Famous reading quotes from Mencius and Confucius

1. How to persuade people to be loyal and respectful?

2. A gentleman has no crowd, no small, no big, no courage to be arrogant. Isn't this peaceful and not arrogant?

3. If you are straight but don’t want to learn, you will be blind and twisted; if you are brave and don’t want to learn, you will be confused; if you are straight and hard to learn, you will be crazy.

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

5. Be inspired by poetry, established by etiquette, and accomplished by music.

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

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

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

9. There should be officials first, and it is better to forgive the small than to promote the talented.

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

11. Serve the king, respect his duties and then his food.

12. 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.

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

14. 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.

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

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

17. A gentleman is respectful and courteous. He 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 respectful in deeds, how can you do it even if you live in the state?

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

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

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

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

22. There is no difference in teaching.

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

24. The descendants do not seek Xia, the barbarians do not disrupt China, the captives do not make alliances, and the soldiers do not force the enemy to do well.

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

26. I don’t eat all day long, stay up all night, thinking, it’s useless, it’s better to learn.

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

28. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek life to harm their benevolence, but they sacrifice themselves to achieve benevolence.

29. If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened, and if you are not angry, you will not be angry.

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

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

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

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

34. 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.

35. Acting for the benefit of others and complaining too much.

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

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

38. If you love benevolence but don’t learn, you will be blind; if you love knowledge but don’t learn, you will be blind; if you love faith but don’t learn, then you will be blind;

39. Listen to it Follow your words and watch your actions.

40. A gentleman does not compare himself with others, while a villain does not compare himself with others.

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

42. Those who are near serve my father, those who are far away serve my king; I am more familiar with the names of birds, animals, and trees.

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

44. The ancients couldn’t say what they said, and they were ashamed of themselves.

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. Resolute, dull and benevolent.

48. Isn’t it true that one should learn from time to time?

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

50. Being a scholar while caring about your home is not enough to be a scholar!

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

52. Seeking benevolence and getting benevolence, why complain.

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

54. To know something is to know it, and to know something is not to know it. This is knowledge.

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

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

57. If I am the author without knowing, I am not the author.

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

59. 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?

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

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

62. If you don’t talk to someone you can talk to, 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.

63. If one does not hold on to his virtues and does not have a firm belief in his faith, how can he be able to live or die?

64. Zilu asked Mr. Shi. Zi Ri: Don't bully others and commit crimes.

66. Seeing the good is like exploring the water, seeing the bad is like exploring the soup.

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

68. Use the able to ask questions about the incompetent, use the many questions to the few;

69. Zi said Yu Chan. There are four principles of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully towards himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he benefits the people when he nourishes them, and he treats the people righteously.

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

71. 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).

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

73. 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?

74. 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.

75. (Remove the handle) Can I 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.

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

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

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

79. 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.

80. Do to others what you do not want others to do.

81. He who behaves his own way with shame, and who does not disgrace the king's order by serving in all directions, can be called a scholar.

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

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

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

85. Tao is governed by government, and justice is punished, so that people can avoid it without being shameful; Tao is governed by virtue, and justice is governed by etiquette, which is shameful and dignified.

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

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

88. Eat sparingly and drink water, bend your arms and rest your head on it, and enjoy it.

89. When you see a virtuous person, think about them; when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself.

90. I will 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?

91. Confucius said: When you approach someone with dignity, you will be respectful. To be filial and kind is to be loyal. If you can't do good deeds and teach them, then persuade them.

92. Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group-building, and resentful.

93. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

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

95. Killing without teaching is called cruelty; refusing to discipline is called violence; being slow to follow orders is called thief; just like dealing with others, being stingy as a cashier is called having trouble.

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

97. It is not good to be aware of something, benevolent enough to guard it, and to treat it with care, but to move it without courtesy.

98. 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?

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

100. Clever words confuse your virtues.

Extended reading

Mencius’ famous sayings in reading

1. Those who conquer the country without benevolence already exist; those who conquer the world without benevolence do not exist.

2. Respect the teachings of Xiangxu, apply the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood, and award the white ones to live up to the road!

3. The game of chess consists of numbers and decimals; if you don’t concentrate on it, you won’t be able to do it.

4. Those who have attained the right will receive much help, while those who have lost the right will receive little help. When there is little help, relatives will be there; when there is much help, the world will follow.

