A collection of Confucius’ famous sayings about filial piety

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Confucius' famous sayings about filial piety 1

1. Youzi said: "It is rare for a person to be filial to his brothers but like to offend his superiors. It is rare to find someone who does not like to offend his superiors but likes to cause trouble. . A gentleman's foundation is based on the Tao. Is filial piety and brotherhood the foundation of benevolence? "

2. Confucius said: Disciples are filial when they enter, they are loyal when they go out, they are sincere and trustworthy, and they love others. Be benevolent, and if you have enough energy to practice, study literature.

3. The Master said: When the father is here, watch his will. Father is gone, watch what he does. He has not changed his ways for three years, which can be called filial piety.

4. Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "No violation." Fan Chi tried to stop him, and Confucius told him: "Meng Sun asked about his filial piety to me, and I said no violation." Fan Chi said: "What do you mean?" Confucius said: "Sheng, how to do things. Ritual, death, burial with propriety, sacrifice with propriety." 5. Uncle Meng Wu asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Parents are only worried about their illness."

6. Ziyou asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Today, filial piety means being able to raise dogs and horses. How can we be different if we don't respect dogs and horses?"

Interpretation:

1. Youzi said: "It is rare to be a man who is filial to his parents and respects his elders but likes to offend his elders and superiors. There is no such person who does not like to offend his elders and superiors but likes to rebel and cause chaos. A gentleman must devote himself to the foundation and establish the foundation. , the principles of governing a country and being a human being came into being. The so-called "filial piety" and "fraternity" are the foundation of "benevolence".

2. Confucius said: "The disciples here refer to the younger generation." People who are young) should be filial to their parents and leave their own houses ("Book of Rites, Nei Principles": "From the Mingshi and above, the father and the son are separated from each other." The disciple here refers to the person above the Mingshi. When you enter your father's palace and when you leave your own palace, you should respect your brothers, be taciturn, love the public, and get close to people who are virtuous. After practicing in this way, you will have enough energy to study literature.

3. Confucius said: "When his father is alive (he has no right to act independently), he must observe his ambition; when his father is dead, he must observe his behavior. If one does not change his father's ways for a long time, it can be said to be filial piety.

4. Meng Yizi (a senior official in the state of Lu, whose surname was Zhongsun and whose given name was He Ji, and whose posthumous title was Yi) asked Confucius about his filial piety. Confucius said: Don't violate etiquette. Soon, Fan Chi (a student of Confucius, surnamed Fan Mingxu, given name Zi Chi) was driving for Confucius. Confucius told him: "Meng Sun asked me about filial piety, and I replied, don't violate etiquette." Fan Chi asked: "What do you mean? ?" Confucius said: "When your parents are alive, serve them according to the prescribed etiquette. When they die, bury them according to the prescribed etiquette and offer sacrifices to them."

5. Meng Wubo (Zhongsun Hu, son of Meng Yizi) asked. Confucius asked for advice on filial piety. Confucius replied: "Parents only worry about the illness of their filial sons (meaning that filial sons should consider their parents, take care of their health, and not make their parents worry)."

6. Ziyou (Confucius student, surname) When asked about filial piety, Confucius said: "The so-called filial piety nowadays means that it is enough to be able to feed your parents. As for dogs and horses, you can raise them. If you don't have a serious intention to be filial to your parents, how can you feed your parents and children?" How to distinguish between raising dogs and horses? "Confucius's famous sayings of filial piety 2

1. Think about the virtuous and reflect on yourself when you see the virtuous.

2. I have done more than restrain myself, and I am not without teachings.

3. A man with lofty ideals and benevolence will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to fulfill his benevolence.

4. Don’t do it to others even if you don’t want to do it to yourself.

5. Wrong words and bad ethics.

6. A gentleman cherishes virtue, while a villain cherishes earth; a gentleman cherishes punishment, while a villain cherishes favor.

7. If quality is better than literature, then we will be wild; if literature is better than quality, then history will be achieved. Be polite, then be a gentleman.

8. The way of heaven and earth can be summed up in one word: the things it is are unpredictable, and the creatures are unpredictable. The way of heaven and earth: broad, thick, high, bright, long and long.

9. If you want to establish yourself, you should establish others; if you want to achieve yourself, you should achieve others.

10. A gentleman’s name must be something to be said, and his words must be actionable. A gentleman is nothing more than scrupulous about his words.

11. Aspire to the Tao, base on virtue, rely on benevolence, and swim in art.

12. Is it tolerable? Which one is intolerable?

13. People with different paths should not seek each other.

14. If you don’t learn poetry, you will have nothing to say.

15. The king died due to illness and his name was not known.

16. If you are not worried about others, you don’t know who you are.

17. If you keep yourself in good shape, what’s the point of being in politics? If you can't rectify yourself, how can you rectify others?

