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

If people do not consider the future, they will definitely have immediate sorrow.

2. The wise are happy in water, and the benevolent are happy in mountains.

Smart people love water, and virtuous people love mountains.

3. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.

Don’t impose on others what you don’t want.

4. When making friends, keep your word.

When making friends, you must keep your word.

5. Gentlemen are harmonious but not harmonious; villains are harmonious but not harmonious.

Gentlemen live in harmony but do not blindly follow others; villains live in harmony and cannot live in harmony.

6. The Master said on the river: The deceased is like a man! Don't give up day and night.

The passing time is like this flowing water! The days and nights keep flowing.

7. It’s like discussing and discussing, like polishing.

Improving one's own self-cultivation is like carving jade or stone. It requires hard work.

8. People with different paths should not conspire with each other.

If you have different positions and opinions, you should not discuss and plan with each other.

9. Three hundred poems can be summed up in one sentence: thinking without evil.

The 305th chapter of "The Book of Songs" can be summed up in one sentence: pure thoughts and no evil things.

10. 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.

Confucius said: "When I was fifteen, I was determined to study; when I was thirty, I made achievements; when I was forty, I was not confused when encountering problems; when I was fifty, I understood the laws of nature; when I was sixty, I could listen to different opinions. , Seventy-year-old can do as he pleases, and he can do whatever he wants without going beyond the rules. ”

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

Always review the knowledge you have learned, so that you can acquire new and deeper knowledge, so that you can become a teacher.

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

A gentleman unites the masses but does not collude with each other; a villain forms cliques but does not unite the masses.

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

If you know, you know, and if you don’t know, you don’t know. This attitude is wise.

14. It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?

Confucius said about Ji: "He used the emperor's dance lineup to dance in his courtyard. This kind of thing can be tolerated, but what can't be tolerated?"

15. To listen to the Tao and talk in vain is to abandon virtue.

Hearing rumors and spreading them without verification is abandoning morality.

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

If you understand the truth clearly in the morning and die at night, it is worth it.

17. Within the four seas, we are all brothers.

The world is so big, you have friends wherever you go!

18. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit.

A gentleman understands morality and justice, while a villain understands self-interest.

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

When you see a wise person, you should think of emulating him; when you see an unworthy person, you should reflect on yourself.

20. It is difficult to be poor without resentment; it is easy to be rich without arrogance.

It is difficult to be poor without resentment, but it is easy to be rich without being arrogant.

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

A moral person will not be isolated. There must be people close to him.

22. Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be demolished.

To describe a person who can no longer be carved like rotten wood or painted like a dung wall, it usually means that he is disappointed with this person.

23. Listen to what he says and watch his actions.

When judging a person, you have to look at what he says and observe his words and deeds to fully understand.

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

Describes a person who is smart and eager to learn, and can ask for advice from people who are less knowledgeable than himself.

25. Think before you act.

Always think three times before taking action.

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

If a person's inner simplicity is better than his external talent, he will appear rude, and if his external talent is better than his inner simplicity, he will be exaggerated and hypocritical. Only when literary talent and simplicity are combined properly can one become a gentleman.

27. 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.

For any cause, those who know it are not as good as those who love it, and those who love it are not as happy as those who practice it.

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

People who talk sweetly and smile all over their faces rarely have a loving heart.

29. Knowing things silently, never getting tired of learning, and never getting tired of teaching others, what is there for me?

Keep knowledge in mind, never feel satisfied when studying, and never feel tired when teaching. What have I accomplished in these three aspects?

30. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.

Obtaining wealth by unjust means is as uncertain as floating clouds.

31. Among three people, there must be a teacher: choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

In a small group, there must be someone who can serve as a teacher. Choose his strengths to learn from him, and reflect on his shortcomings and correct them.

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

A gentleman is always open-minded and broad-minded, while a villain is always sad and sad.

33. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go.

Those with ambitions must be open-minded and strong-willed, because the burden is heavy and the road is long.

34. If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern.

If you are not in that position, don’t think about things in that position.

35. Be knowledgeable and determined, ask questions carefully and think deeply; benevolence is in it.

Study extensively, strengthen your ambitions, ask questions sincerely and think in connection with reality, this is where benevolence lies.

36. Three armies can seize divisions, but one man cannot seize ambition.

The armed forces can lose their commander, but a man cannot lose his ambition.

37. When the year is cold, the pines and cypresses will wither.

In the coldest time of the year, we realize that the pines and cypresses are the last to wither.

38. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man.

A gentleman helps others do good deeds and does not help others do bad deeds. The villain is the opposite.

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

A person who is determined to pursue the truth but is ashamed of being a poor man is not worth talking to.

40. Are you being unfaithful to others? Are you not trusting your friends? Are you not accustomed to spreading the word?

Have you tried your best to do things for others? Have you been dishonest in dealing with friends? Do you study well what you teach others? These are three things you must reflect on every day!

41. 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.

If one's own conduct is good, even if no order is given, the people will consciously do it; if one's own conduct is not good, even if the order is given, the people will not obey.

42. Haste makes waste; small gains mean big things will fail.

Don’t just seek quick results, don’t be greedy for small profits. If you want quick results, you will not achieve your goal; if you are greedy for small profits, you will not achieve great things.

43. You cannot admonish those who have gone by, but you can still pursue those who have come.

Things in the past are irreversible, and there is still time to correct things in the future.

44. It is rare to miss a promise.

People who can often restrain themselves will make fewer mistakes.

45. Isn’t it true to learn and practice it over time? Isn’t it a joy to have friends come from afar? Isn’t it a gentleman if a person doesn’t feel embarrassed if he doesn’t know?

It is a pleasant thing to study and review constantly. It is a happy thing to have friends from far away as guests. I don’t resent people who don’t understand me. I am not a gentleman!

46. Scholars in ancient times were for themselves, but today’s scholars are for others.

People in ancient times studied to improve themselves, but people today study to show off to others.

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

When you see financial gain, you can think of morality; when you see the country in danger, you are willing to sacrifice your life. That's the big shot.

48. A gentleman does not use words to promote others, and does not use people to waste words.

A gentleman will not recommend and select talents based on his speech, nor will he abandon his speech because of his shortcomings and mistakes.

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

Flattery will corrupt morals, and failure to tolerate small things will ruin big things.

50. Don’t worry about what others don’t know, but worry about what others don’t know.

You are not afraid that others will not understand you, but you are afraid that you will not understand others.