It's easier to get into trouble than to get rich with you. Many kings in history, afraid of their military strength, killed the heroes who helped them unify the country. Few people can get away with it, such as Zeng Guofan.
There is no absolute perfection in the world. The Tao Te Ching uses four proverbs to explain why it is necessary to "retire after success".
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It is better to persist than to have it.
Instead of keeping too many things that you can't keep, let them go naturally.
Lao Tzu thinks fame and fortune make him high. From ancient times to the present, there is no fame that does not disappear, and there is no wealth that does not disappear. "Look at him rising from the bamboo building, watching him entertain guests, and watching his building collapse!" They rose from poverty and lowliness and collapsed from the top of wealth. Fame and fortune, like other things, have their own life cycle and should not be forced.
Maintaining surplus is a matter of quantity. If the water exceeds the capacity of the cup, it will naturally overflow. It is better to improve your self-esteem than to fight for it. If you are old enough, you can naturally have more.
You can't stay sharp for long.
Sharpness is too exposed, and it is difficult to maintain sharpness for a long time.
If you are talking about quantity, then you are thinking about the limit of quantity. With more fame and fortune, it is inevitable that you will be sharp-edged and easy to become the target of public criticism. No matter how tall a person is, he can't reach the sky, and no matter how thick his heart is, he can't reach the ground.
How did Zeng Guofan measure himself? /kloc-When Nanjing was captured in 0/2, making it "the best work in the world", he chose not to take credit, which was attributed to the dead Emperor Xianfeng, the empress dowager and the little emperor at that time. He pulled himself down from the top of wealth and kept a safe distance from them. So as not to bury yourself when you collapse.
Happiness from now on, can't stay.
Tao Te Ching does not object to people holding wealth, nor does it advocate deliberately making people live a poor life. But the wealth you can master can only be within your ability (ability), and the excess is not what you want to master, so don't ask for it.
Zeng Guofan was like this, and so was Fan Li. When Fan Li helped Gou Jian destroy Wu, Fan Li also chose to retreat quickly because he knew that "birds do their best to hide;" A sly rabbit dies, but a running dog cooks. Later, he went into business in seclusion, accumulated great wealth and became a model businessman. The reputation of the world: "loyalty is the country; Wisdom protects the body; Business is booming and reputation is abroad. "However, this literary genre, that is, the founder of Fan Li, was killed by Gou Jian.
To be a man, you must have the ability to develop and the wisdom to die well. Zeng Guofan often reminded his ninth brother: "It's easy to start well, but it's hard to finish well." Just like playing chess, keeping chess well is great wisdom.
Being rich and arrogant is self-inflicted.
Ordinary people just want to be big officials and make a fortune, but they never think about how to preserve their reputation and wealth. Once they succeed, they will think about how to enjoy and squander, and they will inevitably blame themselves. In the realm of a true master, self-improvement is not his ultimate goal, because satisfaction and Zhi Zhi are the entrance.
When Zeng Guofan's reputation was at its peak, it was also the time when people found fault the most. Fortunately, he understands that there is nothing absolutely perfect in the world. As soon as noon arrives, it immediately goes west; When there is a full moon, there will be a monthly deficit.
The best state is that the flowers are not fully open and the moon is not round. This state is the best in nature; And "seeking for lack and cherishing happiness" is the best state of life.