Translation of Yuewei Caotang Notes

He was not complacent because of depression. He shook his head and said to himself, "Did the ancients bully me?" If so, thousands of times a day, only these six words. Soon, he died of illness.

Later, whenever the wind was clear and the moon was white, every time I saw his soul under the pine and cypress in front of the grave, I shook my head and walked alone. Listen and recite six words. If you laugh, you will be hidden. Wait for it the next day, and it will come back.

Hun people are stupid, why are they stupid, even stupid? He tried to teach Yun: "A full belly of books is harmful, but it is also harmful to have no books in your stomach. The national game does not spend the old spectrum, but does not hold the old spectrum; Traditional Chinese medicine does not stick to the ancient prescription, but it does not leave the ancient prescription. So,' God is wise, but there is only one person.' He also said,' You can behave yourself in front of others, but you can't make them smart.

Translation:

So he was unhappy, always walking alone in front of the court steps, shaking his head as he walked, and saying to himself, "(How could the ancients lie to me! In this way, I mumble to myself thousands of times every day, that is to say, these six words. Liu Yuchong soon died of depression.

Later, every night when the wind is clear and the moon is white, people often see his soul walking under the pine and cypress trees in front of the tomb, shaking his head and listening. The ghost still said these six words. Sometimes people who hear him laugh at him, and the ghost will disappear immediately. When I went the next day, I still saw the ghost muttering alone. People who cling to ancient books are a bit dull, but how can they stay until now?

Lord Qin once taught me: "Reading classics is not conducive to judging things, and not reading books is not conducive to judging things. Great chess players will not abandon the ancient chess manual, but they will not be very attached to the old one; Smart doctors will not stick to the prescriptions handed down from ancient times, but they will not deviate from the ancient prescriptions in their own experience. Therefore, it is said:' What can be done super well depends mainly on the people who do things'. " He added: "You can teach people the standard steps to do anything, but you can't make them smart."

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