What is one of the famous couplets of Zeng Guofan?

One,

Good people come from the bitter, do not try to be cheap,

Everything is due to the busy in the wrong, and to be calm.

From the Qing Dynasty Wu Dacheng's "Bitter" character couplet: "Good people come from the bitter, do not try to take advantage of it, and everything is due to the busy in the wrong and to be calm. This is also Zeng Guofan's favorite couplet, and often give this couplet to friends and disciples.

Thinking of shortcuts and good small profits, will not be trusted. Not greedy cheap willing to suffer, you can specialize, friends all over the world. If you're not a good person, you're not going to get things done. If you are calm, you will be more clear-headed and more relaxed. The most important thing to remember is that you can't be too careful with what you're doing, and you can't be too careful with what you're doing.

The great man to achieve the cause, to be calm and quiet, can not be too eager, greedy for immediate benefits, eager to achieve, often want to go too fast!

Second,

Big picture, small picture

Groups of people live in the mouth, live alone to keep the heart

Big picture is to say that things should be far-sighted, have a sense of the overall situation, and be able to consider the long term; small picture is to say that things should be done with caution, to start with the details, in order to avoid the problem of the high and the low.

Groups of people to keep their mouths shut, in the crowd to be careful with their words, what should be said to say, should not be said to say, the so-called trouble comes out of the mouth, to be a good listener of the audience; their own time alone, to enjoy, know how to reflect, to keep their own pure and good heart.

The first line is about the reason of acting, and the second line is about the way of being a human being, which is shallow and deep, and thought-provoking. Think about how many of us can't "think big" and have a long-term and strategic vision; nor can we "start small" and do things in a practical way. How many people do not understand "living in a group to keep their mouths shut", open and close their mouths, regardless of the consequences; and how many people can "live alone to keep the heart", quiet and elegant, perseverance. Can do this 16 words, afraid of less than Zeng Guofan, can also become a better self.

Three,

Not for the sages, then for the beasts

Not for the harvest, but for the plow

Not for the sages, then for the beasts, this sentence sounds extreme, in fact, is Tseng Kuo-fan's strict requirements for their own, asking themselves to establish a good character, and can not tolerate a little bit of carelessness.

Not for the sages, then for the beasts, this looks a little unreasonable. In fact, this sentence is Zeng Guofan is expressing his determination to be a sage. In the University, it is said that stopping is the best. The meaning of this stop, Zhu Xi explained: must be to be and not change. That is to say, must reach the realm of the most good, never a little bit of meticulous, relax on their own requirements.

Don't ask about the harvest, but ask about the plow. This warns us that we should not only think about the return and reward, but also think about doing a good job and plowing our own field, which will naturally lead to a good result.

Four,

Have children and grandchildren, have fields,

Family style half-reading, half-plowing, but to inherit their ancestors with their skins and furs

No official guards, no words of blame,

Current affairs do not hear and do not ask, but only to pay the hardships to the child Cao

Have children and grandchildren, have fields to plow, have books to read, and only use the ordinary bamboo utensils and clothing to inherit their ancestors' bounty;

Not to be an officer do not need official conduct, and do not blame others. I don't want to be an official, I don't want to be blamed for other people's affairs, I don't want to listen to the affairs of the world, I just want to hand over the task of promotion and wealth, family and country to my children and grandchildren.

This couplet shows a rather free and easy attitude of the high and mighty old man, which cannot be written by ordinary people. It also reveals a wealth of connotations that can't be summarized in a single sentence. The first line of the couplet indicates that he does not have high requirements for life, half-plowing and half-reading, and a light meal is enough; the second line of the two couplets also places high hopes on his children and grandchildren.

This hope is very different from the general demand for children and grandchildren to make a name for themselves and to be promoted and rich, to pay the children and grandchildren, and to let the children and grandchildren to do the hard work of the family, the country and the whole world, which is neither a spoiled child, and even more so, not the children and grandchildren to put forward the untouchable wish.

Fifth,

War is not panicked, the first to seek stability, the second to seek change

Office is silent and odorless, not only old, but also shrewd

Zeng Guofan has always been "to the stability of the main, can not be overly seeking quick results", that "steady and stable, maneuvering to the hair, good for the most theory. hair, good for the theory. However, the word machine is not easy to review, stable word is not easy to". At the same time in the very main stable, but also pay close attention to maneuverability and flexibility, the pursuit of change. He instructed his subordinates that "military affairs like deceit and evil straight. The ancients used the army, the most important 'change unpredictable' four words ", and put forward the" false real "law. He said: "the art of war is most avoided in the shape of the four words, often hidden, false and real, so that the thief can not fully understand my bottom.

Zeng Guofan with the experience of fighting wars to warn us, when doing things, to be stable, on the basis of stability, in order to innovate and change; do things to talk about the methods and principles, taking into account the overall situation at the same time, dealing with the old-fashioned way, but also not to lose their shrewdness.

