明代万历年间有个隐士叫洪应明的,著有《菜根谭》一书,采用格言体论述修身应事, 待人接物。该书与明末清初另外两位隐士陈眉公、王永彬分别撰写的同类著作《小窗幽 记》、《围炉夜话》,四百多年来被后人奉为“立身三经”。它们虽是古人为人处事的精言妙 语,却有不少见解极能吻合现代人的思想和生活。譬如《菜根谭》中有如下一则就言简意 赅,发人深省: Wanli Ming Dynasty there was a hermit called Hong Ying Ming, a “Cai Gen Tan,” a book, using stylistic arguments Slim should be things to treat people. The book and the other two hermits Chen Meigong, Wang Yongbin, respectively, from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, wrote similar books “Small Window”, “Nightcries”, for more than four hundred years later by the descendants as “the Three Classics.” Although they are the witty words of the ancients acting for the people, there are quite a few insights which can perfectly match the thoughts and lives of the modern people. For example, “Cai Gen Tan” in the following one simple and concise, thought-provoking: