The Book of Shang, also known as the Book of Books and the Book of Books, is one of the Four Books and Five Classics, and is also one of the oldest surviving court documents in China and one of the important classics of Confucianism. The "Book of Shang" mainly records the words and deeds of some emperors and ministers of the Various Dynasties of Yuxia Shang, many of which have become famous sayings throughout the ages, and 10 of them are selected below to share and learn from you.
First, playing with people loses morality, and playthings lose their will. - Shang Shu. Book of The Week
A person who is intelligent, self-righteous, and likes to play with others will lose his own virtue. If a person likes to play with foreign objects and indulges in fun, he will lose his ambition to be a man.
Second, full of losses, humble benefits. - Shang Shu. Book of Yu
The full moon is lacking, the water is overflowing, as long as people have an arrogant and complacent mentality, they will definitely suffer losses. If people know the way of humility, be humble, and be able to recognize their own shortcomings, they will certainly benefit.
Third, for the mountain nine, the merit is a failure. - Shang Shu. Book of The Week
No matter what you do, you need to have a certain perseverance and perseverance, otherwise you will give up halfway and give up your previous achievements. It's like using dirt to build a mountain of nine taels, and when you pile it up to the end, you will be a basket of soil, but you won't do it, and you haven't finished it, which is a pity.
Fourth, the difficulty of not knowing, the only difficulty of doing. - Shang Shu. Shang Shu》
It is better to say than to do, it is easier said than done. Many truths can be understood by everyone and feel very simple, but it is not easy to practice them and truly implement them in the practice of life.
5. Poetry and poetry, song and eternal speech. - Shang Shu. Book of Yu
What is poetry? Simply put, it is a sentence used to express people's thoughts and feelings. What is a song? Simply put, it is the language that is sung, and the words are added to the sound.
Sixth, good questions are abundant, and self-use is small. - "Shang Shu Justice"
A person likes to ask others questions, or even ask without shame, then his knowledge will be more and more. If a person is selfish and unwilling to share what he has learned with others, then what he has learned is very limited.
7. Ben Ku Bang Ben, Ben Gu Bang Ning. - Shang Shu. Song of the Five Sons
The common people are the foundation of a country, and only when the foundation is solidified will the country be at peace. That is to say, the leader of a country should first stabilize the people's hearts and minds in order to make the country stable.
8. If all parties are guilty, they are given to one person; and if one person is guilty, there is no one. - Shang Shu. Tang Yu》
King Tang said: The common people have committed mistakes because I have not educated them well, so they are all my sins; I have committed my own faults, and I should bear the responsibility for my own sins, and must not be passed on to my subjects.
9. Do good deeds and descend to a hundred auspiciousnesses; if you do not do good, you will descend into a hundred misfortunes. - Shang Shu. Yi Xun》
If a person often does good deeds, he is bound to receive auspiciousness and welfare; if a person often does evil deeds, he will naturally suffer calamities.
10. The people may be near, but not down. - Shang Shu. Summer Book
The people can be close, and the closer you are to him, the more he embraces you; but do not despise him, for water can carry a boat and can overturn it.