It is Zhuge Liang's famous saying not to be indifferent to one's ambition, not to be quiet and not far away.

The Book of the Ten Commandments. The Book of Commandments, written by Zhuge Liang, a famous politician in the Three Kingdoms period, to his 8-year-old son Zhuge Zhan before his death at the age of 54, has become a masterpiece of self-cultivation for later generations. It can be regarded as Zhuge Liang's summary of his life. Zhuge Liang is also a noble and knowledgeable father, and his inculcation and infinite expectations for his son are all in his words. Through these words full of wisdom, rationality, conciseness and preciseness, the affection of fathers all over the world for their beloved son is expressed so deeply. Many "commandments" have been preserved in later generations.

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A gentleman's journey is quiet and self-cultivation, frugal and self-cultivation, not indifferent to ambition, not quiet and not far away. 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. Slow can't have vitality, and risk can't have sex. 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 the collected works of Zhuge Liang. (The title was added by later generations)

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1. People with high moral character and both ability and political integrity cultivate their body and mind by inner peace and concentration, and cultivate their moral character by frugal style. Without worldly fame and fortune, you can't define your ambitions, and without physical and mental peace, you can't realize your lofty ideals. 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. Excessive enjoyment and laziness can't make progress, and frivolous impatience can't cultivate temperament. Over time, the will will wear away with the passage of time, and finally it will be as useless to society as dead leaves. How can you stay in a broken house and sigh sadly? (Poor Lu can also be solved as an empty mind. )

2. The moral quality of people with moral cultivation depends on their silent efforts to improve their self-cultivation and their diligent efforts to cultivate their moral quality. Without lust, you can't express your ambitions, and without peace, you can't reach a noble ideological realm. Learning must settle down before learning can grow. Without learning, you can't have extensive talents, and without ambition, you can't achieve your studies. Indulgence and slackness can't cheer you up, nor can adventure and impatience cultivate your temperament. Over time, the will wears away with time, so they are down and out, and most of them can't integrate into society. How can they regret when they are sadly guarding the poor hut? ?

3. People with moral cultivation practice in this way. They make themselves perfect through meditation and self-reflection, and cultivate their noble character through thrift. Without a clear heart and desire, you can't make your ambition clear and firm. Without a stable and quiet environment, you can't realize your lofty ideals and study hard for a long time. To learn true knowledge, we must study and discuss it peacefully, and human talents are accumulated from continuous learning; What if you don't study hard? Unable to grow and develop their talents; If you don't have firm will, you can't succeed in your studies. Indulgence and negative neglect can't cheer up the mind; Hasty adventure and impatience cannot ennoble Zhi Tao's temperament. If we waste it year after year, the volunteers' time will eventually become as old as dead leaves. Such people will not be used by society, but will benefit society. They will only be trapped in their poor home sadly, and it will be too late to regret it.

4. People with moral cultivation practice like this: (A gentleman's journey)

They perfect themselves through meditation, reflection and vigilance. (quiet and self-cultivation)

Cultivate your noble character by saving money and property. (frugality and morality)

There is no other way to make your ambition clear and firm except to be pure and indifferent to fame and fortune. (Not indifferent, not ambitious)

In order to realize their lofty ideals, there is no other way to study hard for a long time except peace and tranquility. (Without peace, it is not too far)

If you want to learn real knowledge, you must live a stable life so that your body and mind can concentrate on research and discussion with peace of mind. My husband must be quiet when he studies.

People's talents must be accumulated from continuous learning. (Only you have to learn)

There is no other way to increase, broaden and develop a person's talents except hard work. (You can't learn without learning)

There is no other way to make progress and success in your study except perseverance. You can't learn without ambition.

If you are hedonistic and lazy, you can't encourage your mind to cheer up and be full of vitality. (If you are slow, you will have no energy.)

You can't cultivate your nature and make your character noble by taking risks lightly and going forward. (You can't be rational if you are rash)

If the years go by, let the years go by and the will will fade away day by day.

Will be like aging leaves, withered into ashes, become useless people, (so withered)

Such people are useless to society, and most of them can't integrate into society.

I can only be trapped in my poor home sadly, sighing, (sadly staying poor)

I won't know until the future that I must repent and turn over a new leaf, but it's too late. (What will happen? )