Zeng Guofan's detailed introduction and classic quotations.

Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), formerly known as Zicheng, was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan. In the late Qing dynasty, he was the founder and commander-in-chief of Xiang Army. Military strategist, philosopher, politician, calligrapher and writer in Qing Dynasty, and founder of "Xiangxiang School" in late Qing Dynasty. Official to the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Zhili, the University of Wuyingdian, the first-class righteous Hou Yong. Jiaqing was born in Baiyangping in the 16th year (18 1 1), a wealthy landlord family. There are nine brothers and sisters, Zeng Guofan is the eldest son. The ancestors were mainly farmers, and their lives were relatively broad and rich (Zeng Guofan's former residence). Grandpa Zeng Yuping has not received much education, but he has rich experience; Father Zeng Linshu is a scholar of book history.

"A brave man took out his teeth and swallowed blood."

"Big softness is not soft, just not just."

"If you are diligent at home, you will be prosperous, and if you are diligent, you will be healthy."

"Serving relatives is based on happiness".

Family three details: "Filial piety is auspicious, diligence is meticulous, and forgiveness is meticulous."

"Serve the country diligently, manage the family diligently, keep your word and do what you want."

Eight Books on Human Virtue: "Diligence, frugality, modesty, respect, non-greed, selfishness, singleness and persistence"

"The talent is conceited, the ability is complacent, the villain is jealous, and the gentleman is thin."

"A gentleman is inferior to a man, but in your eyes he knows people very well."

"An official's home, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift."

"Thunderbolt means that the bodhisattva's heart comes first."

"Be quiet first, then think about it, five or six minutes will do."

"What happened in the world?

Yelling outside the station

It's always useless

You must give in.

Quite responsible

There is still hope. "

"When people do things at the beginning, such as laying eggs on a chicken, they will get angry if they don't give up; Like bird's nest, the structure is getting stronger and stronger; If it is a tree of self-cultivation, it is not long, sometimes it is big; " There are natural springs, which are reluctant to give up day and night and lag behind in the Pacific Ocean. "

Don't praise others, bow silently and save yourself. If there is anything, you will regret it, and change it quickly.

◎ Scholars have three indisputable things: they don't compete with gentlemen for fame, they don't compete with villains for profit, and they don't fight with heaven and earth skillfully.

◎ Self-help travel, not selfish, but can't help complaining. In the matter of high righteousness, we should avoid small suspicions, but we must not worry about being tired.

◎ I often praise myself, but I am scorned for my reputation; I often see people who flatter others, seeking pleasure and contempt. A gentleman is a man of the world, who talks without doing anything, enjoys the reputation of Dont Ask For Help, and is happy with Dont Ask For Help.

◎ No pains are spared.

Literati are rich, and daily life brings them to the market. Wealth can be poetic, and it is shabby to spit out the genus.

Don't drink when you are upset, and don't write when you are angry.

◎ Those who can eat light meals can taste the strange smell, those who can make a fuss can visit famous mountains, and those who can endure hardships can make a name for themselves.

◎ People with poor fortune will have sudden disasters while enjoying happiness. Poor people are uneasy about their poverty, and there must be unexpected worries.

If you encounter setbacks, be patient and you won't suffer setbacks. Come on, take it lightly, and you won't be confused by quick success and instant benefit.

◎ Vegetarian food is not turbid; Stay alone, not turbid; Sitting still is not turbid; Reading is not turbid.

◎ You should taste all the sweets and bitters, and right and wrong will always be decided by people. It's not easy to die in peace. Everyone should try to cultivate themselves.

Harmony can eliminate people's grievances, tolerate and avoid disasters.

Those who are good at observing others look at themselves, and those who are good at observing themselves look at their own hearts.

◎ Publicity, respect and hypocrisy. Love in hiding is privacy.

◎ Impatient people will have no persistent knowledge, fearful people will have no courageous opinions, people who want more will have no generosity, people who talk more will have no practical heart, and brave people will have no literary grace.

◎ Jue Lu can respect his body, but not his heart. An article can express itself, but it cannot express its behavior.

◎ Fame, wealth and goods, all of which are called desires, can be killed.

◎ Sincerely regret, forgive, complain and bear the burden of humiliation.

