1, the mountain is not high, there are immortals; The water is not deep, and the dragon is the spirit. (Don. Liu Yuxi) Interpretation: There is no height in the mountain, and there are immortals on the mountain. The water is not deep, but I work with the dragon in the water.
2. Lack of virtue can't make people come, and lack of virtue can't make people safe. (Ming. Liu Ji) Interpretation: If morality is not broad and noble, it cannot attract and unite people; Without magnanimity, people cannot be safe and stable.
3. Being an official without virtue is not enough to persuade virtue; White reward is not enough to persuade meritorious service. ((Song Li Gou) Interpretation: If a person without morality is an official, such an official cannot educate his subordinates to establish morality; For rewards without merit, such rewards cannot motivate people to make meritorious deeds.
4, there are three dangers in the world: less morality and more pets, one danger; Only when you are high and low are you in danger; Without great achievements, there are rewards and dangers. ("Huainanzi". Interpretation: There are three kinds of most dangerous situations in the world: one is that people with moral deficiencies are overloved, the other is that people with low talents occupy high positions, and the third is that people without great achievements enjoy rich salaries.
5, a finger hole can dry up a river of thousands of miles; One taste can defeat ten virtues. (clear. Tang Zhen) Interpretation: A loophole with a big finger can dry up a river of thousands of miles; Greedy taste of fine meat will destroy people's morality accumulated over the years.
6. There is virtue in the world, followed by merit, followed by words. Although it has not been abolished for a long time, it is called immortality. ((Zuo Zhuan) Interpretation: First, Li De, second, meritorious service, and second, writing books. These will not disappear for a long time, so they can be called immortality.
7, life, morality, benevolence and righteousness, why do you have to stand behind you? (Don. Xu Yin) Interpretation: Morality and chastity have been praised before death, so there is no need to erect a monument after death.
8. Those who are virtuous and rich will benefit from wealth; Those who are rich without virtue will use wealth to disable themselves. ((Song. Hu Hong) Interpretation: A man with morality is rich, and he does all kinds of things that are beneficial to the rich; A man without morality is rich, and he destroys his body with wealth.
9. Officials are not important, people are important, and Desheng can win morality. (Li Ming Ting Ji) Interpretation: People respect officials because they respect the morality of being an official, not because the official position makes officials respected; To be an official, virtue should be higher than talent, and talent should not be allowed to overwhelm virtue.
10, stop if you think it's wrong, and change if it's wrong. (Xue Mingxuan) Interpretation: Once you have a wrong idea, you must immediately contain it. Once you have a wrong action, you must immediately correct it.