1, know yourself and be invincible; Know yourself and yourself, one wins and one loses; If you don't know each other, if you don't know your friends, every battle will be dangerous. -In the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu's The Art of War
Interpretation: in military disputes, know yourself and know yourself, and you will be invincible; If you don't know yourself and know yourself, the chances of winning or losing are half; If you don't know yourself and yourself, you can only fight a hundred battles.
2, so don't accumulate steps, not even thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you won't be a river. -During the Warring States Period, Xunzi's Persuasion
Interpretation: So there is no way to reach a place thousands of miles away without the accumulation of one step and half a step; Without accumulated rivers, there is no way to merge into rivers and seas.
3. The Book says: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace, be prepared for thinking, and be prepared." -Pre-Qin Zuo Qiuming's "Zuo Zhuan Xiang Gong Eleven Years"
Interpretation: In a comfortable environment, if you want to think of possible dangers, you should be alert when you think of them. If you are wary, there will be no disaster.
4. If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first. -During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucius' disciple and his re-disciple The Analects of Confucius, Wei Linggong.
Interpretation: A skillful craftsman must sharpen his tools if he wants to do a good job.
5, should be prepared for a rainy day, not thirsty to dig wells. -Zhu Qing Millennium "Zhu Jiaxun"
Interpretation: Everything should be prepared first, such as building a house before it rains, and don't cram for it temporarily, like digging a well when you are thirsty.