Benevolent people love others, and courteous people respect others. Quotes:
1. If people are not benevolent, morality will cease. ——Hu Hong's "Beard Zhiyan·Cultivation"
If a person does not have a heart of benevolence, then morality will be out of the question. He emphasized that cultivating morality and following morality are the basis for a successful career.
2. Benevolence is the root of all good things, and greed is the root of all evils. ——Shi Xiangzai of the Qing Dynasty, "Chinese Proverbs"
Benevolence is the origin of all kinds of good deeds; greed is the root cause of all kinds of sins.
3. The wise do not know everything, so they must do it urgently; the benevolent people all love each other, and the virtuous people must do their best to do it urgently. ——"Mencius·Do your best".
There is nothing that a wise person does not know, but the immediate matter is the most urgent; there is nothing that a kind person does not love, but caring for the wise is the most important.
4. The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, the brave do not fear. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan".
Zhi: Same as "wisdom". A wise man has no confusion in his heart; a kind man has no anxiety in his heart; a courageous man has no fear in his heart or in his actions. "Wisdom, benevolence, and courage" are the three virtues and realms that Confucius requires gentlemen to possess. Confucius believed that a person who has reached the realm of "wisdom, benevolence, and courage" can be free from confusion, worry, and fear.
5. When a benevolent person sees it, it is called benevolence, and when a wise person sees it, it is called knowledge. ——"Book of Changes·Xici".
A benevolent person calls it benevolence from his perspective; a wise person calls it wisdom from his perspective.
6. A benevolent person loves others, and a polite person respects others. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others. ——"Mencius Li Louxia".
A person with a benevolent heart loves others, and a polite person respects others. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others.
7. A kind person will not destroy others to benefit himself, and a benevolent person will not endanger others to gain reputation. ——"Warring States Policy·Yan Ce"
A moral person does not need to harm others to do things that are beneficial to himself, and a benevolent person does not harm others to gain fame.
8. If a family is benevolent, a country will be benevolent; if a family gives in, a country will be prosperous; if one person is greedy and violent, a country will be in chaos. ——"University·Chapter 10"
If the monarch's family is harmonious and kind, the whole country will be harmonious and loving; if the monarch's family is courteous and modest, the whole country will be courteous and modest; If one person is greedy and violent, the whole country will be in turmoil.
9. The master has a benevolent heart; knowledge is his service; etiquette is his exhaustion. Therefore, the king should be benevolent first and then be courteous, which is what God has given him. ——"Xunzi·Dalue"
As a king, you should have a heart of benevolence. Wisdom is what is exercised by a loving heart. Etiquette is the embodiment of benevolence. Therefore, those who claim to be the king of the world should first deal with the people's things, and then they can deal with the etiquette. This is the way of heaven.
10. Benevolence and greed do not mean the same thing. ——"Han Feizi·Four Difficulties".
The thoughts of benevolent people and greedy people are different.