Wisdom Book

Chapter 1

Everything is close to the limit
Nowadays, everything in the world has been perfected, so it may take more time to create a wise man than to create the seven sages of Greece in the Greek period, and it may take more resourcefulness to play a game with a person. More than dealing with a nation.

Rely on nature and talent to do things
Temperament and intelligence jointly determine whether your talent can be fully utilized. Both are indispensable. If you lose one of them, you can only achieve half of your success.It is not enough to have intelligence, you also need to have the temperament suitable for it.Those stupid people are unfortunate because they don't have the right circle of friends for their position, birth, and friends.

Everything doesn't have to be completely public
Don't make everything completely public, because unexpected success is the most admired by others.If everything is too obvious, not only does it not do any good, but it will also feel dull.To gain respect, keep a certain amount of mystery. Even if you have to tell the truth, don't tell it all without reservation, just like not revealing your true thoughts in daily interactions.Discreet silence is the talisman of the wise.If you disclose what you have done, not only will you not get a good evaluation, but it will attract criticism.If things don't go right, then you're doubly hit.If you want attention and admiration from others, learn from the gods who walk without speaking.

knowledge and courage

Knowledge and courage are the foundations of great deeds, and they are indelible, so they can make you immortal too.What kind of knowledge a person masters, what kind of person he will become.If he is really knowledgeable, nothing can trouble him.Ignorant people are like trapping themselves in a world without light.Knowledge and courage are like the eyes and hands of a person. Those who only have knowledge but no courage will not make a difference

Cultivate people's sense of dependence on you
The reason why a god is called a god is not because people carved it, but because people worshiped it devoutly.A wise man would rather that people need him all the time, and don't want people to thank him.Worldly gratitude is far less valuable than polite expectation, because expectation impresses, whereas gratitude does the opposite.It is more valuable to have people depend on you than to accept their gratitude.People who drank enough of the well water usually left the well; the oranges were squeezed dry and then thrown away.If people lose their sense of dependence on you, they will stop being polite and respectful to you.Lesson learned from experience: Keep people dependent on you and don't satisfy them.This method can even bring the king under your control.But don't go too far, lest you lead people on the wrong path, let alone ignore others' difficulties because of your own interests. .

strive to be perfect
In this world, no one is born perfect.But as long as you keep making progress every day and cultivate both morality and karma, you will eventually become a perfect person and achieve prestigious achievements.The perfect man should be characterized by refined taste, clear mind, firm will, and precise judgment.Because of more or less deficiencies, some people cannot achieve perfection.Some people need to go through a long period of self-cultivation before they can make small achievements.A perfect person always reveals wisdom in his words and prudence in his actions. People who are wise and understanding are willing to make friends with them and like to walk with them.

Don't be better than your boss
Not only is it stupid to be better than your boss, but it can have deadly consequences, because no one likes to be more noticed than they are.Those who think they are excellent will always attract the hatred of their superiors, so a person should learn to hide his own advantages.For example, if you are beautiful, you can cover it up with other flaws.Most people don't care if you surpass others in luck, temperament, and temperament, but no one wants to be surpassed by others in intelligence, especially those in high positions.Intelligence is the king of personality attributes, and any offense to it is a heinous crime.As a boss, they naturally hope to be more dazzling than others when dealing with things. They like to be assisted by others, but they don't like to be surpassed by others.If you make a suggestion to them, act as if they occasionally forgot, not because you explain it so that others understand it.If you want to understand the mystery, please observe the stars in the sky: they also have light, but they dare not compete with the sun for brightness.

not at the mercy of emotions

Not being at the mercy of your emotions is a good quality that keeps you from being swayed by vulgar, fleeting impressions.There is no victory more admirable than mastering one's own impulsive emotions, because it is a victory of will.Even if impulsive emotions affect you, don't let it threaten your status, especially if status is very important to you.This is the only way to avoid trouble, and it is also a shortcut to gain the admiration of others.

avoid birth defects

The quality of the river bed soil determines the quality of the river water, and the quality of the place of birth also affects a person's character.Some people are more favored by their hometown than others because of the clear weather there.No matter which country it is, even if it has a highly developed civilization, it also has its inherent defects.These flaws allow other countries to console themselves.If you can correct your flaws, it is equivalent to winning a battle.Among your fellow men you will be respected as a distinguished man, for unexpected successes are always admirable.Other defects stem from people's families, occupations and times.If these defects are present in a person and are not corrected, then he becomes a freak in the eyes of others.