5. The wise are in office and the capable are in office.

6. Although there are things that are easy to grow in the world, if they are exposed to the sun in one day and cold in ten days, nothing can survive.

7. The trouble with people lies in being a teacher.

8. It is better to have no faith in the "Book" than to have no "Book" at all. I only took two or three strategies from "Wucheng". Benevolent people are invincible in the world, and even if they are benevolent, they will be unkind, so how can they shed blood?

9. It is better to have no book at all than to believe in the book.

10. I know my words and I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit.

11. If you respect the virtuous and enable the capable, and if the heroes are in power, then all the people in the world will be happy and willing to serve in your dynasty.

12. People do not do anything, and then they can do something.

13. People do not do anything, and then they can do something.

14. The only thing that determines the world is benevolent government.

15. The three treasures of princes: land, people, and political affairs. Those who possess precious pearls and jade will suffer disaster.

16. Is it okay to praise his poems and read his books without knowing who he is? This is how we talk about the world.

17. If you ask, you will get it; if you give it up, you will lose it; asking is beneficial to gaining, and asking is mine. There is a way to seek, and there is a destiny to obtain. This is because seeking is not beneficial to obtaining, and it is also seeking something outside.

18. Recruit the world’s talents and educate them.

19. The foundation of the world lies in the country, the foundation of the country lies in the home, and the foundation of the family lies in the body.

20. Those who convince others with strength are not convinced by their hearts, nor can they support themselves; those who convince others with virtue are happy and sincerely convinced.

21. Those who despise themselves cannot have faith, and those who abandon themselves cannot be successful. To say something that is not propriety and righteousness is called self-violation; if I cannot live in benevolence and righteousness, it is called self-abandonment.

22. The most important thing for people to know each other is to know each other. The most important thing for people to know each other is to understand each other.

23. Those who do it without hesitation, get used to it without noticing it, and live by it without knowing the way are all the people.

24. Nothing is better than the eyes. The eyes cannot hide the evil. If the chest is regular, the eyes will be clear; if the chest is irregular, the eyes will be dim. Listening to his words and looking at his eyes, how can he be thin?

25. Fu Zhi refers to the handsomeness of Qi; Qi refers to the filling of the body. The husband's ambition is as high as possible, and his energy is second to none. Therefore, it is said: Hold on to your ambitions and don’t let your anger go out of control.

26. Benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom are not external to me, they are inherent in me.

27. A man with lofty ideals never forgets to be in the ravine, and a brave man never forgets to lose his strength.

28. Those who have permanent property have perseverance, and those who do not have perseverance have no perseverance. If you don't have perseverance, you will do anything to ward off evil spirits.

29. Those who bully themselves cannot be talked to; those who abandon themselves cannot be talked to.

30. Fish is what I want; bear’s paws are also what I want. You cannot have both, and you would give up fish and take bear’s paws. Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice life for righteousness.

31. Having enough food and warm clothes but no education is like a beast.

32. Out of its kind, outstanding.

33. If a person has no ambition, he is like an animal.

34. If you are not ashamed, you are not like a human being. How can you be like a human being?

35. Grain is a beautiful plant. It is not as good as catkins because it is not ripe. Furen is just about being familiar with it.

36. What a person can do without learning is his good ability; what he knows without worrying about it is his good knowledge. Children all love their relatives, and their elders all respect their elders. Kissing relatives is benevolence; respecting elders is righteousness; without others, it reaches the world.

Confucius’ famous sayings about reading

1. It’s difficult to have a full day without any intention! Are there no gamers? This is so virtuous!

2. When you see the virtuous, think about them; when you see the virtuous, you should introspect yourself.

3. How to repay kindness? Repay vengeance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness.

4. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will be followed by the carvings.

5. Learn and then realize your shortcomings; teach and then realize your difficulties. If you know your shortcomings, you can then reflect on yourself; if you know your difficulties, you can then improve yourself.

6. People with different paths should not work together.

7. Jun, king; minister, minister; father, father; son, son.

8. I will examine myself three times every day: Are I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it?

9. 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?

10. First of all, I listen to others and believe in their actions. Now I am with people, listening to their words and watching their actions.

