在古代,古人常以“咬菜根”喻指艰苦朴素的生活和发愤图强的精神,给后人以诸多启迪。例如:宋代大学者罗大经在《鹤林玉露·论菜》中说:“若自一品以上至于公卿,皆得咬菜根之士,则知职务所在矣,百姓何愁无饭吃?”他把“咬菜根”与为官当政联系起来,认为做好父母官,必须“咬菜根”。又如:明代兵部尚书于谦,荣于俭素,耻于奢靡, In ancient times, the ancients often used the term “bite their roots” to refer to the hard-simple life and the spirited spirit, which inspired many generations later. For example, Song dynasty scholar Luo Dashen said in Helulunlu · on vegetables: “If a product is from a product or a public company, you have to get a bite, so you know where you are in charge. ”He put “ bite root ”linked to the official and the government, that parents should do a good job, you must “ bite root ”. Another example: the Ming Dynasty Bingbushangshu Yu Qian, Rong Yu Jian Su, ashamed of extravagance,