What are some examples of honesty and trustworthiness?

Now, when the Meng family still lives next to the market in Miaohuying village, someone is killing pigs in the east. Mencius asked his mother puzzled, "Why do neighbors kill pigs?" Meng Mu was very busy at that time, so he casually replied, "Here you are!" Mencius happily waited to eat meat. In order not to break his promise to his son, Meng Mu reluctantly took out part of his living expenses and bought a piece of meat to let his son have a good time.

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 comes from a family of craftsmen who have been working while the iron is hot for generations. Because there are many children at home, it is difficult for his parents to make a living by working while the iron is hot. Twelve-year-old Franklin saw his parents worried about their livelihood all day and wanted to do something for his family. At this time, my father made candles besides striking iron.

Later, his brother ran a newspaper in the city. Franklin went to his brother as an apprentice and studied typesetting in a printing factory. His brother was mean to him, often scolding him for trivial matters, and sometimes beating him up, which made Franklin unbearable and soon left there to look for a job in another printing factory. But his brother was very bad. He told all the owners of printing houses in the city not to hire Franklin.

Franklin had to find a job in other cities. He lived in Philadelphia, and a man named Kemou asked Franklin to help him manage his printing factory and promised him a high salary. Franklin couldn't find another job for the time being, so he agreed. At that time, Franklin was already a skilled worker, and other workers hired by Kaimou were people who didn't know much about printing, typesetting and binding. Kaimou pays these people a low salary. Smart Franklin saw this situation and guessed that Kaimou wanted him to turn these cheap hired workers into skilled workers and then drive himself away. Kaimou has a bad reputation in the local area, and everyone knows that he is a sly guy.

Although Franklin had guessed Kaimou's thoughts, he thought that since he promised to accept the job, he should try his best to do it well and be serious and responsible for the work, and he should not affect his serious attitude towards the work because of his bad boss. So, he teaches these workers some skills every day, and even teaches them the method of making fonts he invented.

Ke was very polite to Franklin at first. A few months later, he found that his cheap hired workers had basically mastered typesetting and printing technology, so he began to pick on Franklin for no reason and deducted his salary for no reason. On one occasion, Ke pointed to Franklin's nose and called him a stupid pig. Franklin was very angry and said, "There are only bosses like stupid pigs, and there are no workers like stupid pigs. People like you don't deserve to be a boss at all. "

Kemou wanted to drive Franklin away, so he sarcastically said, "God didn't leave you a genius to work here. You can slip away like a squid. "

Franklin didn't want to do it long ago, so he said in front of the workers, "Kaimou, don't beat around the bush." You invited me here to train workers for you. " Now that they are all skilled workers, you can kick me out. I have guessed your mind. However, don't worry, I, Franklin, have always been honest and won't spread the wrong technology to them because of your meanness. After you fire them, they can easily find jobs on their own. "

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

1809 February 12, Abraham? Lincoln was born in a peasant family. When he was a child, his family was poor, so he didn't have a chance to go to school. He works with his father in the western wasteland every day. He himself said: "When I entered school in my life, it was less than a year." But Lincoln was studious and asked others for advice whenever he had the chance. No money to buy paper and pens. He always holds a book in his arms when herding cattle, chopping wood and digging the ground. During the break, he ate hard and cold bread and read with relish. In the evening, he often reads under a small oil pan until late at night.

When he grew up, Lincoln left his hometown and went out to make a living alone. He has done everything, worked as a short-term worker, worked as a sailor, a shop assistant, a village postman, a land surveyor, and also did heavy work of logging and chopping wood. No matter what he does, he is very serious and responsible, honest and trustworthy.

As a teenager, he worked as a clerk in the village grocery store. On one occasion, a customer overpaid a few cents, and it took him more than ten miles to return it. On another occasion, he found that he had given the customer two or two teas less, so he ran several miles to deliver the tea to that family. He is honest, diligent and modest, and is loved by people around him wherever he goes.

