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A frail, ailing official records his groans and turns them into advice on temper, sincerity and ruling well.
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Краткое содержание: 8 min на чтение
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- Слов: 163 600
- Уровень в библиотеке
- Сложное чтение long sentences, a rich vocabulary
- Первая публикация
- 1593by Люй Кунь
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Стонущие слова in short
Groaning Words is a book of illness and cure. Lü Kun begins with his own sickness and widens it to a sickness of character and of states. Human nature mixes good principle with uneven temperament, so people must work on themselves.
What Стонущие слова is about
Why would a man collect his own groans? Lü Kun, a Chinese official of the Wanli reign in the Ming dynasty, was born frail and often ill. Whenever he fell sick, he wrote down what troubled him and scolded himself for not taking better care.
Over thirty years the notes grew into Groaning Words, a gathering of short sayings, small stories, arguments and advice. The illness he writes about is not only of the body. It is the sickness of bad temper, vanity, laziness, flattery and careless rule. His cure is steady work on the mind, honesty in private and fairness in public. First, we look at why he thinks human nature is a mixture.
Для кого. You will love this book if you enjoy wise, plain-spoken sayings, practical advice on temper and honesty, and sharp views on leadership. It also suits readers curious about Confucian thought and Chinese history.
The 10 key ideas
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Human nature mixes principle with temperament
Lü Kun begins with a claim that cuts against a common view. Many scholars, following Mencius, say that human nature is simply good. Lü Kun says nature refers to both vital energy and principle. Principle is never bad, but vital energy is not always good.
He walks through the great authorities one by one. Confucius spoke of natures being near to one another, and near means not the same. Zisi said that cultivating the Way is called education, and Lü Kun asks why the Way would need cultivating if nature were wholly good. His picture is simple. Water has no sediment, but it turns cloudy when soil is added. Nature is one, but it becomes mixed when joined to temperament.
This matters because temperament decides which way a person leans. Lü Kun says vital energy and habit are the two great obstacles for students. If temperament is part of your nature, you cannot blame it on others. You have to find out which way you lean and work against it. Know your own mixture, then correct it.
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Stillness is the master of the heart
The most repeated advice in Groaning Words is to keep the heart still.
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Falseness hides in good deeds, so watch yourself alone
Lü Kun says he spent thirty years trying to root out a single fault: falseness.
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Reverence and a calm temper prevent disaster
Lü Kun believes that the survival of a state and the life of a person depend on two words: reverence and neglect.
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Family bonds need warmth and removal of distance
The section on ethical relationships treats the home as the first school of government.
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Hold yourself accountable and accept praise and blame lightly
A steady theme in Groaning Words is that you should look inward first.
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Deal with people through sincerity and leave leeway
Lü Kun's advice on dealing with others is shrewd and humane.
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Learning must become practice and teachers are everywhere
For Lü Kun, learning that stays on paper is worthless.
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Good government feeds, protects and treats people fairly
The art of government in this book rests on sincere concern for the people.
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Reject empty words and take the Way as your teacher
The last great theme is a distrust of talk without substance.
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What is Groaning Words about?
It is a collection of short sayings, stories and arguments by Lü Kun on self-cultivation, family, learning, human nature and government. The title comes from the groans of sickness, which he treats as a warning about the faults of character.
What does the title Groaning Words mean?
Groaning is the sound of illness, so Groaning Words are words spoken in sickness. Lü Kun used them to record his own troubles and faults, and he offered them as a warning so that readers might avoid the same illnesses.
Is Groaning Words easy to read?
Its short, self-contained passages make it easy to open anywhere. Many sayings are a few lines, others are brief stories or conversations with a questioner, so you can read a page at a time and take away one clear idea.
What is the main message of Groaning Words?
Work on your own mind first. Keep the heart still, be honest when alone, treat others with sincerity and fairness, and govern with real care for the people. Lü Kun says good conduct matters more than clever words.
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Lü, Kun. Groaning Words. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/groaning-words.
Lü, K. (2026). Groaning words. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/groaning-words (Original work published 1593)
Lü, Kun. Groaning Words. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/groaning-words.
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