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Training frugality shows health original _ translation and appreciation

I am a poor family, and there is no evil in the world. I don't like luxury by nature. I am a baby. My elders gave me gorgeous gold and silver clothes, and I don't want to be ashamed to give them up. Twenty surnames, Wenxi, no flowers for a solo banquet. In the same year, he said, "Your gift is inviolable." This is a flower. Take clothes to keep out the cold and eat to fill your stomach all your life; I dare not use despicable means to correct vulgarity, I just follow my nature. Everyone is proud of luxury, and my heart is only beautiful if it is frugal. Everyone laughs at me, and I don't think I'm sick. Ying said, "Confucius said,' Better be the next, not the next.' He also said,' it's hard to stand up.' He also said,' it is not enough to discuss those who are ashamed of their poor food and clothing because they are determined to be Taoist priests.' The ancients thought thrift was a virtue, but today people criticize it. Hey, what a surprise! "In recent years, the customs have been particularly extravagant. Pawns wear uniforms and farmers stand on tiptoe. I remember that among the heavenly saints, the first male is the official, and the guests never drink alcohol, or three or five lines, but not more than seven lines. The wine flows together, with pears, chestnuts, dates and persimmons; The dishes stop at bacon, sugar and vegetable soup, made of porcelain and lacquerware. At that time, the literati were all natural, and people were wrong. Know the number and be diligent, thin and affectionate. Recently, in the scholar-bureaucrat family, wine is not an internal law, melon and fruit dishes are not rare from afar, food is not good, utensils are not complete, and they dare not receive guests and visit friends before they dare to publish books. If not, people will refute it and think it is despicable. So people who don't follow the custom will put on fresh clothes. Ha ha! If the custom is corrupt, the incumbent can't ban it, but endure it! I also heard that Li Wenjing was the prime minister in the past, and he lived in Fengqiumen. Only horses are allowed to circle in advance in the hall, or it is too narrow. The public laughed and said, "Being in the first place should be passed on to future generations. This is a sincere pass for the prime minister's office, but too lenient for the ceremony hall. "Duke Lu's participation in politics is to remonstrate with the minister, and the true sect messenger is urgently called, so he got it in a restaurant, entered it, asked him where he came from, and treated him honestly. He said, "Why do you drink in the hotel to take care of the officials? "Yes, I said," The minister's family is poor, and the guests have no utensils, dishes and fruits, so I will treat them at the restaurant. " There is nothing hidden above, and it is beneficial. Zhang Wenjie is a relative. When he was the secretary of Heyangzhang, relatives or rules said, "I received a lot of money today, which I donated myself." Although the public is confident and clear about the contract, there are also many outsiders who are ridiculed by Gongsun Bu. The public should follow the crowd less. "Gong sighed and said," although my family has plenty of food and clothing today, why not? "Considering human nature, frugality is easy and frugality is difficult. Can I always get paid today? Can the body last forever? Once it is different from today, family members are used to luxury for a long time, and they will lose money if they can't be frugal. If I live, go, live and die, it's always like a day? " Oh! A great sage's foresight is beyond the reach of mediocre people! Yu Sun said, "Thrift is virtue." This is a waste and a great evil. "* * *, the same; He who speaks with virtue comes from thrift. If a husband is frugal, he will have a small desire, while if a gentleman has a small desire, he will not do anything. If he can be straight, he will be straight. Little people have few desires. If they can use them carefully, they will stay away from evil. So: "Thrift is also a virtue. "Waste is more desire. If a gentleman wants more, he will be greedy for money, and he will waste his way and suffer quickly; If a villain wants more, he will seek more, and he will perish; So they will bribe officials and steal their hometown. Therefore, luxury is a great evil. "Yesterday I was testing my father's porridge. Meng Xunzi knew that there would be talents in the future. Ji Wenzi is the three kings, my concubine doesn't wear clothes and silks, my horse doesn't eat millet, and a gentleman thinks loyalty. Guan Zhong's name is Zhu Yi, but Confucius despises his gadgets. Uncle likes it, Shi? Know the disaster; Besides, if you have money, you will offend death. He used to live on food and money until Sun was so arrogant that he lost everything. Shi Chong boasted and died in the East City. In recent days, Duke Kelai has been extravagant for a while, but he has made great achievements, and his descendants have learned the wind. Now he is poor. The rest are famous for their frugality, and many people have lost themselves because of extravagance and waste. I can't count them. Here are a few people to teach you. If you are not a disciple, you should cultivate your children and let them know the customs of their predecessors. -Song Dynasty Sima Guang's "Training frugality to show health" Training frugality to show health Song Dynasty: Sima Guang

