Zhang Zai: Scholars should not be stingy and light-

"Scholars should not be small and light-minded, but if they are small- they are easy to be sufficient, and if they are easy-to-foot, they have no reason to advance; if they are light, they are known by the unknown, and those who have not learned are learned." ——— Zhang Zai's "Quotations from Hengqu"

In Zhang Zai's view, people who learn should not aspire to be short and frivolous. Because it is very easy to be satisfied with short ambitions, it is easy to be satisfied, and it is impossible to make progress; temperament frivolity will take things that are not known as already known, and knowledge that has not been learned is regarded as having been learned, and there is no way to determine progress.

Therefore, those who want to learn must first aspire, and their ambitions should be high and ambitious, so that they can have higher goals. After determining the ambition goal, strive to be positive and self-motivated, do not teach a day to idle, otherwise, do not advance, retreat, waste time only; secondly, we must be quiet and steady, quiet to cultivate ourselves, not impetuous, and work hard.

In today's society, entertainment games are rampant, and people's hearts are even more impetuous, so it is more necessary to be determined and quiet to learn. This is also the difference between a saint and a gentleman and an ordinary person