The Turn: Eighteen Life Separations, Twenty-Four Life Affairs, Fourteen Most, Twenty-Two Sayings to Avoid
Eighteen Life Separations
Life is plain, don't argue;
Happiness is limited, don't greed;
Beauty is others', don't love;
Companion is your own, don't dislike;
Children are debts, don't refuse;
Power is temporary, don't occupy;
Responsibility is accompanied, don't evade;
Leader is smart, don't flatter;
The masses are discerning, don't forget;
Desire is endless, don't pass;
Body is your own, don't waste;
Work is everyone's, don't snatch;
Difficulty is objective, don't fear;
Money is consumption, don't hoard;
Life is abundant, don't bother;
Holiday is leisure, don't busy;
Character is noble, don't be despicable;
Emotion is pure, don't fade;
Twenty-Four Life Affairs
The hardest to part with is friendship;
The hardest to talk about is emotion;
The hardest to forget is friendship;
The hardest to find is true affection;
The hardest to write is mood;
The hardest to repay is human relations;
The hardest to understand is expression;
The hardest to say is passion;
The hardest to know is affection;
The hardest to avoid is mutual affection;
The hardest to think about is momentary attraction;
The most romantic is love;
The warmest is family;
The most touching is enthusiasm;
The most worrying is sympathy;
The most sincere is devotion;
The most hurtful is ruthless;
The most hateful is indifference;
The most grateful is kindness;
The most obsessed is deep affection;
The most annoying is not to give face;
The most casual is human nature;
Fourteen Life Most
The biggest enemy is oneself
The biggest failure is arrogance
The biggest ignorance is deception
The biggest sorrow is jealousy
The biggest mistake is self-destruction
The most admirable is diligence
The biggest bankruptcy is despair
The greatest wealth is health
The biggest debt is emotional debt
The greatest gift is forgiveness
The greatest shortcoming is wisdom
The greatest comfort is charity
The most pitiful character is inferiority complex
The greatest sin is self-deception
Twenty-Two Sayings to Avoid
1. Avoid excessive talking: Don't talk too much, many words are lost.
2. Avoid careless words: Don't speak rashly, those who speak carelessly will be blamed and humiliated.
3. Avoid boasting: Don't speculate without knowing the difference. Speculating without knowing the difference often regrets.
4. Avoid rambling: Speech must be orderly, if chaotic, it will damage one's virtue.
5. Avoid joking: Don't make frivolous jokes, which will cause conflict and bring trouble.
6. Avoid direct words: Don't speak bluntly, it will cause trouble.
7. Avoid saying things: Don't reveal secrets. Secrets are established by silence, and words are lost because of leaks.
8. Avoid saying things: Don't leak confidential information.
9. Avoid evil words: Don't say hurtful words. Hurtful words are difficult to eliminate.
10. Avoid crafty words: Don't use flattering words. Those who use flattering words are inherently deceitful.
11. Avoid arrogant words: Don't be arrogant and complacent. Arrogance and self-praise are signs of lack of culture.
12. Avoid slanderous words: Don't talk about others' shortcomings. Those who criticize others will make people resent and harm themselves.
13. Avoid slanderous words: Don't expose people's flaws. Those who expose people's flaws will be hated by people, harming themselves and others.
14. Avoid promising words: Don't make rash promises. Rash promises will lose credibility.
15. Avoid nagging words: Don't nag people who don't want to listen.
16. Avoid criticizing words: Don't criticize others' shortcomings.
17. Avoid ostentatious words: Don't say things that are not consistent with your identity and status.
18. Avoid intimate words: Don't say intimate things to subordinates, which may lead them to flatter you and fall into a trap.
19. Avoid flattery words: Don't say flattering and flattering words. Flattering and flattering words are signs of low character.
20. Avoid humble words: Don't speak lowly and humble words, because those with great virtue have no humble words.
21. Avoid soliciting resentment: Don't say things that arouse resentment.
22. Avoid inciting trouble: Don't say things that cause trouble. Many troubles often result from improper speech.
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