Graceful prose is selected from rhyming proverbs and well-written literature. Its content is very extensive, from etiquette and morality, laws and regulations to allusions to scenery, astronomy and geography, but the focus is on philosophy of life and the way to live. Some of these proverbs and sayings reflect the fine tradition of hard work and plain living and hard struggle formed by the Chinese nation for thousands of years and become spiritual wealth;
A lot of content about society and life, after the vicissitudes of the world, has become a motto to warn people; Some proverbs and sayings have summed up the experience of people's struggle with nature for thousands of years and become concise and vivid philosophical and scientific knowledge; There are also some contents from articles and classics, which are part of our traditional culture.
These healthy and positive contents, especially some philosophical aphorisms, as ancient enlightenment books in China, have played an active role in popularizing cultural knowledge, creating spiritual civilization, managing the world and educating people. Today, it still has reference value.
A certain culture is a reflection of a certain social, political and economic ideology, and it's no exception to enrich the literary works. Due to the limitations of the times and history, it will inevitably bear the imprint of that era. Many contents reflect feudal ethics, even with obvious feudal superstition and fatalism;
Part of the content is individual-centered, reflecting the common selfish thought at that time; Some of them reflected the real psychology of ordinary citizens under the social system at that time, and their negative life philosophy of avoiding disasters and being weary of the world; Some of them were correct reflections of social phenomena at that time, but they have lost the significance of reference today;
There are also some contents that are vague or have only one-sided truth, and if they are not understood correctly, they will become mistakes. These are not in line with the spirit of the times. We should adopt a critical attitude when reading, carefully examine the sublation, criticize the inheritance, absorb its nutrients, and make the past serve the present.