Zeng Guofan's Twelve Self-discipline

Zeng Guofan's twelve commandments:

First, the Lord: neat and serious, clear in the bow, such as the rising sun.

Sit-in: Sit-in for four hours at any time every day, and stay in a suitable place, such as Ding Town.

Third, get up early: get up at dawn and don't fall in love after waking up.

Fourth, reading is the only way: if you haven't finished reading a book, don't read his book.

5. Reading history: reading twenty-three histories, circling ten pages every day, although things are uninterrupted.

Sixth, be careful: pay attention to the moment, the first time.

Seven, nourishing qi: gas field list, everything can not be said to people.

Eight, protect yourself: save labor, abstinence, diet.

Nine, heaven knows earth knows: read books every day and record your thoughts.

Ten, the month does not forget what it can: write a few poems every month to test the amount of accumulation and the prosperity of qi.

XI。 Writing: Write for half an hour after meals. Any pen and ink entertainment is regarded as your own course. Never wait until tomorrow, the more you accumulate, the harder it is to get rid of it.

Twelve, do not go out at night: exhausted, cut the ring.

Zeng Guofan (18 1 1 year165438+1October 26th-1March 872 12), whose first name was Zicheng, whose real name was Bohan. China was a statesman, strategist, philosopher, writer, calligrapher, founder and commander-in-chief of Xiang Army in the late Qing Dynasty.