In recent years, customs have been particularly extravagant, with soldiers dressed like soldiers and farmers stepping on silk. I remember that among the heavenly saints, the first male is the official, and the guests never drink alcohol, or three or five lines, but not more than seven lines. The wine flows together, with pears, chestnuts, dates and persimmons; The dishes stop at bacon, sugar and vegetable soup, made of porcelain and lacquerware. At that time, the literati were all natural, and people were wrong. Know the number and be diligent, thin and affectionate. Recently, in the scholar-bureaucrat family, wine is not an internal law, melon and fruit dishes are not rare from afar, food is not good, utensils are not complete, and they dare not receive guests and visit friends before they dare to publish books. If not, people will refute it and think it is despicable. So people who don't follow the custom will put on fresh clothes. Ha ha! Customs are so corrupt, although the incumbent can't forbid it, bear with it!

I also heard that Li Wenjing was the prime minister in the past, and he lived in Fengqiumen. Only horses are allowed to circle in advance in the hall, or it is too narrow. The public laughed and said, "Being in the first place should be passed on to future generations. This is the sincerity of the Prime Minister's office, and it is too lenient for the ceremony hall. " Duke Lu's participation in politics was an admonition to the official, and he was urgently called by a true sectarian messenger, so he got it in a restaurant, entered it, asked him where he came from, and treated him honestly. He said, "Why do you drink in the hotel to take care of the officials?" Yes, I said, "The minister's family is poor, and the guests have no utensils, dishes and fruits, so I will treat them in the restaurant." There is nothing hidden above, and it is beneficial. Zhang Wenjie is a relative. When he was the secretary of Heyangzhang, relatives or rules said, "I received a lot of money today, which I donated myself." Although the public is confident and clear about the contract, there are also many outsiders who are ridiculed by Gongsun Bu. The public should follow the crowd less. "Gong sighed and said," although my family has plenty of food and clothing today, why not? "Considering human nature, frugality is easy and frugality is difficult. Can I always get paid today? Can the body last forever? Once it is different from today, family members are used to luxury for a long time, and they will lose money if they can't be frugal. If I live, go, live and die, it's always like a day? " Oh! A great sage's foresight is beyond the reach of mediocre people!

Yu Sun said, "Thrift is virtue." This is a waste and a great evil. "* * *, the same; He who speaks with virtue comes from thrift. If a husband is frugal, he will have a small desire, while if a gentleman has a small desire, he will not do anything. If he can be straight, he will be straight. Little people have few desires. If they can use them carefully, they will stay away from evil. So: "Thrift is also a virtue. "Waste is more desire. If a gentleman wants more, he will be greedy for money, and he will waste his way and suffer quickly; If a villain wants more, he will seek more, and he will perish; So they will bribe officials and steal their hometown. Therefore, luxury is a great evil. "

Translation of Family Notes and Annotations

I was born in a humble family, and I passed on a clean family style from generation to generation. I don't like extravagance and waste by nature. Growing up, my elders dressed me in gold and silver ornaments and gorgeous clothes, always ashamed to say it and threw it away. At the age of twenty, I took part in the imperial examination, and I was the only one who didn't wear flowers at the Wen wedding banquet. In the same year, the person who raised him said, "The emperor's kindness cannot be violated." So I put a flower on my head. In my life, I only need to bring enough clothes to keep out the cold and enough food to satisfy my hunger, but I dare not deliberately wear dirty clothes to show my uniqueness and gain a good reputation. I just do things according to my nature. Most people are proud of extravagance and waste, but frugality and simplicity are the only beauty in my heart. People laugh at my stubbornness and meanness, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Answer them: "Confucius said:' It is better to be humble and shabby than to be extravagant and extravagant', and said:' Few people make mistakes because of thrift', and said:' A scholar who is interested in seeking truth and is ashamed of his poor clothes is not worth talking to'. The ancients regarded thrift as a virtue, but today people ridicule it. Oh, how strange! "

