Interpretation in the vernacular: the character of a gentleman is to improve self-cultivation from tranquility and cultivate moral character from thrift. You can't be clear about your ambitions without being quiet, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference.
2, wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. -quoted from Mencius Teng Wengong in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: when you have money, you can control yourself from profligacy; Don't change your will when you are poor; When you are strong, you won't do anything wrong. This is the gentleman.
3, trembling, walking on thin ice, such as the abyss. -Quoted from Xiao Min, Xiaoya in the Spring and Autumn Period of The Book of Songs.
Interpretation in vernacular Chinese: A gentleman pays attention to self-cultivation and is cautious, just like walking on thin ice, or standing on the edge of a cliff, always afraid of falling.
4, although it has been tempered, it is still strong, and there are winds in the east, west, north and south. -from Xie's poem "Bamboo Stone"
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: After thousands of years of torture and blows, it is still so strong, whether it is the southeast wind in hot summer or the northwest wind in cold winter, it can withstand it and will remain tough and upright.
Don't be afraid of broken bones, and leave your innocence in the world. -From the Ming Dynasty: Yu Qian's Ode to Lime
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: Even if it is smashed to pieces, it is not afraid, and it is willing to leave a innocence in the world.