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

When he became a lawyer, he was proficient in law, eloquent and famous in the local area. Many people came to him for help in the lawsuit. But he defended the client on one condition, that is, the client must be a fair party. Many poor people have no money to pay for their labor, but just tell Lincoln: "I am just, please help me to do justice." Lincoln will defend him for free. Once, a rich man asked Lincoln to defend him. After listening to the client's statement, Lincoln found that the man was framing a good man, so he said, "I'm sorry, I can't defend you 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 the case, you can ask for any reward. " Lincoln said seriously: "As long as you use a little skill in court defense, your case is easy to win, but the case itself is unfair." If I take your case, when I stand in front of the judge and speak, I will say to myself,' Lincoln, you are lying.' Lies can only be said out loud when you lose your conscience. I can't lose my conscience and I can't lie. So ask someone else. I can't help you "

The man listened and left Lincoln's office silently without saying a word.

Reuters was born in Germany. His father died when he was a teenager. He works as an errand boy in the bank opened by his uncle. One day, the bank sent him to the home of the famous mathematician Gauss to withdraw money.

When Reuters finished his work and went back to the bank to carefully count the money, he found that Gauss had given 300 marks, which was not a small sum at that time.

So Reuters hurried back to Gauss' home, and then respectfully said to Gauss, "Sir, the amount of money you gave me earlier was wrong ..."

Gauss, who was busy solving a formula, said loudly without looking up, "I am a famous mathematician." I will make mistakes in such a small amount. " Besides, I have given you money for a long time, and now you tell me that the amount is wrong ... we are even. 」

Reuters had to say, "All right! Since you say so, I don't have to pay back the extra 300 marks you gave me. 」

Of course, Reuters finally returned the extra three hundred marks to Gauss. After this incident, Gauss also converged a lot of pride.

Honesty is one of the important virtues of human beings. With an honest mind and a bright heart, it can naturally lead us to success.

/kloc-in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, there was a prince in the German army. He was a brother with his subordinates and was deeply loved by soldiers and officers at all levels. On the way home after a failed attack on a country, it was already late at night in winter. Cold and hunger afflicted him and some of his soldiers. In a state of extreme cold and hunger, the prince slowly fell asleep. In his sleep, the prince dreamed that the sun was unusually bright and warm. He woke up to find himself covered with many coats and his life went on. Looking around, his men covered the prince with their coats, and all the coats were frozen to death.

A businessman in Jiyang sank while crossing the river. He grabbed a hemp pole and shouted for help. A fisherman heard the sound. The businessman quickly shouted: "I am the richest man in Jiyang. If you can save me, I will give you 100 two gold. " . After being rescued ashore, the businessman turned his face and refused to admit it. He only gave the fisherman 10 two gold. The fisherman accused him of breaking his word and going back on his word. The rich man said, "You are a fisherman. I can't make much money in my life. Is it not enough to suddenly get twelve taels of gold? " My husband must be very unhappy. Unexpectedly, the rich man capsized in the same place again. Someone tried to save him, and the person he cheated said, "He is a man of his word!" " "So the merchant drowned. It is accidental that the businessman capsized twice and met the same husband, but it is expected that the businessman will not be rewarded. Because if a person does not keep his word, he will lose the trust of others. So, once he is in trouble, no one wants to rescue him. Those who break their promises to others, once in trouble, have to sit still.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu. He kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people have established a strong friendship with him. At that time, there was even a proverb: "It is better to get a hundred pounds of gold than to keep a promise." (This is the origin of the idiom "A promise is as good as a gold") Later, he offended Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, and was offered a reward for his capture. As a result, his old friends not only were not confused by the heavy money, but also risked the extinction of Jiuzu to protect him from disaster. A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and gain everyone's respect and friendship. On the other hand, if you covet temporary comfort or petty advantages and lose trust in your friends, you will get "benefits" on the surface. But for this benefit, he ruined his reputation, which is much more important than material things. Therefore, breaking a promise to a friend is tantamount to losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds, which is not worth the loss.

In the early years, few foreigners set foot in the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Later, many Japanese people came here for sightseeing, which is said to be because of the honesty of a teenager.

One day, several Japanese photographers invited a local teenager to buy beer, and the teenager ran for more than three hours.

The next day, the boy offered to buy them beer. The photographers gave him a lot of money this time, but the boy didn't come back until the afternoon of the third day. As a result, photographers talked about it and thought that the boy cheated the money away. On the third night, the boy knocked on the photographer's door. It turned out that he only bought four bottles of beer in one place, so he climbed a mountain and crossed a river, bought six more bottles, and broke three bottles when he came back. He took the broken glass in tears and returned the change to the photographer. All the people present were moved. This story deeply touched many foreigners. Later, more and more tourists came here.

