Confucius is a world-famous thinker, educator, and politician. Confucius was not born a saint. The following is the content of famous aphorisms about Confucius that I have compiled. Welcome to read and learn from them. Example 1 of Confucius’s famous sayings and aphorisms

1. Knowing it silently, never getting tired of learning, never getting tired of teaching others, how can it be for me?

Explanation: Memorize (knowledge learned) silently, learn without feeling bored, teach without feeling tired, what is the reason for this for me?

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

Explanation: When you study hard, you forget to eat; when you are intoxicated with knowledge, you forget about sorrow, and you don’t know that aging is coming.

3. When three of us travel together, we must be our teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

Explanation: Several people are walking together, and one of them must be my teacher. We should choose their strengths to learn from, and pay attention to correcting their shortcomings.

4. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. Isn't it important to think that benevolence is your duty? Isn't it just a matter of time before death?

Explanation: A truly responsible person must have a strong will, because the responsibility he bears is heavy and the road to realization is long. Because it is one's responsibility to take benevolence as one's responsibility, it is a heavy responsibility. Because the end of life is the end of the mission, the road to realizing benevolence is long and distant.

5. Zi Jue Four: No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no self.

Explanation: Confucius eliminated four shortcomings: no subjective suspicion, no expectations that must be realized, no stubbornness, and no selfishness.

6. Look ahead, suddenly look behind. Master is always good at seducing people. He persuades me with words and invites me with courtesy.

Explanation: (For the teacher’s knowledge and morality), I looked up, and the more I looked, the higher I felt; I worked hard to study, and the more I studied, the more inexhaustible I felt. It seems to be in front, and suddenly it seems to be behind. The teacher was good at guiding me step by step, using various classics to enrich my knowledge, and using various etiquette to restrain my words and deeds, making it impossible for me to stop learning until I exhausted all my strength.

7. Rotten wood cannot be carved.

Explanation: Rotten wood cannot be carved. It is a metaphor that people cannot be improved or things and situations are corrupt and irredeemable. Also known as "rotten wood is difficult to carve". Also known as "rotten wood cannot be carved."

8. Ziyi’s four teachings: loyalty in writing and conduct.

Explanation: Confucius educated his disciples from four aspects: 1. Literature, that is, famous studies. Study how to increase visibility, and secondly, practice learning and standardize people's behavior so that people's words and deeds can be followed. 3. Loyalty is a matter of self-cultivation. It is to cultivate people to do what they should do voluntarily. 4. Faith learning is the learning of knowing people and distinguishing things, and the learning of cultivating people's judgment.

9. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned.

Explanation: A gentleman is broad-minded and tolerant of others; a villain is petty and narrow-minded.

10. He is sensitive and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. This is why he is called "literary".

Explanation: It means not to be ashamed to ask for advice from people whose status and knowledge are lower than yours. Therefore, the word "文" can be used as his posthumous title.

11. Its knowledge is within reach, but its stupidity is beyond reach.

Explanation: His cleverness can be learned, but his pretending to be stupid cannot be matched by others.

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

Explanation: If simplicity exceeds ornamentation, it will be rough; if ornamentation exceeds simplicity, it will be vain. Only if simplicity and ornamentation are in the right proportion can one become a gentleman.

13. 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.

Explanation: Those who understand it are not as good as those who love it; those who love it are not as good as those who take pleasure in it.

14. When a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind.

Explanation: When a bird is about to die, its chirping sound is sad; when a person is about to die, its words are also kind. Example 2 of Confucius’ famous sayings and aphorisms

1. Confucius said: "A gentleman is dignified and does not fight with others; he is gregarious and does not form cliques." - "Wei Ling Gong" "

2. Confucius said: "Smooth words will ruin morality. Small impatience will ruin big plans." - "Wei Ling Gong"

Translation Confucius said: "Flirty words will corrupt morality. If you can't tolerate small things, you will be disturbed." Big deal. ”

3. Confucius said: "A gentleman has three warnings: when he is young, his blood energy is not stable, and the warning lies in his appearance; when he is strong, his blood energy is strong, and he should guard against fighting; when he is old, his blood energy has declined, and the warning lies in gaining."—— "Ji Shi"

Translation Confucius said: "A gentleman should be careful about three things: in adolescence, when the blood has not yet been developed, he must be careful not to be obsessed with women; in the prime of life, when the blood is strong, he must be careful not to Be competitive; when you get older and your vitality has declined, you must be careful not to be greedy."