◎ A clever debater is contrary to the Tao, and a clumsy one will be sparse, so he would rather neglect the world than violate the Tao.

◎ Yee language is deviant and miscellaneous studies are chaotic.

Content is happiness, greed is sorrow.

◎ Those who accumulate widely are descendants of disasters; Too much debauchery, one axe lost his life.

◎ The way to stand is rigid inside and soft outside; The way to a fat family is to obey. If you don't agree, you can't pick things up, and if you are not strict, you can't manage them.

◎ Insufficient appetite is the cause of the disease; If you think wrong, you will be killed.

◎ The ancients cultivated themselves to avoid fame, but today people modify themselves to gain fame. Therefore, the ancients did not seize the big festival, but today people see small profits and are easy to keep.

A gentleman is loyal when he goes out, filial when he enters, knowledgeable when he uses it, and foolish when he gives up.

Smart and hardworking people are crazy, and weak and heavy-handed people are arrogant.

◎ Good people are virtuous, and good luck is in the sky. The wicked plant and frame the blame, which will cause disaster in the future.

It is better to listen to a villain than to sell a false name to him. Leaving goods and wealth to future generations is not as urgent as others.

◎ Benefits can be shared but not exclusive, and plans can be less but not more. Single interests lead to failure, and collective efforts lead to failure.

If you ignore it, you will say the wrong thing.

The greater the self-esteem, the smaller the ego.

◎ If you are competitive, there is no place to win. If you can win, don't win.

A gentleman does his best to die, and his destiny lies in personnel.

A witty person should add profound knowledge.

◎ Evil is greater than destroying people's goodness, and virtue is greater than white people's injustice.

When things fail in haste, thinking is delayed.

If you can be indifferent, you will have some real knowledge.

◎ Seeing only the small will make Pepsi fail, and it will also cause a hundred lines to fall.

◎ I believe that fortune telling and geomantic omen are all caused by delusion. Smart people live by benevolence and righteousness, so they don't believe in benevolence and righteousness.

◎ I earnestly say that it is a short time, but people who take it will resent it for life.

◎ Those who are smart and exposed are thin, and those who are too rich in words are blessed.

◎ People who are good at decoration will gradually make mistakes. Partial listener, end of parameter.

People who are not as proud as others will be shallow, and those who doubt others will be villains.

Tolerance leads to great tolerance (excessive tolerance), and fame leads to betrayal.

◎ Let the gentleman be humble and not let the villain be shallow.

People should save trouble and not be afraid of things. People should be refined, not vulgar. Should not be timely, not timely.

If you follow two things, you will miss your life. Only by inspiring the spirit can we break this disadvantage.

When you work with a suspicious person, you will never succeed. If you work with good people, you will suffer.

◎ You can't stand poverty, quality, injustice and nothing.

Just say that you are superficial.

Calm down, and then you can realize the danger of this world.

◎ I feel that it is brave to go privately.

Too lofty will hurt benevolence, too obedient will hurt righteousness, so learning the middle way is also expensive.

◎ The world is divided, and the world is peaceful.

◎ Those who practice the law beg from heaven, and the public will keep it, and the benevolent will do it.

If you know that heaven and earth are one, you can love.

◎ If you are popular, you will be happy.

In the past 20 years, the word "anger" has not been completely cleaned up, so it is the hardest to know self-denial.

I didn't know the temperament refutation until I was old, and I thought it was just a rough study.

◎ If everything goes as I wish, the villain is also anxious to stay away.

What one learns is intolerable to others, and what others tolerate will be degraded.

If people want to be good, they must first understand the good.

◎ Avoid being full of anger and dew.

◎ Whoever reads useless books is a plaything.

If you are always quiet, you will be subtle and reasonable, but you must have strength.

People who can be trusted by the whole world will eventually be gentlemen. People who are suspicious in the world will eventually become villains.

Rich people should persuade him to be generous, and smart people should persuade him to be generous.

The most important thing in the world is reading. However, reading occupies a position, but in character, it is not in position.

People nowadays care about manipulating people and are too lazy to think about it, but have they ever harmed anyone? It's just that I ruined my mind and my vitality.

Never be complacent, never do trivial things, never learn to be frivolous, and never be tired of relying on others.

You should be more careful when you are in a hurry. Be more cautious when things are urgent. Be more cautious in the end.