When reading, Gai scholars should be ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent. Aspiring and unwilling to be indecent; If you have knowledge, you know that knowledge is infinite, and you dare not sell yourself short. Such as Hebo watching the sea, such as a well frog peeping into the sky, no one knows; Nothing is impossible if you have perseverance. These three are indispensable. At this time, the two brothers can only know a few things; As for ambition and perseverance, brothers just encourage.
-Quoted from The Complete Works of Zeng Gong.
Translation:
Scholars should be ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent in reading. Ambitious, unwilling to get dirty; If you are knowledgeable, you will know that learning is endless. If you dare not have a little experience, you will be complacent and complacent. For example, Hebo looks at the sea and the well frog looks at the sky. These people have no knowledge; Nothing is impossible with perseverance. These three pieces are indispensable. Dear brothers, you can't wait for knowledge now. As for ambition and perseverance, I hope you can work hard.
Central idea: learn to read.
Extended data
The Complete Works of Zeng Zheng Wen was published by China Bookstore Press 20 1 1 by Zeng Guofan. This book presents the Complete Works of Zeng published by Nakagawa Bookstore in simplified form for the first time.
This book is an anthology of Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. It adopts the earliest version which is considered to be the most classic at present, that is, the engraving of Nakagawa Bookstore.
Zeng Guofan claimed to be meritorious, virtuous and immortal, which was reflected in the Complete Works of Zeng Zheng Wen. The book contains the main learning essence of Zeng Guofan's life, which reflects the wisdom of this "the first perfect man in the ages" in self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world from different aspects. The language is plain and easy to understand, and it also contains rich knowledge and life experience.
The complete works were edited by dozens of scholars, celebrities and officials at that time. On the basis of the original text, a lot of processing and sorting work has been done, trying to present the most valuable content to future generations and pass on Zeng Guofan's knowledge to future generations.
The book contains the first volume, including 30 manuscripts, 33 letters, 28 poems copied by 18 schools, 26 miscellaneous copies by 100 schools, 6 manuscripts, 4 anthologies, 4 poems, 2 papers by Mingyuantang, 2 compendiums of 100 schools, Quezhai reading record 10, Quezhai diary notes 2 volumes, and chronology 10.
Catalogue of works
The Complete Book of * * * is divided into twelve volumes, and the specific contents are as follows:
Volume 1: Volume 1, Twelve Volumes of Zeng Nianpu and Two Volumes of Notes on Quezhai Diary.
Volume 2: I have performed volumes 1 to 12.
Volume 3: Zeng performed, volume 13 to volume 24.
Volume IV: Volumes 25 to 30, and six.
Volume V: The first to thirteenth volumes of Zeng's letters.
Volume VI: Volume XIV to Volume XXVII of Zeng's Letters.
Volume 7: 28 to 33 official letters, 4 official documents and 4 miscellaneous official documents.
Volume 8: Eighteen Poem Notes Volume 1 to Volume 16
Book 9: I copied Eighteen Poems from Volume 17 to Volume 28, and I have collected four poems.
Volume 10: History of Miscellaneous Notes Volume 1 to Volume 13
Volume 1 1: miscellaneous notes history volume 14 to volume 26.
Volume 12: Hundred Classics, Ming Papers, and Qiu Quezhai's Reading Record.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Complete Works of Zeng