Attitude towards life

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

Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest your head on it, and enjoy it. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.

Xianzai, 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. Xianzai, come back!

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.

Wealth and honor are what people want; if they don’t follow the right path, they won’t get it. Poverty and lowliness are what people hate; if you don't follow the right path, you won't get rid of them.

If you are rich and can be sought after, even if you are a man with a whip, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.

Isn’t it great to have friends from far away?

Think of righteousness when you see benefit, and give orders when you see danger.

Cultivation of oneself to bring respect... Cultivation of oneself to bring peace to others... Cultivation of oneself to bring peace to the people.

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 a big festival.

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

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

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

A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.

It is easy for a gentleman to say (pleasant) but difficult to say (pleasant). Saying (pleasant) is not done in the right way, not saying (pleasant).

A gentleman's official duties are to act righteously.

Zi said Yu Chan. "There are four principles of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully to himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he nourishes the people with kindness, and he makes people righteous."

A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is similar but not the same. and.

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

A gentleman is not careful in comparing himself with others, and a villain is not careful in comparing himself with others.

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

The benevolent do not worry, the wise do not be confused, the brave do not fear.

Acting with interests in mind leads to more resentment.

If you seek benevolence and gain benevolence, there is no need to complain.

If quality is better than literature, then the country will be wild; if literature is better than quality, then history will be achieved. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman.

A gentleman seeks the road, not food,... A gentleman worries about the road, not poverty.

How can I be ignorant of the French language? Change it to expensive. How can Xun say nothing to him? It is precious. If I say it but don’t explain it, and therefore don’t change it, then I’m done with it.

Seeing the good is like exploring the soup.

A gentleman respects the virtuous and tolerates others, praises the good but is reserved.

It is not enough to be a scholar just because you care about your home!

Life motto

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

Do to others what you don’t want others to do.

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

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

When you see the virtuous, you think about them all; when you see the virtuous, you reflect on yourself.

When three people walk together, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and choose the bad ones and change them.

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

Be respectful when you live, be respectful when working, and be loyal to others.

A gentleman is respectful and courteous, and he is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world.

He is loyal in words and respectful in actions, even in a barbaric country. If you are not faithful in words and respectful in deeds, how can you do it even if you live in the state?

He who behaves his own way with shame, and who can serve in all directions without dishonoring the emperor's orders, can be called a scholar.

Confucius said: "He who can do the five things is benevolent in the world." Please ask. Said: "Gong, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and benefit. Being respectful means not insulting, being lenient means winning people, being trustworthy means being able to do whatever you want, being sensitive means being successful, and being merciful means being able to win over others."

A gentleman takes righteousness as a pledge, conducts it with propriety, develops it as a grandson, and fulfills it with faith. What a gentleman!

To make mistakes without correcting them is to make mistakes!

If it is passed, it will be changed in a hurry.

Don’t express your anger and don’t make mistakes.

The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will!

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

No haste, no small gain. If you want haste, you will not achieve anything; if you see small gains, you will not achieve great things.

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

If you don’t uphold your virtues and don’t believe deeply, how can you live or die?

When making friends, keep your word.

Use literature to make friends, and friends to help people.

Three friends will benefit you, and three friends will harm you. Friends who are straight, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable are beneficial. If you have friends, you will be brave. If you are friendly, you will be gentle. If you have friends, you will be sycophantic, which is a loss.

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

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.

Smooth words and bad morals.

Clever words and charming words are fresh and benevolent.

Strongness, perseverance, woodiness, indifference and benevolence.

Those who are virtuous must educate themselves in words, but those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate virtue.

Listen to what they say and watch what they do.

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

The ancients couldn’t say anything, and they couldn’t catch it in shame.

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.

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.

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

If you love benevolence but don’t learn, you will be a fool; if you love knowledge but don’t learn, you will be a fool; if you love faith but don’t learn, you will be a thief; if you love straightforwardness but don’t learn, then you will be blind; if you love to be brave but don’t learn, then you will be blind. If you love to learn, you will be confused; if you are rigid and don't like to learn, you will be crazy.

Being respectful but rude will lead to fatigue, being cautious but rude will lead to turmoil, being brave but rude will lead to chaos, being straight but rude will lead to strangulation.

Serve the king with respect, and then eat with him.

