The poor suffer for money, and the rich are crazy about it. Tomorrow, the bank will go to my hometown to ask for accounts. An old grandmother with bad eyes and ears at home has been ill for many years

The poor suffer for money, and the rich are crazy about it. Tomorrow, the bank will go to my hometown to ask for accounts. An old grandmother with bad eyes and ears at home has been ill for many years. This story (1)

Yan Shu, a famous writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, was recommended as a "child prodigy" by a local official aged 65,438+04. He couldn't take the exam and get it to the office, but instead of doing so, he decided to take the exam. Something unusual happened. He has finished the exam and got some guidance from several teachers. Therefore, he did not easily stand out from thousands of candidates and was appreciated by the emperor. However, Yan Shu is not complacent. Instead, he told the emperor about the re-examination, told him the truth, and asked to consider another topic in class. After the emperor and the minister had a thorny problem, the negotiation became even bigger, so he asked the church to write a composition. Therefore, his article also won the praise of the emperor.

Yan Shu's staff always go home to study behind closed doors after the formal completion every day. Later, when the emperor learned of this situation, he was very happy and set up a prince named Gong Guan. Emperor Yan Shu went to see Battier, boasting that he was the emperor, and closed the door. Yan Shu said: "I don't want to enjoy pleasure, but I don't deserve the praise of the emperor because I am poor and rich." The emperor once praised him for his knowledge, simplicity and honesty, and he was a rare talent. After several years of promotion, it was given to him, so he became prime minister. Yan Shu is honest, looks honest and doesn't cheat, which is what we should learn. Earn a penny

In ancient times, there was a young man named Zhao. Opened a pub in the market, the so-called "affordable restaurant"

Everything sold at the beginning is very affordable, and the big bowl and wine are cheap. Business is booming every day, the guests are full and the wine is sold out. Zhao Er sees it in his eyes and enjoys it in my heart. I changed my mind, changed it to a big bowl, and the price was still a big bowl. I lied to the guests that the wine had added precious medicinal materials.

The guests believed Zhao's words, and there were not only fewer guests than before, but also more than before. Zhao Er made a lot of money. Zhao Er tasted the sweetness of wine and added more water. After a few days, there were fewer and fewer guests.

One day, I turned into an old man with a white beard and asked Zhao Er, "How can you stay in this shop so lonely?" I want to tell you a secret about the pen and paper used by old man Zhao Er. I wrote a sentence: If you are honest, the hotel will earn a penny. Since you operate in good faith, people who insist on earning a penny from a bowl of wine should not be too greedy, otherwise they will lose the trust of the people. Story (2)

The record is a famous minister. When my father died at the age of three, my mother was unable to support her family at home, so she took him back to her family. I saw Huangfu's grandfather was very smart and had no father, so I loved him very much.

Grandpa's name is Wei Xiaokuan. Wei Jiaying is a famous big family, and his family is very rich. Because many children go to school with their grandfathers to teach, it is a home school, and the private school is called Huangfu Performance. . ? Respect and cousins go to school in their own school year.

Grandpa is an old man, very serious, especially for his grandson, who is also strictly disciplined. At school, according to the rules they made, there is no reason for anyone not to finish his homework. According to the family law, private schools must re-enter the top 20 board members.

One morning after getting up from class, Huangfu showed himself hiding in a shack, where a chess game had been abandoned by his cousin. An interesting, imperceptible time for class in the afternoon. We forgot that the teacher who did it got off work this morning.

The next day, my grandfather knew. He called his grandchildren in the study and gave them a good scolding. Then, according to the rules, each person hits 20 boards again.

As a result, the youngest grandfather looked at Huangfu and was usually very clever. Besides, he didn't have a father to beat him. So they took him aside and said kindly to him. "You are still young, I won't accept you, but you can't make such a mistake again in the future. How can you achieve great things in the future if you don't learn your skills well? "

Huangfu gets along well with his cousin and takes good care of his younger brother. I'm glad I didn't see a small performance loss. However, Xiao Huangfu felt very sad because of this. He thought: My brother and I made the same mistake and delayed our homework. It's a pity that grandpa didn't punish me. But I can't indulge myself, and I have to type those 20 boards again according to the rules of private mats.

