The Holy Scriptures of Chinese Sages

Author: Shanhu Jiren
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Guidelines for Conduct, Methods for Social Interaction, Art of Communication, Secrets of Family Management. This book is a collection of enlightening and philosophical proverbs, folk sayings, and famous quotes with a broad knowledge base and profound meaning. It is the crystallization of the life wisdom of the Yellow River descendants across generations and also the cultural essence of the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. "Know yourself and know others; put yourself in others' shoes. Follow what is good as if it were flowing water; true words are as precious as gold. Choose good companions for travel and good neighbors for residence. Live in abundance but act with frugality; be able to endure poverty even when rich. Think of the source when enriching; strive for progress even when prosperous. Too much food harms the stomach, too many words wound the heart. A thousand strikes on the drum, one strike sets the tone. Fire must be hollow, and people must be humble." A book titled The Holy Scriptures of Chinese Sages, it resembles the "little books" we loved as children, small enough to fit in a pocket or be held in the hand, allowing us to flip through it anytime, anywhere, revealing countless "waking-up and warning words." In this small book, there is great wisdom. From daily standards of conduct and moral principles to the ways of being a person, choosing friends, respecting the elderly and cherishing the young, pursuing studies, and the essence of being a person—this book is like a wise elder, gently revealing the truths of the world. As the saying goes, "In books, there are golden houses and jade-like beauties." A "Holy Scriptures of Sages," it allows readers to truly appreciate the subtleties of the five thousand years of Chinese civilization in the interplay of time and space, while also deriving aesthetic pleasure from the words through rational reading.