The Book of Commandments written by Zhuge Liang is a letter written by Zhuge Liang to his eight-year-old son Zhuge Zhan in his later years. Zhuge Liang dedicated his life to the country and died. He worked day and night for the national cause of Shu and Han and neglected to educate his son personally, so he wrote this letter to warn Zhuge Zhan.
This is a philosophical statement. This is the same as the truth that "if you want to take it, you must follow it first" and "if you want to achieve your goal, you must twist it first". "Indifference" and "tranquility" don't want to do anything, but learn from "Zhi Ming" and set up lofty aspirations. When the time is ripe, you can "go far" and do something vigorously.
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Zhuge Liang's book of commandments?
A gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality, indifferent to one's ambition, and quiet to a great distance. If you study quietly, you must study. If you don't study, you won't learn widely. If you have no ambition, you can't succeed. Dull sex can't make you energetic, and reckless sex can't cure you. Time goes by, meaning goes by, and then becomes withered, not meeting the world, and staying in a poor house sadly. What will happen?
-This article is selected from Collected Works of Zhuge Liang, with the title added by later generations.
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Original text:
A gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, and frugal to cultivate one's morality. Not cold, not awake, not quiet, not far away. You must study quietly before you can study. If you don't learn, you can't be versatile, and if you don't want to learn, you can't succeed. If you are slow, you can't be energetic, and if you are dangerous, you can't be radical. Time goes by, meaning goes by, and then becomes withered, not meeting the world, and staying in a poor house sadly. What will happen? ?
Translation:
The character of a person with both ability and political integrity is cultivated by inner peace and concentration, and by frugal style. If you don't look down on worldly fame and fortune, you can't define your ambitions, and you can't realize your lofty ideals without physical and mental peace. You must concentrate on your studies, and you must study hard to increase your talents. If you don't study hard, you can't increase your intelligence. If you don't have a clear ambition, you can't achieve anything in your study.
Pursuing excessive pleasure and laziness can't cheer up the spirit, and frivolous temper can't cultivate temperament. Over time, the will wears away with the passage of time, and finally it is useless to society like dead branches and leaves. How can you stay in a broken house and sigh sadly?
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