The "Five Beauties" refer to favors without expense, labor without resentment, desire without greed, peace without arrogance, power without violence. It means to do good things as a matter of course; to work without complaining; to want without being greedy; to be calm and not care about what others say; to be powerful without taking advantage of others.
The "Five Beauties" come from "The Analects of Confucius·Yao Yue".
Original text: Zi Zhang said: "What are the five virtues?" Confucius said: "A gentleman benefits without any expense, works without resentment, desires without greed, is peaceful without being arrogant, and is powerful without being fierce."
Translation: Zizhang asked: "What are the five virtues?" Confucius said: "A gentleman should give favors to the people without spending anything on himself; make the people work without making them resentful; he should pursue benevolence Be virtuous but not greedy for gain; be solemn but not arrogant; be dignified but not fierce.”
The specific method of “benefiting without costing”
The specific method of “benefiting without costing”. It means "benefiting the people because they benefit from them". To put it simply, it is to follow the people and do things that are beneficial to them, to help them realize and fight for their own interests, instead of giving them money, so as to make the people rich without depleting themselves.
This is actually what Confucius said elsewhere about "making the people use the time", and what Mencius said about "making a five-acre house full of mulberry trees", "taking an ax to the forest in time", "counting Specific measures such as "Keep the water out of the pond" have a subtle relationship between theoretical guidance and practical operation. They all use the people's own strength and their own pursuit of interests to help them.
This is similar to the various innovative poverty alleviation we are talking about now. The "industrial poverty alleviation" and "education poverty alleviation" currently implemented by our country all contain the concept of "developing poverty alleviation for the benefit of the people". It is wise to "benefit it" and "benefit it without any expense".