In recent years, the atmosphere is particularly extravagant and wasteful. Most runners wear scholar's clothes, while farmers wear shoes made of silk. I remember that during the reign of Saint, my father was a judge of the Ministry of Pastoral Affairs. When guests come, they should prepare wine and vegetables, sometimes three glasses of wine, or five glasses of wine, not more than seven at most. Wine is bought from the market, fruits are limited to pears, dates, chestnuts and persimmons, dishes are limited to dried meat, meat sauce and vegetable soup, and tableware is porcelain and lacquerware. At that time, it was all like this in the families of literati, and people would not have any criticism. Although there are many parties, it is only a courtesy, and there are few social activities, but the friendship is deep. Recently, if wine is not brewed in the palace, if fruits and dishes are not treasures and specialties in the distance, if food is not a variety, and tableware is not full of tables, they are afraid to date guests and friends. It is often after months of processing and gathering that they dare to send an invitation. If you do this, people will first blame him and think he is mean. So if you don't follow the custom, fewer people will fall with the wind. Alas! The atmosphere has deteriorated into this. Can powerful people have the heart to encourage even if they can't ban it?

I also heard that when Li Wenjing was prime minister, he built a house at Fengqiumen, and only one horse could turn in front of the hall. Some people say the place is too narrow. Li Wenjing said with a smile, "The house should be passed on to future generations. The hall where the Prime Minister works is indeed very narrow, but the hall as a sacrifice and ceremony is already very wide. " When the political activist Lu Gong served as an admonisher, the real sect summoned him urgently and found him in a hotel. After entering the DPRK, Shinzong asked him where he was from, and he answered truthfully. The emperor said, "since you are an adviser to dignitaries, why do you drink in pubs?" Duke Lu replied, "My family was poor, and the guests came. There were no tableware, vegetables and fruits, so I invited them to the pub to drink." The emperor respected Duke Lu more because he didn't hide it. When Zhang Wenjie was the prime minister, he enjoyed his life as a judge of Heyang Festival. Someone close to him advised him: "You are getting a lot of salary now, but you are enjoying your life frugally. Although you know this is true honesty and frugality, outsiders have a lot of comments on you, thinking that being cheated like Gong can't be changed. You should follow the habits of ordinary people a little. " Zhang Wenjie sighed and said, "With my current salary, even if the whole family wears satin and fish paste, I'm afraid I can't do anything?" However, it is human nature that it is easy to change from frugality to luxury and difficult to change from luxury to frugality. Can I always have such a high salary? Can the body live forever? If one day I resign or die, the situation will be different from now. Family members are used to luxury for a long time, and they can't be frugal immediately, which will definitely lead to nowhere to be found. No matter whether I am an official, dismissed from office, alive or dead, how can the living conditions at home never change? "alas! What can ordinary people compare with the foresight of a great sage?

Yu Sun said: "Thrift is the greatest virtue; Luxury is the greatest evil. " * * *, which is the same, means that a virtuous person starts with thrift. Because, if you are frugal, you will have less greed. If you have less greed, you will not be enslaved by foreign things and you will be able to take the right path. People without status, with less greed, can restrain themselves, save money, avoid crime and make their families rich, so "frugality is the characteristic of all good virtues." Luxury goods are greedy, and people with status are greedy, and they love money when they are greedy. If they don't take the right path, they will lead to disaster. People who have no status will be greedy, profligate, bankrupt and lose their lives in many ways. Therefore, officials' extravagance is bound to take bribes, and ordinary people's extravagance is bound to steal other people's money. Therefore, "luxury is the greatest evil."