Take your luck and earn your fame

Luck is fickle, but it can help people for a lifetime. Fame is eternal, but it is always long overdue.After gaining good luck, one must guard against the envy of others, and after gaining fame, one must guard against being forgotten by others.You can wish for luck and sometimes get it, but fame is earned through hard work.The desire for fame springs from virtue.Throughout the ages, fame has always been accompanied by giants, and it can be divided into two extremes: either the notorious villain, or the genius hero praised by everyone,

make wise men as teachers

To become learned through friendship, to learn from each other's conversation, makes a friend a teacher, and combines the usefulness of learning with the joy of conversation.Always be with people of high savvy, only what you say can win applause, and only what you hear can benefit you.We often get close to others because of similar interests, and making friends with sages as teachers will sublimate this interest and reach a higher level.Wise people always appear in the residence of sages, because this is a stage for cultivating good character, not a place for fame.Some people are famous for their great learning, not only because they lead by example and be kind to others, but because they form a refined society of intellectuals with like-minded people.

Understand the relationship between nature and man-made
All the natural beauty in the world needs to be carved, and the beauty without artificial carving will become vulgar.Artificial carving can make up for the shortcomings and sublimate the advantages.Natural things are often regrettable, so we have to resort to the artificial.If this is not the case, even the best temperament will become uneducated.In the same way, perfection without cultural influence can only be regarded as half perfection.If there is no acquired cultivation, no one will be perfect.Therefore, if you want to be perfect without any shortcomings, you must need artificial carvings.

Sometimes think twice, sometimes wise and decisive

Our life itself is a battle between good and evil.Manipulation is a common tactic of the cunning, who always try to conceal their intentions, first pretending to aim at a target, feigning a false attack, and then surprising you with a fatal blow.Sometimes they will deliberately reveal their intentions and attract your attention, just to surprise them at the right time.A wise man is usually able to observe carefully and see the true intentions of a cunning man.In order to elicit his second, or even third intention, the wise man will abandon the first counterattack.When the cunning see their plots uncovered, they resort to greater deceit, using the truth itself to deceive, and even utter the truth to gain the trust of others.However, the wise man will carefully decipher the true meaning of every movement of the cunning man, and see through the intrigue hidden under his simple and honest appearance.Pizon (①the symbol of darkness in ancient Greek mythology, was killed by the god Apollo at the foot of Mount Parnassus in Greece.) This is the case when he uses intrigue and trickery to fight Apollo's frank light.

How to do it is more important than the thing itself

You can't achieve greatness by only focusing on reality, you have to fit in with the environment.A lack of poise can put you in awkward situations even though you have the truth in your hand.With demeanor, you can make up for all shortcomings, even if you reject others, it will make people feel that it is taken for granted.Grace can sweeten the truth and make the old face young.How to act is very important, and decent behavior can gain the favor of others.Good demeanor is a treasure in life, and decent words and deeds can help people get out of trouble easily.

Recruit talents for your own use

A man of great power always surrounds himself with wise men who can help him out of trouble when he gets into trouble out of ignorance.Some powerful people are good at using these virtuous people, which is much better than the barbaric Tigranes ① (①Armenian monarch in the first century BC, who often drives captured kings as attendants when traveling.): He always likes to enslave those Kings defeated by him serve as followers.We should learn the most practical way to control others in life: use various skills to make those resourceful and virtuous people submit to us and be used by us.Life is short, knowledge is boundless, knowledge is insufficient, and life is difficult.If you have extraordinary skills, you can learn something without any effort.Learn from everyone's strengths, and eventually become a master.To do this, you need to speak for everyone, you need to be the mouthpiece of those wise men who are used by you, and use their power to make yourself popular.If you cannot make those wise men serve you, be their good friend.

(End of this chapter)