一、审慎篇 001
以劳为福,以逸为祸 ........................................002
事无大小,审之又审 ........................................005
大小事务,一体留心 ........................................008
一切事务,不可懈慢 ........................................011
无事常防,有事常定 ........................................016
忍耐一时,便觉无事 ........................................019
刚柔并济,内外得宜 ........................................023
自谓不能,自误其身 ........................................028
无事,敬以自持;有事,敬以应事 ................032
二、诚敬篇 035
人以改过为贵 ....................................................036
自任其过 ............................................................039
自省改过,转祸为福 ........................................043
不以可怕之物戏人 ............................................046
欲称其善,莫举人之短 ....................................050
送人礼物,须择其所需 ....................................054
三、天命观 059
命由心造,福自己求 ........................................060
无处不可养人,惟患人不勤勉 ........................065
器利而事自善 ....................................................070
以人力夺天工 ....................................................074
尽人事,听天命 ................................................079
身安泽长,五不敢 ............................................083
亲行祭祀,以致其诚 ........................................087
吉凶异道,不得相干 ........................................091
四、察人篇 095
一言可得人心,亦可失人心 ............................096
宜言古人善行善言 ............................................101
纤细之伪,日久自败 ........................................104
满口恶言,必遭罪谴 ........................................109
视人彷徨,其人必不正 ....................................113
行住坐卧,不可回顾斜视 ................................117
古玩可观不可用 ................................................122
琢刀为尺,偃武修文 ........................................127
实心相待,不务虚名 ........................................132
五、决断篇 137
断事三识 ............................................................138
开诚布公,防疑无用 ........................................142
必亲见亲历,始得确实 ....................................147
事以义理而定,莫以己心而决 ........................151
量己之能否,知人之艰难 ................................154
三年耕必有一年之积 ........................................158
黄淮两河,事关漕运民生 ................................162
圣人应运而兴,所行暗合古 ............................170
搜事务之本原,复咨众而后行 ........................174
六、义利观 179
以义为利,义安则利 .........................................180
身劳心安,利少义多 .........................................183
利,则为之;不利,则去之 .............................186
穷理求知,行事得之 .........................................190
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