Source: From the Spring and Autumn Laozi (Li Er), Chapter 19 of the Tao Te Ching, "If you don't know and don't argue, the people will benefit a hundred times; Never resort to deceit, abandon fraud, and the people will be filial; Never give profits skillfully, thieves have nothing: these three people think that literature is not enough, so they belong to something: simplicity, selfishness and no desire, and no worries about learning. "
Interpretation: put an end to abandoning sophistry with wisdom, and the people will gain a hundredfold benefit; Put an end to hypocrisy and abandon treachery, and the people will turn to filial piety and kindness; Put an end to cleverness and abandon wealth, thieves will not appear: it is not enough to use these three superficial articles, but to let the people have standards to follow: to see things as they really are and to keep the people's unpretentious nature; Reduce egoism to weaken people's desire for intelligence; Give up the way of cheating others, and there will be no trouble.
Extended data:
According to the literature, Lao Tzu is quiet, studious and knowledgeable. In the process of teaching knowledge by his teacher, Shang Rong, Laozi always gets to the bottom of the matter and is very eager for knowledge. In order to solve doubts, he often looks up at the sun, moon and stars and thinks about what the sky is, so that he often can't sleep. Later, Mr. Shang Rong "really learned everything from the old man." "Recommended Lao tze into the week for further study.
The literature records: "When I went to see a doctor in Zhou, I went to imperial academy, and I learned all about astronomy, geography and human feelings. When I read all my poems, I could easily experience rituals and music, and I learned all my cultural relics, laws and history books, and I made great progress in my studies. The doctor also recommended him to be an official in the Tibetan room. The Sutra Pavilion is a collection of ancient books in the Zhou Dynasty, which is full of articles and books from all over the world. " Through this experience, Laozi accumulated a wealth of knowledge and made him famous.