Emphasize that everything must have certain laws, rules and practices, otherwise it will not succeed. It originally came from Carpenter's language, and "gauge" refers to compass. When carpenters work, they will encounter the work of making round windows, doors, round tables and stools. And ancient craftsmen already knew to draw circles with "rules"; "Moment" is also a woodworking tool, which refers to a curved ruler. The so-called bending ruler is not a bending ruler, but a right-angled ruler. It is a necessary ruler for carpenters to make square doors, windows, tables and stools.

Without rules, of course, you can't make things square or round, so that's why this proverb comes into being.

Realistically speaking, from our whole country, we must govern the country according to law and promote the construction of the rule of law in order to better build a harmonious socialist society. From everyone's point of view, we must be strict with ourselves and abide by the code of conduct in order to better shape our lives.

2. The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light.

People first, country second, monarch third. This is because, with the people, we must build a country; With a country, you need a "king". The country is for the people and the throne is the country. Here, the relationship between priority and priority is very clear, and national politics is people-oriented. If there really is a "son of heaven", then the people are the real "son of heaven". Because the intelligence of the sky is expressed through the intelligence of people; The audio-visual of the sky is realized through the audio-visual of the people. God always obeys people's wishes. It can be seen that the people are the representatives of "heaven" and the real "favored children of heaven". As for the so-called "monarch", it is a compliment from the people. "The monarch is also a ship; Shu Ren, water also. Water can carry a boat or overturn it. " The people have the right to promote the monarch and overthrow him. The throne is for everyone, and who should be the monarch should be decided by everyone. This is a universal truth at all times and in all countries. No matter whether this "gentleman" is called king, emperor, president or chairman, there is no exception. Only in ancient times, people have not been able to design an effective and perfect democratic system to implement this principle and make it an operational procedure, so that this principle can not be fulfilled immediately in many cases. But this does not mean that this truth itself is not established. In fact, even in a society lacking a democratic system, the above-mentioned truth sometimes comes into play spontaneously and forcibly in various forms. This is not difficult to understand as long as we look at the end of countless bad kings and tyrants in history who were finally overthrown and ruined. The status of the people is not only above the monarch, but also above the country (country). Because the power of the country is also given by the people, the interests of the country should represent the fundamental interests of the people. Logically speaking, the land of the people must be placed above the country. Mencius emphasized that "the people are the most important and the country is the second". Adhering to this principle can prevent a few politicians from infringing on people's rights and interests in the name of "the country". If a gentleman can truly understand the above truth, he should listen carefully to the opinions of the people, accept the supervision of the people frankly, care about the sufferings of the people's livelihood, and enjoy the happiness with the people.

3. Kindness and wisdom

Compassion is the purpose of benevolence; The heart of shame and evil, the end of righteousness; The words of the heart are the end of the ceremony; The heart of right and wrong is also the end of wisdom. Man has four ends, but he still has four bodies.

Mencius was accused of "benevolence, courtesy and wisdom", and Dong Zhongshu extended it to "benevolence, courtesy, wisdom and faith", later called "the five permanent members". These "five permanent members" run through the development of China's ethics and become the core factor in China's value system.

Benevolence is the most basic and highest virtue, and it is also the most common virtue standard. The ancient humanistic feelings with benevolence as the core can be transformed into modern humanistic spirit through modern transformation.

The combination of benevolence and righteousness, as the representative of morality: "Benevolence is extremely forbearing." Righteousness has become a kind of outlook on life and values, such as "duty-bound", "duty-bound", "courageous", "duty-bound" and "upright". Righteousness is the responsibility and dedication of life, such as free clinic, charity performance, charity sale and obligation. This is still a manifestation of China people's lofty morality.

Courtesy and benevolence are both exterior and interior, benevolence is the internal spirit of propriety, and paying attention to propriety is an important traditional virtue of "a state of etiquette". "Li Ming" talks about civilization in a broad sense; In a narrow sense, as a manifestation of treating people and things, it is called "ceremony" and "etiquette"; As a kind of cultivation, it is called "politeness"; Used to deal with the relationship with others, it is called "comity". All these have become the representation and intuitive display of the civilization degree of a person, a society and a country. Beijing is vigorously carrying out etiquette education to welcome the Olympic Games. The value orientation of "courtesy, harmony is precious" is "harmony". Inheriting and carrying forward rites is the need of building a harmonious society.

Wisdom can extend from moral wisdom to scientific wisdom, and combine scientific spirit with humanistic spirit, which we still want to carry forward today.

Faith is the foundation of being a man and the way to develop your career and manage the world. Keeping promises and keeping promises are the recognized value standards and basic virtues of the Chinese nation.

Confucius's benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith

Benevolent: kindness, kindness, and benevolence are teachers' benevolence.

Righteousness: obligation, righteousness, righteousness.

Courtesy: courtesy, comity and propriety.

Wise man: wisdom, cleverness and sagacity.

Believers: honesty, credibility and public trust.