Translated 
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A Combination of Maxims is a collection of maxims compiled by Jin Ying in Qing Dynasty. It can be divided into 11 categories: learning, maintaining, holding bows, taking care of life, promoting quality, way of doing things, getting along with people, regulating the family, engaging in politics, good sounding empty talk, and disobedience. It covers all aspects of social life and the ideological essence of various times in traditional Chinese Society. The text arrangement of A Combination of Maxims also reflects a certain internal logic and order. Generally, it follows the thought of "study the phenomena of nature", "get to know things", "sincere", "integrity", "self-cultivation", "regulate the family", "governing the country" and "unify the world" since Song Dynasty. The primary idea of each category is to warn people to be moral first and cultivate their moral character. That is to say, no matter what you do, you should be a decent person first. But this kind of morality and self-cultivation is not achieved by empty talk, it is realized through continuous restraint and improvement in real life. Although the book A Combination of Maxims was written in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, many of the maxims in the book focus on the reality of life, so it is still of practical significance to read it today. The aphorisms in "Category of taking care of life" all have the theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine, and are still of great benefit to people»s physical maintenance. The guidance and admonition of "Category of countenancing the character", "Category of ways of doing things", "Category of getting along with people" and other chapters still have certain guiding significance for people»s communication.