In the past, my father lived on porridge, so Meng Xunzi inferred that his descendants would produce excellent people. When Ji Wenzi assisted Lu Wengong, Gong Xuan and Xiang Gong, the concubines all wore silks and satins, and the horses didn't feed the millet. At that time, prestigious people thought he was loyal to public office. All the musical instruments used by Guan Zhong are carefully carved with various patterns. The hat he is wearing is decorated with a red hat band. In the house where he lives, even the bucket arches are carved with mountain patterns, and even the short columns on the beams are decorated with exquisite patterns. Confucius looked down on him and thought that he was not a great talent. Uncle is having a dinner at home, Shi? It is inferred that he is doomed to misfortune. When his son's uncle was young, he was sentenced to be rich at home and fled outside. He once spent 10,000 coppers on food and drink in one day, and by the time of his grandson's generation, his family was ruined because of his arrogance. Shi Chong boasted about his luxurious life and eventually died in the execution ground. In modern times, Clegg was the first, but because of his great achievements, people did not criticize him. His descendants also learned from his family style, and now most of them are poor. There are many others, who have established their fame because of thrift and committed suicide because of luxury. We can't list them all. Here are some people to teach you. You should not only practice frugality yourself, but also use it to teach your children and grandchildren and let them know the styles and customs of their predecessors.

Creation background In the era of Sima Guang's life, social customs and habits became increasingly extravagant and corrupt, and people competed for ostentation and extravagance, and luxury prevailed. In order to prevent future generations from being influenced and eroded by that kind of bad social atmosphere, Sima Guang specially wrote the family instruction "Keeping Houses Diligently to Show Health" for his son Sima Kang, in order to educate his son and future generations to inherit and carry forward the frugal family style and never be extravagant and corrupt. The first paragraph of appreciation shows that the author did not like extravagance and waste when he was young, but advocated frugality; Although ridiculed by the world, I don't think I'm sick. At the beginning of the article, the author first explained his family background, explaining that frugality is the consistent style of their family, paving the way for teaching future generations to practice thrift to maintain a good family style at the end. Then give three examples to show that I don't like extravagant personality and style; First, I don't like to wear colorful clothes with gold and silver since I was a child; Second, when you are admitted to the Jinshi, you don't wear flowers when you attend the Wenxi banquet. He was a flower when he persuaded him to leave. The third is to eat clothes and vegetables all my life, but when I am covered with my cold stomach and laughed at by others, I don't regard this as a defect. The article is written for children, in which I listed my own life stories and put forward my own views, which are kind and touching.

The second paragraph laments the extravagance of customs in recent years, which is quite different from that in the early Song Dynasty, and then says that people in high positions should not go with the flow. At the beginning, the author lists the specific manifestations of luxury customs: first, the clothes are still gorgeous; Second, the diet tends to be fine and plump, compared with the literati banquets in the early Song Dynasty and in recent years. Food and clothing, the rest can be imagined. Enumerating the other two points has played an inferential role. Finally, with a rhetorical question, he euphemistically criticized the high-flying people for going with the flow.

In the third paragraph, Li, Lu and Zhang praised the words and deeds of advocating frugality in the early Song Dynasty and praised the great sage's foresight, which was beyond the reach of mediocre people. After pointing out the extravagance of customs in recent years, the author cites the thrifty examples of great sages in the early Song Dynasty to compare the differences between customs in recent years and those in the early Song Dynasty. Li Ling, the prime minister, only allowed horses to circle in the first hall in advance. He doesn't think it is too narrow, but thinks it is already very wide as a place to offer sacrifices and ceremonies for God's blessings. When I attended Lu Zongdao, I had to entertain guests in a restaurant because my family was poor. Since becoming a prime minister, Zhang Zhi still enjoys life as he did when he was a judge in Heyang. These three people are in high positions and can be thrifty. This foresight left a deep impression on the author.

