Zhong Gong asked Confucius what benevolence was. Confucius said, "Going out to do business is like welcoming distinguished guests, and governing the country is like conducting major sacrificial activities, so be cautious. Never impose what you don't want or do on others. (If this can be done, then) there will be no resentment for doing things for the country and no resentment for handling family affairs. " Zhong Gong said, "Although I am not smart, please let me do as you say."
2. Confucius said: "Being rich and expensive is what people want, and there is no way to get it. Poverty and meanness are human evils. If you don't get them their way, you won't go. Isn't it good to be famous if a gentleman goes to benevolence? If a gentleman has no final food, he will violate benevolence and will do it again. " ("The Analects of Confucius")
Confucius said: "wealth is what everyone wants, but it is unacceptable unless it is obtained through proper channels." People don't like poverty, but they can't get rid of it without proper channels. How can a gentleman become famous if he violates the morality of "benevolence and righteousness"? A gentleman can't violate the principle of benevolence even if he eats a meal for such a short time. He must do this when he is displaced, and he must do this when he is in turmoil. "
3. Confucius said: "The knower enjoys water, and the benevolent enjoys Leshan. Those who know move, those who are good are quiet. Those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent are longevity. " ("The Analects of Confucius Yongye")
Confucius said, "love the water is a wise man, and benevolent people love mountains. Wise men and wise men are active, and benevolent people are quiet. Smart and wise people are always happy, and people with kindness live long. "
4. Confucius said: "A benevolent person is benevolent, and there is no harm to benevolence, and death is benevolence." ("The Analects of Confucius Wei Linggong")
Confucius said: "People with lofty ideals will never do anything detrimental to benevolence and righteousness for their own survival, but would rather sacrifice themselves and abide by the principles of benevolence and righteousness."
5. Ziyou asked about filial piety, and Confucius said, "Today's filial piety can be raised. As for dogs and horses, you can keep them. Why is disrespect different? " ("The Analects of Confucius for Politics")
Ziyou asked what filial piety was, and Confucius said, "The so-called filial piety now always means that you can support your parents. (But this is not enough, because) dogs and horses can be kept. If you are not sincere and filial to your parents, what is the difference between raising dogs and horses? "
6. Confucius said: "People without faith don't know what they can do. If there is no cart, what can it do? " ("The Analects of Confucius for Politics")
Confucius said: "If a person has no honesty, there is nothing to be sure of. Just like ox carts and carriages, there is no part where the shaft meets the crossbar. How to get to the ox cart and carriage? "
7. Zeng Zitao said, "I save myself three times a day: Are you unfaithful to others?" Don't believe in making friends? Can't you learn? "("The Analects of Confucius Learning ")
Ceng Zi said, "I check myself many times a day: Are I loyal to giving advice and doing things for others? Are you sincere and trustworthy when dealing with your friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge taught by the teacher? "
8. Confucius said: "Seeing the sage Si Qi is not introspective." ("The Analects of Confucius")
Confucius said: "when you see a saint, you should think of keeping up with him;" When you see a person who is not virtuous, you should reflect on yourself and check your thoughts and actions. "
9. Confucius said, "OK, come back! A spoonful of food and a spoonful of wine, in the mean lane, people can't bear their worries, and they won't change their fun when they go back. It's good to go back! " ("The Analects of Confucius Yongye")
Confucius said, "Good moral character, Yan Hui! A bamboo tube with rice and a ladle of water lives in a simple and narrow alley. Most people can't stand this kind of hardship and sorrow, but Yan Hui doesn't change his happiness. Good moral character, Yan Hui! "
10. Confucius said: "I am determined to learn five out of ten, stand at thirty, be puzzled at forty, know my destiny at fifty, be agreeable at sixty, and do what I want at seventy without overstepping the bounds." ("The Analects of Confucius for Politics")