In the riverside park in new york, there is a monument to the soldiers killed in the Civil War, and many tourists come to pay homage to the dead every year. General Grant's grave is located in the north of the park. He was the 18 th president of the United States and the commander-in-chief of the Union Army during the Civil War. The mausoleum is tall, majestic, solemn and simple. There is a large green lawn behind the mausoleum, which extends to the boundary of the park and the edge of the steep cliff.

Behind General Grant's mausoleum, closer to the cliff, there is also a children's mausoleum. This is a tiny and ordinary grave, and you may ignore it anywhere else. Like most American graves, it has only a small tombstone. On the tombstone and nearby're signs, there is a touching story about honesty:

The story happened on 1797 more than 200 years ago. This year, when the little owner of this land was five years old, he accidentally fell off the cliff here and died. His father was heartbroken and buried him here and built such a small mausoleum as a souvenir. A few years later, family fortune fell and the old owner had to transfer the land. Out of love for his son, he made a strange request to the future landowner. He asked the new owner to take the child's mausoleum as a part of the land and never destroy it. The new owner agreed and wrote this condition into the contract. In this way, the child's mausoleum was preserved.

Times have changed, and a hundred years have passed. I don't know how many times this land has been sold or how many owners have changed. The child's name has long been forgotten by the world, but the child's tomb is still there. According to one sales contract after another, it was completely preserved. 1897, this land of geomantic omen was chosen as the cemetery of General Grant. The government became the owner of this land, and the tomb of the Unknown Son was preserved intact in the hands of the government and became the neighbor of Grant General Cemetery. The grave adjacent to the grave of a great historical creator and the grave of an unknown child may be a unique miracle in the world.

One hundred years later, 1997, in memory of General Grant, Giuliani, then mayor of new york, came here. It happened to be the centenary of the establishment of General Grant's mausoleum and the bicentennial of the child's death. Mayor Giuliani personally wrote this touching story and carved it on the wooden sign, standing next to the tomb of nobody, so that this honest story can be passed down from generation to generation. ...

A soldier, not good at long-distance running, quickly fell far behind in an army cross-country race and ran away alone. After several turns, I met a fork in the road, a road marked by an officer; The other road is marked as the path for soldiers to run. He paused. Although he was dissatisfied that being an officer was even cheaper than cross-country races, he still ran towards the road of soldiers. I didn't expect to reach the finish line half an hour later, but I was ranked first. He felt incredible. He has never been ranked, let alone run into the top 50. However, the official in charge of the competition smiled and congratulated him on winning the competition.

A few hours later, a large number of people came, exhausted from running, and surprised to see him win. But suddenly everyone realized how important it is to be honest and trustworthy at the fork in the road.

When Lv Yuan was appointed as the East Capital, a Chu Shi often played chess with him. Once, two people were fighting, and suddenly the official document came. Lv Yuanying had to leave the chessboard and go to the case-solving to read the official documents. The chess player took the opportunity to secretly move a chess piece and finally defeated Lu Yuanying. In fact, Lu Yuanying has seen that he moved the chess pieces, but he doesn't make any sense. The next day, Lv Yuan asked the players to make a living elsewhere. Others don't know why he was fired, and he himself doesn't know why he was fired. When he left, Lv Yuan also presented money and things.

Lv Yuanying quit this chess player because he found his dishonesty when he moved a chess piece and made a treacherous little gesture. Honesty is also called sincerity and trustworthiness. Honesty is an intangible asset of life and an important part of ideology and morality. "People can't stand without faith", people who are dishonest can't be good people, and it's hard to live. It is very dangerous and terrible to associate with dishonest people.

Moving chess pieces seems trivial and doesn't seem to be worth taking seriously. But small things are not small, and small things can see big things. Honesty is a virtue and a valuable kindness; But dishonesty is a kind of evil virtue, and the root of countless misfortunes and disasters in the world is bred and triggered by evil virtue. There is no insurmountable gap between small and big.

