A gentleman can do whatever he wants all day long, without criticism.

It means: a gentleman should not only strive for self-improvement all day long, but also be diligent and cautious; Moreover, we must always be vigilant, as if there is danger, in order to avoid disasters and develop smoothly.

It is from Zhouyi Gan, the Ji Chang of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Original text: "A gentleman works all day, and if he works late, he has no blame." A virtuous person (gentleman) should strive for self-improvement all day long, and even be careful at night as if there is danger, so that there will be no disaster.

Extended information. The Book of Changes is the first: 93. A gentleman works all day. If he works late, he is blameless. If you are embarrassed at night, there is nothing strange: Shirley, danger means that you are in a bad situation in 1993; No blame means there is blame, but due to subjective efforts, vigilance and self-motivation, there is no blame. Blame, disaster, negligence, sin.

93. A gentleman works all day long, and if he is diligent at night, there is no blame. Note: Jiusan: The six hexagrams of Gangua ranked third; A gentleman is diligent all day, but he dare not slack off at night. At a disadvantage but without disaster.

Yijing, one of the three changes of Yijing (another view: Yijing is three changes, not Yijing), is one of the traditional classics. It is said that it was written by Zhou Wenwang Ji Chang, including the Book of Changes and biographies [1]? . Classics are mainly composed of 64 hexagrams and 384 hexagrams, each of which has its own interpretation (hexagrams) for divination. The Book of Changes did not put forward the concepts of Yin-Yang and Taiji, but was influenced by Taoism and Yin-Yang theory.

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