The full text of Zhuge Liang's Book of Commandments in Han Dynasty is as follows:
A gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, and frugal to cultivate one's morality. If you don't stay in the garden, you will be unclear, restless and not far away. You must study quietly before you can study. If you don't learn, you can't be versatile, and if you don't want to learn, you can't succeed. Slow can't have vitality, and risk can't have sex. Time goes by, meaning goes by, and then becomes withered, not meeting the world, and staying in a poor house sadly. What will happen? ?
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: People with high moral character and both ability and political integrity cultivate their body and mind by inner peace and concentration, and cultivate their moral character by frugal style. Without worldly fame and fortune, you can't define your ambitions, and without physical and mental peace, you can't realize your lofty ideals. You must concentrate on your studies, and you must study hard to increase your talents.
If you don't study hard, you can't increase your intelligence. If you don't have a clear ambition, you can't achieve anything in your study. Excessive enjoyment and laziness can't make progress, and frivolous impatience can't cultivate temperament. Time flies, and the will passes with the years. Finally, they withered and were destroyed. Most of them are not in contact with the world and are not used by society. They can only sit in the poor house sadly. How could they regret it at that time?
Extended data
The article in the Ten Commandments is short and pithy, concise, fresh and elegant, unpretentious and approachable, which is the unique feature of this article.
The general idea is that Zhuge Liang encourages his son to study hard and be determined to win. He should strive for self-cultivation from indifference and tranquility and avoid laziness and impatience. Summarize the experience of being a man and doing research, focus on the word "quiet", and at the same time attribute the failure to the word "mania", which is in sharp contrast.
In the Commandment, Zhuge Liang taught his son to be "quiet" and "quiet", encouraged his son to study hard and motivate himself, and made great efforts from his quiet cultivation. Zhuge Liang educated his son not to be impetuous and behave absurdly. In the second half of the letter, he taught his son in a fatherly tone: if the young don't work hard, the old will be sad.
"You must be quiet when you study, and you must also study. If you don't learn, you won't learn widely. If you have no ambition, you can't study hard for a long time to realize your lofty ideal. If you want to learn real knowledge, you must study and discuss your body and mind peacefully. People's talents are accumulated from continuous learning. You can't grow and develop your talents without hard work; Without firm will, you can't succeed in your studies.
This book of commandments not only expounds the ways and methods of self-cultivation, but also points out the relationship between determination and learning. It not only explains the importance of tranquility and indifference, but also points out the harm of indulgence, neglect and extreme impatience. Zhuge Liang is not only strict with his son in general principles, but also shows subtle concern for his children in some specific matters.
In this book of commandments, there is the power of tranquility: "quiet to cultivate one's morality" and "no peace is far away"; Have the power of thrift: "frugality and morality"; Have detached power: "not at home, absent-minded"; Have the power of eager to learn: "if you calm down and study, you must study"; Inspirational power: "If you don't learn, you can do anything. If you don't want to learn, you can do anything."
The power of speed: "If you are slow, you will not get excited"; Strength of character: "Danger can't cure sex"; Have the power to cherish time: "Time goes with the times, meaning goes with time"; Have the power of imagination: "if you become withered, you will not meet this world, you will stay in poverty, where will you return?" ; Have simple power. There are only dozens of articles in this article, and the information conveyed is much better than a long speech.