In terms of etiquette, harmony is the most valuable thing.

Acting with interests in mind leads to more resentment.

Confucius on Learning

To know is to know, and to know is not to know, this is knowledge.

If I am the author without knowing it, I am not the author. If you hear a lot, choose the good ones and follow them; if you see a lot, you will recognize them.

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

If you are not good at learning, you are afraid of losing it.

Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

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

Prosperous in poetry and established in etiquette. Be happy.

Aspire to Tao, base on virtue, rely on benevolence, and wander in art.

If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened; if you are not angry, you will not be angry. If you take one corner and don't turn it back with three, there will be no recovery.

Those who know something 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.

I don’t eat all day long and stay up all night just thinking about it, it’s useless, it’s not as good as learning.

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

Everyone who is evil must be investigated; everyone who is fond of it must be observed.

Isn’t it true that you should practice it when you learn it?

You can become a teacher by reviewing the past and learning the new.

The sun knows where he is dead, and the moon has not forgotten what he can do. It can be said that he is eager to learn.

If you don’t learn poetry, you won’t be able to express it.

Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group-building, and resentful. Those who are near serve the father, and those who are far away serve the king; they are more familiar with the names of birds, beasts, grass and trees.

Human beings without permanence cannot be witch doctors.

There is no distinction between teaching and learning.

I am not without teachings even if I have to restrain myself.

Political motto

Politicians are upright, and commanders are upright. Who dares to be unjust?

If you raise the straight and mistake the false, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and false, the people will not obey.

Why should killing be used when the son is in charge of government? The son wants to be good and the people will be good. The virtue of a gentleman, the virtue of a villain, and the wind on the grass will surely destroy it.

The descendants will not seek Xia, the barbarians will not disrupt China, the captives will not join the alliance, and the troops will not be forced.

The way is based on government, and the way is punishment, the people are free and shameless; the way is virtue, the way is courtesy, there is shame and dignity.

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

Be careful in your end, pursue your goals far away, and the people's morality will be strong.

Killing without teaching is called cruelty; not being disciplined is called violence; being slow to follow orders is called a thief; just like dealing with others, being stingy as a cashier is called having trouble.

Government is based on virtue, such as Beichen, who lives in his place and is surrounded by stars.

If you keep your body straight, what’s the point of being in politics? If you can't rectify yourself, how can you rectify others?

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.

When you go out, you feel like you are seeing a distinguished guest, and the people feel like you are receiving a great sacrifice.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Those who live in this country, serve its officials as wise people, and make friends with its scholars as benevolent people.

The people are sufficient, but who is the king? If the people are not enough, which king will be enough?

The conduct of a gentleman is based on propriety. To give, take the thickest; to do things, to lift them; to collect, take the thinnest.

A king should be kind but not arrogant, work hard without resentment, desire without being greedy, be peaceful without being arrogant, and be mighty without being fierce. ... If we benefit the people because they are in their best interests, isn’t this also benefiting them without any expense? If you choose something you can do and work hard, who will complain? If you desire benevolence and gain benevolence, how can you be greedy? A gentleman has no crowd, no big or small, and no arrogance. Isn't this peaceful and not arrogant? When a gentleman straightens his clothes and looks at him with respect, he makes people look at him and fear him. Isn't this powerful but not fierce?

Civil and military policies are based on strategic policies. As long as the person survives, the government will flourish; if the person dies, the government will cease. ....So government depends on people.

The king and his ministers should be polite. Ministers serve the king with loyalty.

Zilu asked Shijun. Zi Ri: "Don't bully someone and then offend them."

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.

To refuse to teach the people to fight is to abandon them.

Knowing and benevolence cannot keep it. Even if you gain it, you will lose it. If you know it well, you can protect it with benevolence. If you don't show it, the people will not respect it. If you know it, you can guard it with benevolence, and you can handle it with care, but if you don't move it with courtesy, it's not good.

How to make people respect and be loyal and persuade them? Confucius said: "If you approach a person with a villa, you will be respectful. If you are filial and kind, you will be loyal. If you do good deeds but cannot be taught, then you will be encouraged."

First there is a secretary, who pardons minor faults and promotes talents.

It is disrespectful to be in a position of superiority, it is disrespectful to be polite, and it is not mournful in the face of mourning. How can I observe it