The fourth paragraph quotes Yu Sun's words to explain the inevitable consequences of thrift and luxury. By comparing the extravagance of customs in recent years with the frugality of great sages in the early Song Dynasty, this paper highlights the extravagance of customs in recent years from both positive and negative aspects. On this basis, the author quotes Yu Sun, a doctor of the State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and points out that thrift is a common behavior of virtuous people. People live frugally, so there are fewer selfish distractions. When people live in luxury, there will be more selfish distractions. Therefore, when they become officials, they are bound to take bribes, go to the countryside for the people and steal other people's property. This explains the inevitable consequences of thrift and luxury. The relationship between thrift and luxury is self-evident.

The fifth paragraph, based on the positive and negative facts and citing the deeds of six ancient people and contemporary people, shows that thrift can make a name for itself and extravagance will fail. Finally, the whole article is accompanied by an explanation.

Sima Guang (1019165438+1October 17- 1086), whose real name is Jun Shi, was born in Suishui Town, Xia County, Shaanxi Province (now Xia County, Shanxi Province). Song Shi was born in Guangshan County, Xinyang City, Henan Province. Historians and writers in the Northern Song Dynasty. After four dynasties of Renzong, Yingzong, Zongshen and Zhezong, he was given to surname, Wenguogong and Yan successively, and presided over the compilation of the first chronological general history "Zi Tong Zhi Jian" in China history. He is gentle, humble and upright. He is a model of Confucianism and has always been admired by people. He wrote many works in his life, mainly historical masterpieces, such as Zi Jian, Guo Wensi's Official Document of Mars, Ji Gu Lu, Su Shui and Xu Qian. Sima guang

Yu Tong has been an official for more than 30 years, but his studies have been successful, and his virtue is not allowed. His eldest brother was injured again and he was ashamed. I want to say goodbye to you now, and I want to teach you four things. I am cautious and independent. Self-study is not difficult to cultivate the mind; It is difficult to raise your heart, but you should also be cautious. You can be cautious, introspective and innocent, and you can geological ghosts and gods. No one is ashamed, then the heavenly king will be calm. This heart is always agile and broad-minded, which is the first way to strengthen yourself, to have fun and to keep fit. Second, the Lord is strong. The interior is quiet and pure, and the exterior is neat and serious. When you respect it; When you go out, you will see the distinguished guests and let the people bear the big sacrifices and respect the sky; Self-cultivation is to protect the people, the world is peaceful, and it is also effective to respect each other. Smart and wise, all from this. Zhuang Jing is strong every day, and Anse steals every day. If there is no one, big or small, we should respect them one by one and dare not neglect them. If you are strong, why do you doubt it? Third, seeking benevolence makes people happy. Every mortal's life is shaped by the principle of heaven and earth and the qi of heaven and earth. I have the same roots as the people. If you know yourself but don't know what people love, then you have lost the way to the source of great books. As for respecting officials and being generous, they have the responsibility to save the people from fire, water and hunger. Never forget the past, the teacher of the future has both the responsibility of perception and the responsibility of perception. Confucius taught people nothing more than seeking benevolence. The most important thing is not to establish people, but to learn from them. Who is not happy to return home when he has become a great event? Fourth, learning to work is a god. What a person eats in a day is commensurate with what he does in a day, so others will do it, and ghosts and gods will allow it, thinking that they can stand on their own feet. If farmers weave girls all the year round and work hard to make a few feet of cloth, and rich families are happy all the year round and don't run businesses, but the food will be delicious and the clothes will be gorgeous, the world will be the most uneven, and ghosts and gods will not allow it. Can it last? Ancient sages and sages are always trying to encourage themselves. For a plan, you must practice your skills, hone your bones and muscles, walk in difficulties and worry about dangers, so that you can increase your wisdom and knowledge. If you plan for the world, you will be starved and drowned, and you will not get a husband, which will lead to ancient jade. Dayu and Mozi are diligent for themselves and diligent for the people. Diligence leads to longevity, and evasion leads to death. Diligence leads to the use of material, and evasion leads to the abandonment of hard work. Diligence leads to people's learning and admiration, while evasion does not help people, and ghosts don't care. These four articles are the fruits of ten years in other parts of the world. If your brother remembers the trip and passes it on to his children and grandchildren, Yu Zeng's family will live forever and have talents. -Qing Zeng Guofan's "Zeng Guofan Family Instructions" Zeng Guofan Family Instructions

Zeng Guofan in Qing dynasty

I am cautious and independent. Self-study is not difficult to cultivate the mind; It is difficult to raise your heart, but you should also be cautious. You can be cautious, introspective and innocent, and you can geological ghosts and gods. No one is ashamed, then the heavenly king will be calm. This heart is always agile and broad-minded, which is the first way to strengthen yourself in life.