18. Be inspired by poetry and established by etiquette. Be happy.

19. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. Isn’t it important to consider benevolence as one’s own responsibility? Isn't it just too far to die before oneself?

20. A person who behaves in his own way is shameful and can be used in all directions without dishonoring the emperor's order. He can be called a scholar.

21. Those who are close to you serve your father, those who are far away serve your king; you know more about the names of birds, animals, and trees.

22. A gentleman has nothing to do with the world.

23. When joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have not yet arisen, it is said to be in the middle. When they arise, they are all in the middle, and it is called harmony. To achieve neutrality, the heaven will have its place and all things will be nurtured.

24. Seeing the good is like exploring the soup.

25. When a gentleman straightens his clothes and respects his gaze, he makes people look at him and fear him. Isn’t this powerful but not fierce?

26. When making friends, keep your word. Use literature to make friends, and friends to support benevolence.

27. When it comes to etiquette, harmony is the most valuable thing.

28. To govern with virtue is like Beichen, who lives in his place and is surrounded by stars.

29. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher.

30. If you pass it, you will have to change it in a hurry.

31. The so-called sincerity of one's intention is not to deceive oneself, just like hating a bad smell or being lustful. This is called self-effacing, so a gentleman must be careful about his own behavior.

32. If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up.

33. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried.

34. The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection.

35. Not teaching the people to fight is to abandon them.

36. If you are good at etiquette, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; if you are good at righteousness, the people will not dare to be disobedient; if you are good at trust, then the people will not dare to be disrespectful.

37. You can support an orphan six feet away, you can send a life a hundred miles away, and you can’t take it away during the big festival.

38. If you are a three-person person, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and choose the bad ones and change them.

39. Clever words and charming words are fresh and benevolent.

40. Why should you kill someone when you are in charge of government? The son wants to be good and the people will be good.

41. If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.

42. A king benefits without wasting money, works without complaining, desires without being greedy, is peaceful without being arrogant, and is powerful without being fierce.

43. Use the able to ask questions about the incompetent, ask more questions than the few; if there is something there, if there is nothing, if it is true, it will be false, and you will make mistakes without correcting them.

44. Listen to what he says and watch his actions.

45. The benevolent do not worry, the knowledgeable do not confuse, the brave do not fear.

46. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes.

47. A gentleman who has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, who is sensitive to things but careful in his words, is Taoist and upright, and he can be said to be eager to learn.

48. A gentleman is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world. He speaks faithfully and acts respectfully. This is true even in a barbaric country. If you are not faithful in words and sincere in deeds, how can you do it even if you live in the state?

49. Gentlemen are harmonious but not uniform; villains are harmonious but not harmonious.

50. To say something without mentioning it is called impatience; to say something but not say anything is called concealment; to say something without seeing the color is called blindness.

51. If you choose what you can do and work hard, who will complain? If you desire benevolence and gain benevolence, how can you be greedy?

52. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

53. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.

54. Wealth can be sought after, even if you are a whip-wielding man, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.

55. A gentleman has no crowd, no big or small, and no arrogance. Isn’t this peaceful and not arrogant?

56. Seek benevolence and gain benevolence, so why complain.

57. Those who live in this country, serve its officials as wise, and make friends with its scholars as benevolent.

58. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man, but the villain is.

59. Isn’t it great to have friends from far away? Think of righteousness when you see benefit, and give orders when you see danger.

60. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment.

61. Being rich and noble through unrighteousness is like a floating cloud to me.

62. A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food is not worthy of discussion.

63. Learning without thinking means nothing, thinking without learning means danger.

64. To know is to know, and to know is not to know, which is knowledge.

65. If one is fond of benevolence but not willing to learn, his concealment is also foolish; if he loves to know but not to learn, his concealment is also deceitful; if he is fond of faith but not willing to learn, his concealment is also a thief.

66. To serve the king, respect his duties and then his food.

67. The virtue of a gentleman, the virtue of a villain, and the wind on the grass will surely die.

68. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.

69. Those who are upright are upright and righteous. Observe words and colors, and consider the following people.

70. If I am the author without knowing it, then I am not the author.

71. Be respectful in your place, respectful in your work, and loyal to others.

72. If you hear a lot, choose the good ones and follow them; if you see a lot, you will recognize them.

73. Only benevolent people can do good to others and do evil to others.

74. A gentleman has his own interests, and then seeks help from others.

75. Being on top is not generous, being polite is disrespectful, and being in mourning is not mourning, how can I observe it!

76. If one is not committed to virtue and does not have a firm belief in the truth, how can one live or die?

77. If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened; if you are not angry, you will not be angry.

78. Don’t express your anger and never make mistakes.

79. How can I be ignorant of the French language? Change it to expensive.

80. No one knows the evil of his son, nor the strength of his seedling.

81. Xian Zai, come back! A basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people can't bear to worry about it. Even if I return, I will not change my joy. Xian Zai, come back!