4. Confucius said: "A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds." - "Li Ren"

Translation Confucius said: "A gentleman should be cautious in speaking and diligent in doing things." For more Confucius' famous quotes, please pay attention to Xi Jinping Related articles from Gutang Chinese Studies Network.

5． Confucius said: "The ancients could not speak out their words, and they could not express their shame." - "Li Ren"

Translation Confucius said: "People in ancient times were unwilling to express their opinions easily because they believed that only It’s shameful to say it but not be able to do it yourself.”

6. Confucius said: "A gentleman is ashamed of his words but not his deeds." - "Xianwen"

Translation Confucius said: "A gentleman thinks that it is shameful to talk more and do less."

7. Confucius said: "If a country is in good order, words and deeds are in danger; if a country is without way, deeds are in danger and words are in danger." - "Xian Wen"

Translation: Confucius said: "If the country's politics are clear, then both words and actions must be clear. Integrity; the country’s politics are dark, so it’s hard to be upright in behavior and cautious and easy-going in speech.”

8. Confucius said: "How can the words of French be ignored? Change them to be noble. How can Xun speak to them without explanation? Interpretation is noble. If you say it without interpreting it, and therefore do not change it, then I am done with it." ——"Zihan"

Translation Confucius said: "Can you not accept the words that are in line with the principles? But it is valuable to correct the mistakes after accepting them. Can you not be happy when you hear the words that follow your own principles?" It is valuable to be able to analyze and identify after being happy. But there is really nothing I can do about people who are blindly happy without analysis, or accept things on the surface without changing the reality.”

9. Confucius said: "If what he says is not true, it will be difficult to do it." - "Xian Wen"

Translation Confucius said: "His words are not shameful, but it is difficult for him to do them."

10． Confucius said: "If you are knowledgeable in literature and make appointments with etiquette, you can live with your husband." - "Yan Yuan"

Translation Confucius said: "Study cultural classics extensively, and then use etiquette to restrain yourself. , so that there will be no rebellion. ”

11. Confucius said: "A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others." - "Wei Linggong"

Translation Confucius said: "A gentleman is strict with himself, while a villain is harsh with others."

12. Confucius said: "It is a mistake to make mistakes without correcting them." - "Wei Linggong"

Translation Confucius said: "If you make mistakes and do not correct them, this is the real mistake."

13. Confucius said: "A gentleman has nine thoughts: looking for clarity, listening for intelligence, looking for warmth, looking for respect, speaking for loyalty, acting with respect, doubting and questioning, thinking for anger and difficulty, and thinking for meaning."

"——"Ji Shi"

Translation Confucius said: "A gentleman should have nine considerations: when seeing, he should consider whether he understood clearly; when listening, he should consider whether he heard clearly; and when dealing with others, he should consider whether he understood clearly. Consider whether you are gentle, whether your appearance and attitude are respectful, whether you are sincere when speaking, whether you are serious when doing things, consider how to ask others for advice when encountering difficult problems, consider the consequences before anger occurs, and when you see fame and fortune Consider whether it is morally appropriate to obtain it. "

14. Confucius said: "Those who die without regrets will fight against the fierce tiger Feng He. You must be afraid when things happen and like to make plans. "——"Shu Er"

Translation Confucius said: "I have nothing to do with people who fight tigers with bare hands and cross rivers without boats. They don't regret it even if they die. Tongwo ambassadors must be people who are cautious when encountering problems and like to use their brains to come up with ideas to complete tasks. ”

15. Confucius said: “Three pleasures will be gained, and three pleasures will be harmed.” It is beneficial to enjoy festivals, etiquette and music, enjoy the kindness of Taoists, and enjoy many virtuous friends. It is a pleasure to be arrogant, a pleasure to travel, a pleasure to feast, and it is a loss. ——"Ji Shi"

Translation Confucius said: "There are three kinds of beneficial happiness, and three kinds of harmful happiness." It is happiness to be adjusted by rituals and music, happiness to praise others' strengths, and happiness to make more capable friends. This is a beneficial happiness. It is harmful to take pleasure in arrogance, to take pleasure in idle wandering, and to take pleasure in excessive feasting.