So, Huangfu finally found a man who claimed to be a cousin, and Grandpa hit twenty boards. Cousins sloped a smile. Huangfu said solemnly, "This is a private school with rules. We must ensure that the public is willing to be punished for violating the rules, otherwise you will not keep your promise of prohibiting punishment, and I am no exception. "

My cousin is the result of Huangfu's abiding by this school rule, and he was moved by this sincere spirit of reform. So, I hit the Huangfu 23 board with a ruler.

Later, in Huangpu, he became an official in the imperial court, but he kept his promise and admitted his mistakes with moral courage, which made him enjoy a high reputation as a civil and military official.

This story is about foreign countries.

(3) Integrity

1February, 809 12, abraham lincoln was born in a peasant family. When he was a child, his family was poor, and he didn't have the opportunity to go to school every day, nor did he have the opportunity to work with his father in the wild west. He himself said, "When I went to school, it was always less than a year." But Lincoln was eager to learn and had the opportunity to ask others. Buy paper, pens, cows and firewood. He always takes a book, rests, eats cold coarse bread and reads with relish. In the evening, he often reads night books in a small oil pan.

When he grew up, Lincoln left his hometown and went out to make a living alone. What is it? He did all the work, played a worker, worked as a sailor, a shop assistant, a country postman, a land surveyor, took notes, cut wood and did heavy work. No matter what it is, he is serious and responsible, honest and trustworthy.

As a teenager, he worked as a clerk in a grocery store. Once the customer pays a little more money, he retires and uses the money to run 10 miles. On another occasion, he found a small customer with 22 teas, and people who ran for several kilometers were drinking tea. He is honest, diligent and modest, and is loved by people everywhere.

1834, at the age of 25, Lincoln was elected to Illinois and began his political career. 1836 became a lawyer through the examination. then

Lawyer, because he is eloquent about the law, has a very famous local lesson. He helped many people go to court. But he defended the party on the condition that the party must be brought to justice. Many poor people have no money to pay for his labor, but they just tell Lincoln, "I just, please help me get justice." Lincoln will defend him for free.

Once, a very rich man asked Lincoln to defend him Lincoln listened to the client's statement and found that the man was framed. Then he said, "I'm sorry, I can't defend myself because your behavior is unfair."

The man said, "Mr. Lincoln, I just want you to help me fight this unfair lawsuit." As long as I win, you can pay as much as you want. "

Lincoln said seriously: "As long as you use your skills to defend the court a little, your situation is easy to win, but the case itself is unfair." If I put your case before the judge, I will say to myself,' Lincoln, you are lying.' Lies can only be said out loud when I lose my conscience. I can't lose my conscience. I can't lie. Then please find someone else. I am incapable of serving you. "

The man listened and said nothing. Lincoln left the office quietly.

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Lincoln became a sailor at the beginning of the year. 183 1 One day in June, he and several sailors came to a market in the southern American city of New Orleans to auction slaves. They saw the chains of the slaves standing there, and they were strung together by a thick rope. Who likes buying mules and horses? Slave owners look at slaves very carefully. Slaves sometimes touch their arms and pat their thighs. Slaves are not looking for strong and muscular, but they have no strength in their later work. Slave owners whipped slaves and branded them with red-hot iron. At this time, the young Lincoln said angrily, "It's shameful, so I have a chance to completely defeat this slavery!" " "

1860, Lincoln won the championship at the age of 5 1 and became the president of the United States. He really abolished slavery and realized this great vision. He respects the American people.

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Franklin was an American, a famous scientist and social activist in the18th century. He participated in the drafting of the American Declaration of Independence and made great contributions to American independence and freedom.

He was born in a craftsman's family who has been playing iron for generations, because at home, it is difficult for his parents to maintain their family life by playing iron. Twelve-year-old Franklin saw his parents worried about their livelihood and didn't want to do anything at home. Then make candles next to the blacksmith's father.

Later, his brother made a newspaper in the city, where Franklin became his brother's apprentice, learning printing and typesetting. His brother told him that he was very harsh, often scolded him, and sometimes beat him for a little thing, which made Franklin unbearable and quickly left there to find another printing job. But his brother was very bad and told all the printers in the town that Franklin was not employed by the boss.