11. If quality is better than literature, then you will be wild; if literature is better than quality, you will be history; if literature is better than quality, you will be a gentleman.

12. To restrain oneself and return to propriety is to be benevolent.

13. If you see evil at the age of forty, it will be the end!

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

15. A gentleman has nine thoughts: seeing is wise, listening is wise, and looking is warm. Think of respect in appearance, loyalty in words, respect in deeds, doubts and questions, anger and difficulty, and meaning in seeing.

16. When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I was established; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, my ears were obedient; when I was seventy, I followed my heart's desires without exceeding the rules.

17. Knowing things silently, being tireless in learning, and never tiring in teaching others, what is there for me?

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

19. The dead are like this! Don't give up day and night.

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

21. No haste; no small gains. Haste makes waste; small gains mean big things will fail.

22. I am not a person who is born with knowledge, but a person who loves the past and is keen to pursue it.

23. 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.

24. The future generations are to be feared. How could one know that those who come are not as good as they are now? If you are forty or fifty and not heard about it, then there is nothing to be afraid of!

25. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool, and if people do not learn, they will not know. Therefore, the kings of ancient times put teaching first in establishing their country and their people.

26. Tao is governed by politics, and punishment is used in order, so that the people can avoid it without being shameful;

27. It is impossible to live without a dead body.

28. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.

29. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool, and if people do not learn, they will not know.

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

31. If you are above the middle person, you can speak well; if you are below the middle person, you cannot speak well.

32. Isn’t it a gentleman if a person doesn’t know something but doesn’t feel embarrassed?

33. Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall made of dung cannot be built. How can I be punished?

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

35. It is like a mountain. It has not yet formed a fence. If it stops, I will stop. It's like a flat ground. Even if I cover a fence, if I advance, I will leave.

36. Are you being unfaithful? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it?

37. It is difficult to have a full day without any intention.

38. When hearing a lawsuit, I am still a human being. It must be so that there will be no lawsuits!

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

40. Do not look at anything that is not polite, do not listen to anything that is not polite, do not say anything that is not polite, and do not do anything that is not polite.

41. Zi Yi’s Four Teachings: Be faithful in writing and conduct.

42. 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.

43. When you are young, your blood energy is not stable, and you should be careful about appearance; when you are strong, your blood energy is strong, and you should be careful about fighting; when you are old, your blood energy has declined, and you should be careful about gaining.

44. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still, the wise are happy, the benevolent are long-lived.

45. The person who knows what he says is useful to the world, and it is like showing him this.

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

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

48. If quality is better than literature, then wild literature will be better. If quality is better than quality, then history will be gentler and gentler, and then you will be a gentleman.

49. If you don’t have trouble, you won’t be in position; if you have trouble, you will be established. Don't worry if you don't know what you know, seek to know.

50. Those who are born knowing are the best; those who know by learning are the second; those who are tired and learn are the second; those who are tired but do not learn are the worst.

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

52. 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.

53. How can we practice without learning? How did Firth get it?

54. I don’t eat all day long, stay up all night, and think about it. It’s useless. It’s better to learn.

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

56. Don’t use words to lift people up; don’t use people to waste words.

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

58. 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.

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

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

61. The people can follow it, but they cannot know it.

62. 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.

63. 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.

64. If there is holiness and benevolence, how dare I. If you never get tired of doing it and never tire of teaching others, you can say that you are done.

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

66. There is no difference in teaching.

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

68. Don’t talk about things when they are done, don’t admonish when things are done, and let bygones be bygones.

69. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise are happy, the benevolent live long.

70. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you know.

71. A person’s life is straight, and he is spared a life of ignorance.

72. Listening to the Tao but scrupulously explaining it is the abandonment of virtue.

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

74. Learn eruditely, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it sincerely.

75. 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 making merit, and being merciful means being able to win over others.

76. Being sensitive and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions, is called literature.

77. Don’t complain about God, don’t blame others, go to school and achieve greatness.

78. Making mistakes without correcting them is called a mistake!

79. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher.

80. Strength, perseverance, dullness, and benevolence.

81. A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly is not worthy of discussion.

Confucius’s famous sayings in reading

1. Cultivation of oneself to bring peace of mind to others. Cultivation of oneself to bring peace of mind to the people.

2. When hearing a lawsuit, I am still a human being. It must be so that there will be no lawsuits!

3. Strength, perseverance, dullness, and benevolence.

4. Virtue is never alone, it must have neighbors.

5. 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.