Sixth,

There is no such thing as an easy world, and there is no such thing as a difficult world

There is a place of joy in life, and there is a place of sorrow in life

The easy world and the difficult world are the good world and the bad world; the good world and the bad world, the place of joy and the place of sorrow, these are the two states of life, and they are one and two sides of the same coin.

What goes around comes around, and what goes around comes around. A lot of things in life, are two-sided, there is a good side, there will be a bad side, can give you a surprise things, often also buried inside the root of the disaster, may bring you disaster.

Some people say that one should not deliberately say what I want or what I don't want. People should learn to go with the flow, because everything flows, and will appear when it should appear, and disappear when it should disappear. If you have to compulsorily pursue, in the end, what you get may not be what you want, and what you don't get may not be bad.

Seven,

Raising a ball of spring meaning

Supporting two poor bones

This is a pair of couplets written by Zeng Guofan when he was 48 years old, used to encourage himself. "Spring" means to be vigorous and energetic like spring, bursting with a positive, healthy and optimistic passion. "Meaning", is an atmosphere that is relaxed, happy and fun. When we are tired of something, we will say "it's no fun". "Spring meaning" roughly refers to a kind of full of vitality, but also can bring vitality to others; warm themselves, but also can warm the spiritual power of others.

"Poor bones" here refers to the backbone of ordinary people. The meaning of the couplet is that people should be vigorous and full of vigor; at the same time, they should also have a backbone, so-called "poverty can not be moved, wealth can not be obscene, the mighty can not be subjugated," as well.

Zeng Guofan "family training" in a paragraph, "stubborn two words, but not less, the work of the article, are required to have these two words through to which, otherwise, soft can not be a thing", simply put, people have to have ambition!

This "stubborn" is not to compare with others, but to compare with themselves. As long as beyond their own value, is a life of achievement. Therefore, Tseng Kuo-fan said, "I seek to be strong in self-cultivation is possible, but not in victory over others."

"Poor bones" can hold up, all rely on the inner strong, and the inner strong rely on the day-to-day cultivation, the so-called no desire is strong!

Eight,

War and trembling, that is, not forgetting the hell of life

Tantamount, although adversity is also free of the sky

This link is Zeng Guofan in the two years before his death, the first line reveals the heart of the heart of the song, quite realistic; the second line is only a desire, where there is what "tantamount ", on the contrary, to the" miserable, miserable, chi", almost. He fully understands that the longer he lives in the government, the more fully his faults are bound to be exposed, the more the world will be ashamed of the handle is bound to accumulate more and more; moreover, people have seven feelings and six desires, all kinds of vision, hearing, speech, movement, may not be in line with the sacred teachings, in the middle of the rules.

The gentleman should be conscientious in his endeavors, be prepared for danger, and be open in his heart and mind. Even in adversity, one should maintain a positive mindset.

Nine,

Heart wants to be small, ambition wants to be big, wisdom wants to be round,

Walking wants to be square, ability wants to be more, things want to be fresh,

Speaking has a teachable moment, moving has a method, the day has to be for the day,

Night has to be gained, the interest has to be nourished, the moment has to be saved.

Originally from the Western Han Dynasty, Liu An's "Huainan Zi - Master Art Training" and the Northern Song Dynasty's great Confucian scholar Zhang Zai's words, the meaning of the first couplet is to consider the problem in detail and be cautious in handling things, while being broad-minded and ambitious; to be flexible and flexible in intellect and upright in character; to be versatile and diversified in talent and to be simple in handling things.

The next couplet is Zhang Zai's "six have" said that the so-called "words have taught", that is, I speak out, inside the value of others to learn. "Words have teachings and actions have laws", in fact, is to make the words and actions first. Words and deeds are the most important, words and deeds are "the pivot of a gentleman, the Lord of honor and disgrace", what does a gentleman rely on to move the world? It is by words and deeds, so that you have to "words have teaching, moving law".

"Day have for, night have gained", that is, during the day to do something, the night to have gained. You don't want to go through a day, a month, a year, without getting anything, without doing anything, so how can you do it? Therefore, you must have "something to do during the day and something to gain at night". Why do we need to "gain at night"? That is to say, at night, one must review and reflect, and only in this way can one gain something.

Lastly, the most important of these "six things" is that "the breath is nurtured and the moment is saved. The "breath" means that there should be nourishment between breaths, and then the "momentary existence" means that there should be nourishment between moments. What does this mean? That is to say, "the times must be thus, the ups and downs must be thus", in any time, I will never let the time slip away without reason, that is to say, to put the cultivation of the body into every action, even to the last breath and every moment are inseparable from the cultivation of the body. If you can do "rest have nourished, instant have stored", that is probably close to the saint's ground.

Ten,

The thrift of the family is prosperous, the diligence of the people is healthy;

Can diligence and thrift, never poor.

This is Zeng Guofan for diligence and thrift and education of children of the sixteen words, meaning that thrift can make the family prosperous, diligence will make the body strong and healthy. Both diligence and thrift, life can be rich.