes is more true. It is this truth that "hearing is false and seeing is true".

It is better to retreat into a net than to fish in the forest.

The source is the biography of Han Dong's middle book.

Standing by the deep pool hoping to get the fish in, it is better to go back and weave the net quickly.

It is meaningless to imagine without practice, just like if you want to taste delicious fish but don't want to weave fishing nets, it is meaningless to just stand by and watch the water and appreciate it. The best way is to start from small things, start from now, move towards the ideal goal, strive for it in a down-to-earth manner, and finally achieve the goal.

A person's real knowledge lies in knowing what he knows and what he doesn't know.

Source "The Analects of Confucius is Politics".

Knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. This is a wise attitude.

It is pointed out that the ancients demanded honesty, which is manifested in learning, that is, knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. Moreover, this frankness is wisdom, and knowing what you don't understand is an improvement in itself. If you regard ignorance as knowledge, it will not only be dishonest, but also affect your progress.

A gentleman is ashamed of his words, but he does not stop.

Source: The Analects of Confucius, Xianwen.

A careless gentleman is ashamed of talking too much and doing too little.

It is suggested that in daily life, we should pay attention to the consistency of words and deeds. If we just talk without action, we will be regarded as "giants in words and dwarfs in action" by others.

Although a scholar has knowledge, his behavior is internal.

Source "Mozi's Self-cultivation".

Although a scholar is knowledgeable, personal practice is the foundation.

It is proposed that Mozi is the most pragmatic person among the pre-Qin philosophers. He and his disciples carried out Mohist administrative thought in practice. Since ancient times, many thinkers and scholars have made useful explorations on the issue of knowing and doing. Li Shizhen traveled to many southern provinces, collected folk prescriptions and researched them one by one, and wrote the immortal pharmaceutical masterpiece Compendium of Materia Medica. It is difficult for a person who only relies on book knowledge and lacks practice to become a great scholar.

Although the Tao is close, it cannot be done; Small as it is, nothing is impossible.

Source "Xunzi Self-cultivation".

Although the distance is short, you can't reach your destination without going; No matter how small it is, it is impossible to succeed without doing it.

It is suggested that any occupation should be completed by practice. The road to success is at your own feet. If you can't keep your feet on the ground and immerse yourself in beautiful fantasies forever, you will only accomplish nothing.