6. People who have no faith do not know what is possible.

7. Be convinced, eager to learn, and stick to the good way. There are no people in a dangerous country, and no one can live in a chaotic country. If there is a way in the world, it will be seen, but if there is no way, it will be hidden.

8. When your parents are here, you will have to travel well if you don’t travel far away.

9. If you are above the middle person, you can speak well; if you are below the middle person, you cannot speak well.

10. It’s so difficult to be full all day long without any intention! Are there no gamers? This is so virtuous!

11. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

12. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

13. Do not look at anything that is not polite, do not hear anything that is not polite, do not say anything that is not polite, and do not do anything that is not polite.

14. If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government.

15. Clever words and charming words, fresh and benevolent!

16. To govern with virtue, to swear an oath like the North Star, and to live in the place where the stars are aligned.

17. Don’t complain about God, don’t blame others, learn from others and reach higher levels.

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

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

20. See what you think.

21. How to repay kindness? Repay vengeance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness.

22. Those who know when they are born are the best; those who know through learning are the second; those who learn when they are trapped are the second. If you are trapped and don’t learn, then the people will be in trouble!

23. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you; have no grudges at home and no grudges at home.

24. To know something is to know it, and to know something is not to know it, which is knowledge.

25. There is no room for sleeping without corpses.

26. Jun, king; minister, minister; father, father; son, son.

27. Listening to the Tao but scrupulously speaking is the abandonment of virtue!

28. 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.

29. Only the superior knowledge and inferior ignorance remain unchanged.

30. Being sensitive, eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions is called literature.

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

32. If you see evil at the age of forty, it will be the end!

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

34. Don’t use words to lift people up; don’t use people to waste words.

35. The reason why a few words can break a prison sentence is the same!

36. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.

37. Tao is governed by politics, and punishment is used in order, so that the people can avoid it without being shameful;

38. Too much is never enough.

39. 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 being successful, and being merciful means being able to win over others.

40. To restrain oneself and restore etiquette is to be benevolent.

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

42. At first I was with others, listening to their words and trusting their actions; now I am with others, listening to their words and observing their actions.

43. It’s difficult to live in groups all day long, not speaking the right words, but only practicing small wisdom!

44. No haste; no small gains. Haste makes waste; small gains mean big things will fail.

45. The people can follow it, but they cannot know it.

46. Wrong words and bad ethics. A little impatience will mess up a big plan.

47. Making mistakes without correcting them is called a mistake!

48. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

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

50. Inspired by "Poetry", established in etiquette, and achieved in music.

51. When quality is better than literature, it will lead to wildness; when literature is better than quality, it will be history. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman.

52. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise will be happy, the benevolent will live long.

A collection of Confucius’ famous sayings about reading

A collection of Confucius’ famous sayings about reading

1. Don’t use words to lift people up; don’t use people to waste words.

2. The people can follow it, but they cannot know it.

3. Too much is not enough.

4. To restrain oneself and return to propriety is to be benevolent.

5. How to repay kindness? Repay vengeance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness.

6. To govern with virtue, to swear an oath like the North Star, and to live in the place where the stars are aligned.

7. Strength, perseverance, dullness, and benevolence.

8. Wrong words and bad ethics. A little impatience will mess up a big plan.

9. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

10. The reason why a few words can break a prison sentence is the same!

11. There is no room for sleeping without corpses.

12. If you are not in your position, you will not pursue your political goals.

13. Only the superior knowledge and inferior ignorance remain unchanged.

14. 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 being successful, and being merciful means being able to win over others.

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

16. 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.

17. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.

18. If you are above the middle person, you can speak well; if you are below the middle person, you cannot speak well.

19. To know something is to know it, and to know something is not to know it. This is knowledge.

20. Be convinced and eager to learn, and stick to the good way. There are no people in a dangerous country, and no one can live in a chaotic country. If there is a way in the world, it will be seen, but if there is no way, it will be hidden.

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

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

23. Clever words and charming words, fresh and benevolent!

24. No haste; no small gains. Haste makes waste; small gains mean big things will fail.

25. People who have no faith do not know what is possible.

26. Those who look sharp but have a soft heart are like villains, they are like thieves who have penetrated the valley!

27. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise are happy, the benevolent live long.

