1. Russell: "A person who is overly calculative is only suitable for buying vegetables, not for doing big things."
—— The more one loves to calculate small amounts of money, the more likely they are to lose the bigger picture. For example, a colleague quarreled with finance over a 50 yuan taxi fare reimbursement, and as a result, the leader labeled him as having a "small mindset," ruining his promotion chances.
2. Wu Zetian: "When the time is not right, it’s okay to be humble, to endure grievances; wait until the time is ripe, then cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, leaving none behind."
—— If you are suppressed by your leader when you are young, don’t be in a hurry to change jobs. My cousin endured for three years in a state-owned enterprise and took over the department directly after the old leader retired, now her salary has tripled.
3. Lu Xun: "The essence of society is that people eat each other; if you have no ability, everyone will bully you, including your parents."
—— Relatives borrowing money without returning it, parents urging marriage and childbirth, are essentially all about "the weak being preyed upon by the strong." After my cousin became a civil servant, suddenly all the aunts and uncles started praising him for being "successful."
4. Han Feizi: "Cunning deception is not as good as clumsy sincerity."
—— Don’t learn from colleagues who fake their diplomas to get into big companies, only to be fired in the end. My friend, through hard work and diligence, went from intern to director, now earning a million a year.
5. Hu Xueyan: "Business does not talk about money, every word carries gold; officials do not speak of power, every word reveals authority."
—— When reporting work to the leader, don’t say "I worked overtime until dawn"; say "The project was completed three days ahead of schedule, saving 200,000 in costs."
6. Wang Yangming: "A person who talks too much indicates that this person is very foolish."
—— People who boast at the drinking table often do the worst. The truly powerful people, like my boss, always wait for others to finish speaking before they open their mouth, one sentence is worth ten.
7. Rockefeller: "Helping others for free is slowly cultivating enemies."
—— Does your colleague always ask you to help with PPT? Just say, "Sure, but next time I need you to help me with data processing." Only through equivalent exchange can it last long.
8. Wang Zhiwen: "The most childish behavior of adults is to open their hearts; the more secrets you share, the more dangers await you."
—— Don’t complain about the leader to your colleagues; my ex was fired the next day after saying "the boss is stingy."
9. Inamori Kazuo: "Don’t rush to enjoy things that your abilities are not yet worthy of."
—— If your monthly salary is 5,000, don’t learn from others to buy luxury goods; my classmate took out a loan to buy a bag, and ended up being bombarded with collection calls, eventually still relying on her parents to pay off the debt.
10. Yu Hua: "The first core of a family is always economic, not emotional."
—— Don’t believe that "love can fill the stomach"; no matter how good the relationship between my neighbors is, when their child gets sick and they have no money for treatment, they still argue and threaten divorce.