There are countless examples of honesty and trustworthiness at all times and in all countries. Sima Qian risked his life to directly judge Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty; Wei Zheng remonstrated and truthfully accused Emperor Taizong. Nina Dai would rather die than lie and frame others under coercion and inducement.

Honesty and trustworthiness range from loyalty to the motherland to never lying and keeping promises.

Confucius had a student named Zeng Shen who was honest and trustworthy all his life. Once, Zeng Shen's wife went to the market to buy things. In order to keep the child at home, the wife promised the child to come back and kill pigs and cook pork for him. When my wife came back, she didn't look like she was going to kill a pig at all. At first sight, I quickly raised my knife to kill the pig. The wife saw it and said angrily, "He is just a child. Does he need to be so trustworthy? " Zeng Shen said, "Let's not be dishonest and dishonest just because he is a child. We should be honest and trustworthy to everyone. As long as you promise others, you must do it. This is the basic principle of being a man. "

The story of the little cherry tree.

Washington was the first president of the United States. One day when he was a child, Washington found a new axe bought by his father at home. Soon, he became the "owner" of this axe. Run into the garden with it and use it to cut grass and branches. Have fun! Playing, he suddenly thought, "Dad can cut down big branches with his axe. Can I cut down the young tree with his axe? " At the right moment, there was a small cherry tree not far in front of him, so Washington ran forward and cut it down with an axe. Once, twice ... Just seven times, the small cherry tree fell down. When my father found the garden in a mess, his favorite woody cherry tree was also cut down. He was very angry. He came into the room angrily and asked sharply, "Who cut down my cherry tree?" Washington knew that he was in trouble. But he only hesitated for a moment, then suddenly looked up at his father and said sincerely, "Dad, I won't lie. I cut down the tree with an axe. I really want to plant another tree and never cut it down again. " As soon as Washington's voice fell, his father's anger vanished. He praised Washington for "honest behavior is better than a thousand cherry trees." Later, the story of the little cherry tree spread, "I can't lie, it has become a portrayal of Washington as a person."

2) China's ancient honesty story: Huangfu Shouxin is duty-bound.

Huangfuji was a famous minister in Sui Dynasty. His father died when he was three years old, and his mother was unable to support his family, so she took him back to her family. Grandpa loves Huangfu very much because he is smart and has no father.

My grandfather's name is Wei Xiaokuan, and the Wei family is a famous family in the local area. The family is very rich. Because there are many children going to school at home, my grandfather invited a teacher and set up his own school, which was called a private school at that time. Huang Fuji; My cousin and I go to my own school.

Grandpa is a very strict old man, especially for his grandchildren. When the private school was first set up, it was stipulated that anyone who did not finish his homework without reason would have to retype twenty boards according to the family law.

One day, after class in the morning, Huang Fuji and his cousins hid in an abandoned small room to play chess. As soon as I played, it was time for class in the afternoon before I knew it. Everyone forgot to do the homework left by the teacher in the morning.

The next day, grandpa knew about it. He called his grandchildren to his study and gave them a good scolding. Then, according to the rules, everyone retyped twenty boards.

Grandpa is the youngest to see Huangfuji, and he is also very clever at ordinary times. Plus he doesn't have a father, so he can't bear to hit him. So I took him aside and said kindly, "You are still young, so I won't punish you this time. However, we can't make such mistakes again in the future. If you don't do your homework and learn your skills well, how can you achieve great things in the future? "

Huangfuji gets along well with his cousins, and his younger brothers love him very much. I am very happy to see that Xiao Huangfu has not been punished. However, Xiao Huangfu is very sad. My brothers and I made the same mistake and delayed our homework, he thought. It's a pity that grandpa didn't punish me. But I can't indulge myself. According to the rules of private cushion, I will be beaten again.

So, Huang Fuji found his cousins and asked them to beat him on behalf of his grandfather. Hearing this, the cousins all snorted and laughed. Huangfuji said solemnly, "This is the rule in private schools. We all promised grandpa that if we broke the rules, we would be punished, otherwise we would not keep our promise. You have all been punished according to the rules, and I am no exception. "

Cousins were moved by Huang fuji's spirit of abiding by school rules and sincerely reforming. So he took out a ruler and hit the first twenty boards of Huangfu.

Later, Huangfuji became a big official in the imperial court, but this moral character of keeping his promise and being brave in admitting his mistakes made him enjoy a high reputation among civil and military officials.

