The famous sayings and explanations of Confucius are as follows:

1. When three people walk, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and choose the bad ones and change them. Meaning: If three people are traveling together, one of them must be my teacher. I choose his good aspects to learn from him, and when I see his bad aspects, I correct my own shortcomings.

2. Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions. It means: smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask for advice from people with lower status and less knowledge than yourself. A gentleman is magnanimous, while a villain is always concerned.

3. A little impatience will mess up a big plan. It means: If you can't tolerate small things, you will ruin big things.

4. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher. It means: Review old knowledge and then understand new knowledge. Such people can become teachers.

5. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. Explanation: A gentleman fulfills other people's good deeds and does not promote other people's bad deeds.

6. He who listens to the Tao but scrutinizes it is the abandonment of virtue. Explanation: The behavior of spreading gossip is a betrayal of morality.

7. If the name is incorrect, the words will not be correct. Explanation: If one's status is not correct, one's speech cannot be logical.

8. There is no distinction between teaching and learning. Explanation: I educate everyone who comes to study without distinction.

9. Isn’t it great to have friends come from far away? Explanation: Isn’t it a joy to have like-minded people coming from afar?

10. A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food is not worthy of discussion. Explanation: If a scholar is determined to pursue the truth and is ashamed of not being well-dressed or well-fed, then it is not worth talking to him.