Famous sayings and authors of ancient commandments

1, static to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality. -"The Book of Commandments" Han Zhuge Liang

Cultivate your body and mind by inner peace, and cultivate your noble character by diligence and thrift.

2, not indifferent, not clear, not quiet, not far away. -"The Book of Commandments" Han Zhuge Liang

Without quietness and desire, you can't define your ambitions, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference.

You can't be versatile if you don't learn, and you can't learn if you don't want to learn. -"The Book of Commandments" Han Zhuge Liang

If you don't study, you can't grow your talents, and if you don't have a clear ambition, you can't achieve anything in your study.

4. If you are slow, you can't concentrate, and if you are dangerous, you can't cure it. -"The Book of Commandments" Han Zhuge Liang

Indulgence and negative neglect can't refresh the mind, and impatience and impatience can't cultivate temperament.

5, the way of self-study, it is difficult to raise the heart; It is difficult to raise your heart, but you should also be cautious. -"Zeng Guofan Family Instructions" Qing Zeng Guofan

The most difficult thing to cultivate one's self-cultivation is to cultivate one's mind, and the most difficult thing to cultivate one's mind is to be careful when you are alone.

6, the heart is quiet and pure, and the appearance is neat and serious. -"Zeng Guofan Family Instructions" Qing Zeng Guofan

Translation: single-minded and quiet in heart, neat in appearance and rigorous in attitude.

7. Diligence leads to longevity, while evasion leads to death. Diligence leads to the use of material, and evasion leads to the abandonment of hard work. -"Zeng Guofan Family Instructions" Qing Zeng Guofan

Those who work hard live long lives, but those who enjoy themselves live short lives. Hard-working people can come in handy because they often take part in social labor and learn talents, while people who enjoy themselves will be eliminated by society because they never take part in social labor and have no talents.