Read the full text ∨ Yu Tongji has been a senior official for more than 30 years, but his studies are successful, and his virtue is not allowed. His boss is hurt and overwhelmed. I want to say goodbye to you now, and I want to teach you four things.

Second, the Lord is strong. The interior is quiet and pure, and the exterior is neat and serious. When you respect it; When you go out, you will see the distinguished guests and let the people bear the big sacrifices and respect the sky; Self-cultivation is to protect the people, the world is peaceful, and it is also effective to respect each other. Smart and wise, all from this. Zhuang Jing is strong every day, and Anse steals every day. If there is no one, big or small, we should respect them one by one and dare not neglect them. If you are strong, why do you doubt it?

Third, seeking benevolence makes people happy. Every mortal's life is shaped by the principle of heaven and earth and the qi of heaven and earth. I have the same roots as the people. If you know yourself but don't know what people love, then you have lost the way to the source of great books. As for respecting officials and being generous, they have the responsibility to save the people from fire, water and hunger. Never forget the past, the teacher of the future has both the responsibility of perception and the responsibility of perception. Confucius taught people nothing more than seeking benevolence. The most important thing is not to establish people, but to learn from them. Who is not happy to return home when he has become a great event?

Fourth, learning to work is a god. What a person eats in a day is commensurate with what he does in a day, so others will do it, and ghosts and gods will allow it, thinking that they can stand on their own feet. If farmers weave girls all the year round and work hard to make a few feet of cloth, and rich families are happy all the year round and don't run businesses, but the food will be delicious and the clothes will be gorgeous, the world will be the most uneven, and ghosts and gods will not allow it. Can it last? Ancient sages and sages are always trying to encourage themselves. For a plan, you must practice your skills, hone your bones and muscles, walk in difficulties and worry about dangers, so that you can increase your wisdom and knowledge. If you plan for the world, you will be starved and drowned, and you will not get a husband, which will lead to ancient jade. Dayu and Mozi are diligent for themselves and diligent for the people. Diligence leads to longevity, and evasion leads to death. Diligence leads to the use of material, and evasion leads to the abandonment of hard work. Diligence leads to people's learning and admiration, while evasion does not help people, and ghosts don't care.