82. A gentleman’s behavior is based on etiquette.

83. A gentleman takes righteousness as a pledge, practices etiquette as a pledge, a grandson as a disciple, and a trustworthy person as a fulfillment. What a gentleman!

84. Be careful in your end, pursue your goals, and the people’s morality will be strong.

85. The ancients could not speak out their words, and they were ashamed of themselves.

86. If you don’t learn enough, you are afraid of losing it.

87. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy them.

88. Everything will be established if you hesitate, and it will be ruined if you don’t hesitate.

89. Those who are virtuous must cultivate their words, but those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate their virtues.

90. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

91. A country with a thousand chariots of truth, respecting things and being trustworthy, being frugal and loving others, so that the people can take care of themselves.

92. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time? Wouldn’t it be great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

93. A gentleman’s official duties are to act righteously.

94. Being eager to learn is close to knowledge, practicing hard is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage.

95. A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and he is a group but not a party.

96. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

97. If you know it well, you can protect it with benevolence. If you don't show it well, the people will not respect it.

98. To give, choose the thickest; to do things, lift them; to collect, choose the thinnest.

99. Acting only for profit, but complaining too much.

100. You don’t use your words to lift people up, and you don’t use people to waste your words.

101. Those who are evil must be observed; those who are good must be observed.

102. Cultivation of oneself in order to respect others... Cultivation of oneself in order to appease others... Cultivation of oneself in order to appease the people.

103. Being respectful but rude will lead to fatigue, being cautious but rude will cause chaos, being brave but rude will lead to chaos, and being straightforward but rude will lead to strangulation.

104. People who have no faith do not know what is possible. A large cart has no hooks, and a small cart has no shafts. How can it move?

105. If you take one corner and don’t turn it back with three, it will be useless.

106. Human beings are immutable and cannot be witch doctors.

107. The descendants do not seek Xia, the barbarians do not disrupt China, the captives do not join the alliance, and the soldiers do not force the enemy to do well.

108. If you are so angry that you forget to eat, if you are happy and forget your worries, you don’t know that old age is coming.

109. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit.

110. Politicians are upright, and commanders are upright. Who dares to be unjust? If you raise the straight and wrong, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and wrong, the people will not obey.

111. The sun knows where one is dead, and the moon does not forget what one can do. It can be said that one is eager to learn.

112. A prosperous house, a prosperous body with virtue, a broad mind and a fat body, so a gentleman must be sincere.

113. A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant; a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.

114. I have to examine myself three times every day: Are I being unfaithful to others? Have you ever left a letter with a friend? Are you not used to it?

115. If you are holy, I can’t do it. I will never tire of learning and teaching.

116. If you know it well and can guard it with benevolence, you can use it to protect it, but if you move it without courtesy, it is not good.

117. If you can talk to someone but don’t talk to them, you will miss someone; if you talk to someone you can’t talk to, you will lose your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.

118. Tao is governed by politics, and punishment is used in order, so that the people can avoid it without being shameful; Confucius' famous sayings about filial piety 3

1. Those who know well are not as good as those who know well, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who enjoy happiness.

2. When you are so angry that you forget to eat, when you are happy you forget about your worries, and you don’t know that old age is coming.

3. Those who know something from birth are the best; those who know it through learning are the next best thing; those who learn it after being trapped are the next best thing. If you are trapped and don’t learn, then the people will be like this! A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly is not enough to discuss it. Only the superior knowledge and inferior ignorance will not change.

4. Seeing and thinking about meaning.

5. Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is peril.

6. Hearing the Tao but scrupulously explaining it is the abandonment of virtue!

7. You are so virtuous, come back! A basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people can't bear to worry about it. Even if I return, I will not change my joy. Xian Zai, come back!

8. Those who look sharp but have a soft heart are like villains, they are like thieves who pass through the tunnel!

9. If quality is better than literature, then we will be wild; if literature is better than quality, we will have history. Be polite, then be a gentleman.

10. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time? Wouldn’t it be great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

11. Huh? Make it valuable. If I say it but don’t explain it, and therefore don’t change it, then I’m done with it.

12. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy them.

13. There must be a teacher among us. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

14. A gentleman seeks the road but not food; a gentleman worries about the road but not poverty.

15. Similar in nature, but far apart in habits.

16. Gong, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and benefit: Being respectful means not insulting, being lenient means winning people, being trustworthy means letting people do what they want, being sensitive means doing merit, and being merciful means being able to win over others.

17. How can I be ignorant of the French language? Change it to expensive. If you hold your hand and talk to it, you can say nothing.

18. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher.

19. Seeing the good is like exploring the soup.

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