This famous saying, "A gentleman will always prosecute himself if he has a fault" comes from the ancient Chinese Taoist classic "Kangcangzi". The general idea of ??this passage is that people have shortcomings and it is up to them to realize them. Regarding people's shortcomings, sages will not tell them because they are tolerant, villains will be flattering because of violent love, and relatives will not tell them face to face out of pity and jealousy. Therefore, people's shortcomings can only be understood by themselves. A gentleman should always reflect and check himself, just as he knows that he often has shortcomings and mistakes. It is regarded as a motto by some great men and gentlemen.
Celebrities in the past dynasties have quoted Kangcangzi's article. For example, Li Shimin quoted it in his Emperor Fan - Judge No. 4: Today's wisdom is short and long, and can be great or small. ["Kangcangzi" says: The most important thing in politics is to judge the officials. If a scholar is talented, he will be compared to a township, and he will be appointed to the township; if his talents are compared to a county, he will be commissioned to the county; if he is talented, he will be compared to a state, and he will be appointed to the state; if he is talented, he will be compared to a country, and he will be appointed to the national affairs. Then there will be no fushi. The words should be carefully considered before the appointment is made.
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