Family precepts come from a cold family and are passed down from innocence in the world. I don't like luxury by nature. I am a baby. My elders gave me gorgeous gold and silver clothes, and I don't want to be ashamed to give them up. Twenty surnames, Wenxi, no flowers for a solo banquet. In the same year, he said, "Your gift is inviolable." This is a flower. Take clothes to keep out the cold and eat to fill your stomach all your life; I dare not use despicable means to correct vulgarity, I just follow my nature. Everyone is proud of luxury, and my heart is only beautiful if it is frugal. Everyone laughs at me, and I don't think I'm sick. Ying said, "Confucius said,' Better be the next, not the next.' He also said,' it's hard to stand up.' He also said,' it is not enough to discuss those who are ashamed of their poor food and clothing because they are determined to be Taoist priests.' The ancients thought thrift was a virtue, but today people criticize it. Hey, what a surprise! "In recent years, the customs have been particularly extravagant. Pawns wear uniforms and farmers stand on tiptoe. I remember that in Tiansheng, the first male is a group of officials, and guests never drink alcohol, or three or five lines, but not more than seven lines. The wine flows together, with pears, chestnuts, dates and persimmons; The dishes stop at bacon, sugar and vegetable soup, made of porcelain and lacquerware. At that time, the literati were all natural, and people were wrong. Know the number and be diligent, thin and affectionate. Recently, in the scholar-bureaucrat family, wine is not an internal law, melon and fruit dishes are not rare from afar, food is not good, utensils are not complete, and they dare not receive guests and visit friends before they dare to publish books. If not, people will refute it and think it is despicable. So people who don't follow the custom will put on fresh clothes. Ha ha! Customs are so corrupt, although the incumbent can't forbid it, bear with it! I also heard that Li Wenjing was the prime minister in the past, and he lived in Fengqiumen. Only horses are allowed to circle in advance in the hall, or it is too narrow. The public laughed and said, "Being in the first place should be passed on to future generations. This is a sincere pass for the prime minister's office, but too lenient for the ceremony hall. "Duke Lu's participation in politics is to remonstrate with the minister, and the true sect messenger is urgently called, so he got it in a restaurant, entered it, asked him where he came from, and treated him honestly. He said, "Why do you drink in the hotel to take care of the officials? "Yes, I said," The minister's family is poor, and the guests have no utensils, dishes and fruits, so I will treat them at the restaurant. " There is nothing hidden above, and it is beneficial. Zhang Wenjie is a relative. When he was the secretary of Heyangzhang, relatives or rules said, "I received a lot of money today, which I donated myself." Although the public is confident and clear about the contract, there are also many outsiders who are ridiculed by Gongsun Bu. The public should follow the crowd less. "Gong sighed and said," although my family has plenty of food and clothing today, why not? "Considering human nature, frugality is easy and frugality is difficult. Can I always get paid today? Can the body last forever? Once it is different from today, family members are used to luxury for a long time, and they will lose money if they can't be frugal. If I live, go, live and die, it's always like a day? " Oh! A great sage's foresight is beyond the reach of mediocre people! Yu Sun said, "Thrift is virtue." This is a waste and a great evil. "* * *, the same; He who speaks with virtue comes from thrift. If a husband is frugal, he will have a small desire, while if a gentleman has a small desire, he will not do anything. If he can be straight, he will be straight. Little people have few desires. If they can use them carefully, they will stay away from evil. So: "Thrift is also a virtue. "Waste is more desire. If a gentleman wants more, he will be greedy for money, and he will waste his way and suffer quickly; If a villain wants more, he will seek more, and he will perish; So they will bribe officials and steal their hometown. Therefore, luxury is a great evil. "Yesterday I was testing my father's porridge. Meng Xunzi knew that there would be talents in the future. Ji Wenzi is the three kings, my concubine doesn't wear clothes and silks, my horse doesn't eat millet, and a gentleman thinks loyalty. Guan Zhong's name is Zhu Yi, but Confucius despises his gadgets. Uncle likes it, Shi? Know the disaster; Besides, if you have money, you will offend death. He used to live on food and money until Sun was so arrogant that he lost everything. Shi Chong boasted and died in the East City. In recent days, Duke Kelai has been extravagant for a while, but he has made great achievements, and his descendants have learned the wind. Now he is poor. The rest are famous for their frugality, and many people have lost themselves because of extravagance and waste. I can't count them. Here are a few people to teach you. If you are not a disciple, you should cultivate your children and let them know the customs of their predecessors. -Sima Guang's "Training frugality to show health" in the Song Dynasty taught frugality to show health.

Song Dynasty: Sima Guang

Read the full text ∨ I am a poor family, and the world is innocent. I don't like luxury by nature. I am a baby. My elders gave me gorgeous gold and silver clothes, and I don't want to be ashamed to give them up. Twenty surnames, Wenxi, no flowers for a solo banquet. In the same year, he said, "Your gift is inviolable." This is a flower. Take clothes to keep out the cold and eat to fill your stomach all your life; I dare not use despicable means to correct vulgarity, I just follow my nature. Everyone is proud of luxury, and my heart is only beautiful if it is frugal. Everyone laughs at me, and I don't think I'm sick. Ying said, "Confucius said,' Better be the next, not the next.' He also said,' it's hard to stand up.' He also said,' it is not enough to discuss those who are ashamed of their poor food and clothing because they are determined to be Taoist priests.' The ancients thought thrift was a virtue, but today people criticize it. Hey, what a surprise! "

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