Franklin had to find a job in other cities. He went to Philadelphia and asked a man named Kay Franklin for help, trying to get him to open a printing factory and promising him a high salary. Franklin hasn't found another job yet, so I agreed. Franklin is already a skilled worker. He is looking for a job. Kay, other workers are good at printing, typesetting and binding. Kay asked these people for a low salary. Smart Franklin saw this scene, and Kay guessed that he wanted to hire skilled workers at a low price and then shut down by himself. Planning has a bad reputation in the local area, and everyone knows that he is a sly guy.

Although Kay Franklin had guessed to seek the soul, he thought that since you agreed to accept the job, what you should try to do is to work hard for yourself, not to affect the seriousness of your work because of a horrible boss. So, he taught these workers some skills every day, and even invented his own method of making matrices? Teach these people.

Ke was very polite to Franklin at first. A few months later, he found himself a low-rent housing worker who mastered the basic typesetting and printing technology, so he began to find trouble with Franklin for no reason, and there was no reason to be stingy with his salary. Once, Kay Franklin pointed his nose at his ass and scolded him. Franklin was very angry and said, "Only an idiot boss, no idiot, like a worker, is not worthy to be a boss."

Kay tried to seek Franklin's departure. He would say sarcastically, "God made you have no genius to work here. You can slip away like a squid. "

Franklin didn't want to take advantage of himself. When he appeared in front of the workers, he said, "Kaimou, don't beat around the bush. You invited me to train your workers. Now they are all skilled workers. You can take me away. I'll have to guess your heart, but don't worry, I've always stressed that honest people are not mean, because you laid the wrong technology. It's up to you to fire them in the future. " "

With that, Franklin packed his things and left the shop.

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Judge Crane of new york was born in a poor worker's family. He went to a small private enterprise to make a living. The employer treated him like a dog and made him do heavy work. He only gets two yuan a week, but his job is actually worth at least fifty yuan a week.

One day, instead of eating all day, he spent $2,500 in cash to work for the company. He still wants to steal, but he thinks: My mother always thinks that I am absolutely honest, and I can't work for this despicable employer. My mother is very sad.

Later, recalling this incident, he said, "Like many young people, who stood on the edge of the cliff?"

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Walter Scott, a famous English novelist, is an honest man. Although he is poor, people respect him.

To tell the truth, Scott's friends saw that his life was difficult and would help him become a publishing and printing company, but he was not good at management and soon went bankrupt. This has increased the already poor writers and the back-to-back debt burden of 60 thousand dollars.

Scott's friends gave enough money to help him pay his debts. Scott refused, saying. "No, my own hands, I can pay off this debt, I can lose anything, but what I lose is not the only credit."

In order to pay his debts, he worked as hard as an old ox riding a scooter, and his friends admired his courage. He said he was a real man, a noble and upright man.

So many newspapers reported the news of his business closure and some articles full of sympathy and regret. He threw everything into the fire kiln of these articles and said to himself. "Walter Scott doesn't need pity and sympathy. He has precious credit and the courage to overcome life. "

After that, he worked harder and learned a lot that he didn't know. He often came to work for a few days and changed jobs. People are tired, dark and thin.

Once, a creditor who read his novel made a special trip to find him every time he approached the division of the novel and said to him, "Mr. Director is special." I know you are very trustworthy, but you are a very talented writer. You should spend more time writing, so I decided to reduce your debt. You don't owe me money. "

Scott said, "thank you in part, but I can't accept your help." I can't be a person without credit. "

After this happened, he wrote in his diary: "I have never slept so easily and peacefully, so my creditor told me that he thought I was an honest and reliable person." He said he could forgive my debt, but I can't accept it. Although the road ahead of me is hard and dark, it makes me proud. In order to save my reputation, I will suffer, but I won the glory. "

Scott got sick because of hard work. When he was ill, he often said to himself, "If I owe a debt and haven't paid it off, I will get better and let me earn money to pay it off, so that I can die gloriously and peacefully."

This belief enabled Scott to recover from his illness quickly. Two years later, he paid off his debts by his own labor.