To be a person, there are threes

Author: Wang Dawei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The three essential skills that one must know, learn, and apply in life. Life is what one creates. Everyone faces various problems from life, work, and society. Our principles of conduct and methods of dealing with others determine the success or failure of our lives. Successful conduct in life follows certain principles and methods. Traditional Chinese culture has unique insights in this regard, which have been widely referenced and followed by the virtuous and ambitious in both the East and the West. The principles of conduct and dealing with others, revered as the "foundation for securing one's place in life and the practical means of striving upward in traditional Chinese culture," mainly consist of three aspects: silence, self-cultivation, and family harmony. The nobleman does more and speaks less, while the petty person boasts before taking action: "The nobleman speaks sparingly, the petty person speaks first." Remember: The reason humans have one mouth but two ears is that listening should be twice as much as speaking.