Mencius’ famous sayings
(1) Without rules, there will be no circle. Translation: Without compasses and rulers, squares and circles cannot be drawn correctly.
(2) Right, then you know the severity; degree, then you know the length. Only by weighing a translation can one know its importance; only by measuring it can one know its length.
(3) People do not do anything, and then they can do something. The translator has to do something in order to be able to do something.
(4) Although there are things that are easy to grow in the world, if they are violent in one day and cold in ten days, nothing can survive. Translation Even if there is a plant that is the easiest to grow, if it is exposed to the sun for one day and then frozen for ten days, nothing will grow again.
(5) Those who advance sharply will retreat quickly. Translation: People who move forward too quickly will retreat too quickly.
(6) The organ of the heart is thinking, and if you think, you can get it, and if you don’t think, you can’t get it. Translation: The organ of the heart is responsible for thinking. Only by thinking can we obtain things, but without thinking we cannot obtain them.
(7) Born in sorrow and died in happiness. Translation Is sorrow enough?
A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried
Confucius' famous saying. A gentleman is well versed in affairs, so his dealings with others are like walking on a smooth road, feeling safe and comfortable. A small person's mind is often obsessed with things, worrying about gains and losses, so he often has a feeling of sadness. A gentleman has a lifetime of happiness and no worries for a day. A villain has a lifetime of worries but no happiness for a day. This has the same meaning.
A gentleman seeks for himself, while a villain seeks for others
Confucius’ famous saying. The four views in "The Analects of Confucius" have the same purpose but slightly different texts. "Xueer" contains: "Confucius said: 'If you don't worry about others, you don't know yourself; when you worry, you don't know others.'" This means that you don't have to worry about others not knowing you. What you should worry about is that you don't know others.
Learning without thinking will lead to failure; thinking without learning will lead to peril
Confucius’ famous saying. "Wang" means confused. "Peril" has two meanings: one is critical, which means uncertainty. One is fatigue, and the spirit is exhausted and there is no gain. When solved in the past. This sentence can be combined with the chapter "Reviewing the past and learning the new". Confucius first advocated paying equal attention to learning and thinking, which had a profound influence on Confucian disciples. For example, Zixia talks about learning and thinking carefully and "The Doctrine of the Mean" talks about learning and thinking carefully, both of which believe that learning and thinking cannot be neglected.
Be sensitive to things but cautious in speaking
Confucius’ famous sayings. The words come from "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer": "Confucius said: 'A gentleman has nothing to eat to satisfy himself, and a place to live without seeking peace of mind. He is quick to do things but cautious in speaking.'" Also in "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren": "A gentleman wants to be slow in speaking but is sensitive to words." Yu Xing". The meaning is the same. It means to be diligent and quick in doing things, but cautious in speaking.