《菜根谭》是一本以人生处世为主题的格言式文集。书中的论恩格言,提倡受人恩惠要感恩报恩,给人恩惠不图报答,并认为施恩感恩出于人性中固有的善。这种性善论的恩论与契约论的恩论可以共存互补,成为促进社会和谐发展的心理基础。一、一本引人向上的格言式文集《菜根谭》的编著者洪应明,明代嘉靖、万 “Cai Gen Tan” is a Maxim’s anthology with the theme of life. The motto in the book advocates that benevolence should be grateful and reward for grace, and that grace should not be repayed, and the gracious thanksgiving comes from the inherent goodness in human nature. This kind of theory of goodness and the theory of grace of contract can coexist and complement each other and become the psychological basis for promoting the harmonious development of society. First, an intriguing collection of maxims “Cai Gen Tan,” edited by Hong Ying Ming, Jiajing Ming