28. Those who know when they are born are the best; those who know through learning are the second best; those who learn when they are trapped are the second best. If you are trapped and don’t learn, then the people will be in trouble!

29. When your parents are here, you will have to travel well if you don’t travel far away.

30. Don’t look at anything that’s not polite, don’t hear anything that’s not polite, don’t say anything that’s not polite, don’t do anything that’s not polite.

31. When hearing a lawsuit, I am still a human being. It must be so that there will be no lawsuits!

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

33. How difficult it is to live in groups all day long, not speaking the right words, but only practicing small wisdom!

34. Seeing and thinking about meaning.

35. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

36. It’s so difficult to have enough to eat all day long and have nothing to do! Are there no gamers? This is so virtuous!

37. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes!

38. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you; have no grudges at home and no grudges at home.

39. The future generations are to be feared. How could one know that those who come are not as good as they are now? If you are forty or fifty and not heard about it, then it is nothing to be afraid of!

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

41. Hearing the Tao but scrutinizing it is the abandonment of virtue!

42. At first I was with others, listening to their words and trusting their actions; now I am with others, listening to their words and observing their actions.

43. Being sensitive and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions, is called literature.

44. A country with a thousand chariots of truth respects things and is trustworthy, is economical and loves others, and keeps the people in good time.

45. Tao is governed by politics, and punishment is used in order, so that the people can avoid it without being shameful;

46. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

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1. To persuade the people to be loyal and respectful , how is it?

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

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

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

5. I will 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?

6. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek to survive to harm their benevolence, but they sacrifice themselves to achieve benevolence.

7. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

8. 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?

9. Act with interests in mind and complain too much.

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

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

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

13. I don’t eat all day long and stay up all night thinking about it, which is of no use and is not as good as learning.

14. The ancients couldn’t say what they said, and they were ashamed of themselves.

15. Tao is governed by politics, and justice is punished, so that the people can be spared without shame; Tao is governed by virtue, and justice is governed by propriety, which is shameful and dignified.

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

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

18. 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.

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

20. A gentleman does not compare himself with others, while a villain does not compare himself with others.

21. If you love benevolence but don’t learn, you will be blind; if you love knowledge but don’t learn, you will be blind; if you love faith but don’t learn, then you will be blind;

22. Knowing and If you can guard it with benevolence, you can use it to move it, but if you don't move it with courtesy, it is not good.

23. Wrong words and bad ethics.

24. Be careful in your end, pursue your goals far away, and the people’s virtue will be strong.

25. 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.

26. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

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

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

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

30. The descendants do not seek Xia;

31. Being a scholar while caring about your home is not enough to be a scholar!

32. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

33. If you are straight and don’t learn, you will be too stubborn. If you are brave and don’t want to learn, you will be confused. If you are straight and don’t want to learn, you will be crazy.

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

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

36. To govern with virtue is like Beichen, who lives in his place and the stars align with it.

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

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

39. Use the ability to ask questions about the incompetent, ask more questions than the few; , make mistakes without correcting.

40. 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.

41. Listen to his words and watch his actions.

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

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

44. 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?

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

46. 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.

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

48. Zi said Yu Chan. There are four principles of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully towards himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he benefits the people when he nourishes them, and he treats the people righteously.

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

50. Those who are near are my father, those who are far are my king; I am more familiar with the names of birds, animals, and trees.

51. Confucius said: When you approach someone with a villa, you will be respectful. To be filial and kind is to be loyal.

If you can't do good deeds and teach them, then persuade them.

52. Those who are virtuous must be educated in speaking, but those who are eloquent do not need to be virtuous.

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

54. The purpose of etiquette is harmony.

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

56. Benefiting the people for their benefit, isn’t this also a benefit without any expense?

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

58. Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group-building, and resentful.

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

60. If one does not hold on to his moral principles and does not have a firm belief in his faith, how can he live or die?

61. First of all, there is a secretary, and the small ones should be pardoned and the talents should be promoted.

62. 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.

63. Not teaching the people to fight means abandoning them.

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

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

66. To know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it, and to know it is to know it.

67. Be inspired by poetry, established by etiquette, and accomplished by music.

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