3). Find the integrity.

It was my personal experience that made me understand the importance of honesty.

Mother bought a beautiful vase and she liked it very much. One day, I was playing at home and accidentally broke the vase. I was in a hurry and thought: Mom will definitely hit me when she comes back. Just then, "Ding ..." The doorbell rang and my mother shouted, "It's going to rain outside, open the door quickly!" I am ambivalent in my heart. If I open the door, my mother will definitely ask me when she sees it. If you don't open it, and ... I'm hesitating when I suddenly see the kitten next to me, I have a bad idea. ...

I opened the door and pretended to cry and said, "Mom, the kitten is jumping around and breaking the vase!" " "Mom suddenly flew into a rage and quickly picked up the broom and hit the kitten hard, causing the kitten to hide everywhere in pain. The voice of" Meow Meow "was very sad. Mother grabbed the kitten and dragged it out. The kitten looked at me innocently, as if to say, "little master, you can't wronged me!" You are dishonest! " I bowed my head in shame. Mother rudely threw the kitten out of the door and slammed the door angrily and said, "dead cat, so naughty, don't!" " "At this time, my heart is like being cut by a knife, and it hurts unspeakable. After all, the kitten and I have lived together for more than a year, and how much we like it at ordinary times!

While eating, it rained cats and dogs, and it kept raining. I kept thinking about the kitten outside, and finally I couldn't help it, so I begged my mother, "Mom, please let the kitten in, it's raining outside!" " ""no, no, it broke the vase, and you should be punished for doing something wrong! You don't have to defend it. " Mom said while watching TV. I heard the cat scratching at the door from outside. It is sad and heavy, as if it were beating my heart. I began to cry and said to my mother, "I'm sorry I lied to you!" "I broke the vase, it's none of the kitten's business. Let the kitten in if you want to hit me! "

Mother hurriedly opened the door, picked up the injured and wet kitten and brought it in to wash it.

I said to my mother in a pleading tone, "Mom, I shouldn't lie." I summon up the courage to apologize to you, please forgive me! "My mother stroked me and said to me earnestly," Son, you should know that one should have integrity! "Honesty is more important than money. It is worthwhile to exchange a vase for a very important truth. " I held the kitten in my arms and whispered, "Thank you for letting me find my integrity!" " "

4) cleverness is surpassed by cleverness. You can't justify yourself, you can only eat it yourself.

There is a man named Jim. He is selfish, often tells lies, and often uses tricks to deceive others. Many people have been teased by him, but there is nothing he can do. On one occasion, he went out for a long trip and took a long train ride. He wants to buy a berth ticket, but it is too expensive, so he wants to take a seat for two as a berth. He came to the train station early to queue up and stood in front of the ticket gate. After checking the ticket, he quickly ran on the train, chose a window seat and sat down, then put his luggage on the seat next to him and leaned against it to pretend to sleep. There are more and more people in the car, and many people are standing. However, Jim pretended not to see it and continued to lean on the luggage. When passengers ask him whose luggage it is, he always says it belongs to someone else. A clever professor guessed that Jim was lying, so he wanted to tease him and teach him a lesson. Jim is a heavy smoker. Ever since he got on the train, he wanted to smoke in the smoking room, but he never went for fear that others would rob him of his seat. Later, he couldn't help it, so he left his seat and went to the smoking room. After Jim left, the clever professor moved Jim's luggage under the seat and on the shelf, and then let an old lady sit in that seat. When Jim came back, he found that his luggage had been moved, so he confidently asked the old lady, "Where did you put your luggage?" The professor standing by politely replied, "sir, the owner of the luggage just said it was urgent and got off at the previous stop." He entrusted me to take his luggage to the next stop and throw it away. " Hearing this, Jim wanted to say that the luggage was his own, but he was embarrassed to say it, for fear that people around him would make fun of him. The next stop is coming. The professor began to pack Jim's luggage and get ready to get off. Jim began to stop it. The professor said, "This is someone else's luggage. How can you stop me? " Jim faltered for a long time without saying a word, watching others throw their luggage down. Later, he had to get off with his luggage, although he had not reached his destination yet. After he got off the bus, the passengers in the carriage couldn't help laughing.