Confucius said, "I was determined to study at the age of fifteen and became independent at the age of thirty, but I didn't understand many things until I was forty." At the age of fifty, I knew that everything had a destiny; At the age of sixty, I can listen to everything; At the age of 70, even if you follow your heart, you will not go beyond statutes and rules. "
1 1. Ye Gong asked Confucius about Luz, but Luz was wrong. Confucius said, "I don't say,' I am a human being, I am angry but don't eat, I am happy but forget my worries, and I don't know how old I am.'" "(The Analects of Confucius)
Lord Ye asked Lutz about Confucius' recent situation, but Lutz didn't answer. Confucius said, "Why not put it this way:' He is a person who is so angry that he often forgets to eat (in pursuit of a lofty ideal) and is so happy that he forgets his sorrow that he doesn't even know that he is old. He is such a man! " "
12. Zi Gong asked: "Why did Confucius call it' Wen'?" Confucius said, "I am quick and eager to learn, and I am not ashamed to ask questions. It is called' Wen'." ("The Analects of Confucius Gongye Chang")
Zi Gong asked, "Why is Confucius (posthumous title) called Wen?" Confucius said: "He is quick-witted and loves learning, and he is not ashamed to learn from people below him. So call him Wen. "
13. Zi Gong said, "Poor but not flattering, rich but not arrogant?" Confucius said, "Yes. If you are not poor, you will be happy, and those who are rich and courteous will also be. " Zi Gong said: "Poetry says: If it is incisive, if it is polished, what is its meaning?" Confucius said, "If you give it, you can tell the past and know who came." (Learning the Analects of Confucius)
Zi Gong said, "People are poor but not flattering, and people are rich but not arrogant?" Confucius said, "Not bad, but not as happy as the poor. Rich people love gifts." Zi Gong said: "The Book of Songs says: Like processing bones, horns, ivory and jade, it must be studied and pondered (to become exquisite vessels). Is that what you mean? " Confucius said, "Duanmu Ci, I can start talking to you about the Book of Songs. Tell you what happened and you will know what will happen in the future. "
14. Mencius said: "Everyone has a heart that cannot bear others. The late king had a heart that could not bear others, and Sri Lanka had a policy that could not bear others. With the unbearable heart, you can't stand other people's politics and rule the palm of the world. ..... No compassion, no humanity; No shame, no humanity; It is inhuman to have no resignation; A heart without right and wrong is inhuman. 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. People have four ends, but they still have four bodies. " ("Mencius Gongsun Chou")
Mencius said: "Everyone has the heart to hurt others. It was only when the late king intended to harm people that it harmed people's politics. With the heart that can't bear to hurt others and the politics that can't bear to hurt others, then governing the world is as easy as turning it over in the palm of your hand. ..... No compassion, not human; People who have no sense of shame are not people; It's not that people are not humble; There is no right or wrong, not alone. Compassion is the beginning of benevolence, shame is the beginning of righteousness, humility is the beginning of courtesy, and right and wrong is the beginning of wisdom. Man has these four beginnings, just as he has limbs. "
15. There are fat in the barn, fat horses in the stable, hungry people, and hungry people in the wild, leading to wild animals and cannibalism. Animals kill each other, and people hate it; For the people's parents and administration, animals will be led to eat people, and evil is also for the people's parents. ("Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang")
There is fat meat in the kitchen and strong horses in the stable. (But) people look hungry, and there are starving bodies in the wild, which is like attracting wild animals to eat people! Wild animals kill each other, but people still hate it when they see it. However, as people's parents, when they are engaged in political affairs, they have to lead wild animals to eat people. How can this be regarded as the parents of the people?
16. Qi Xuanwang met Mencius in the Snow Palace. Wang said, "Are saints also happy about this?" Mencius said to him, "Yes. If people are not allowed, they are not on it. Not on, not on, not also; For the people, but not with the people, nor is it. Those who enjoy the people, the people enjoy themselves; People have their worries, and people have their worries. Happiness is in the world, worry is in the world, not the king, nothing. " ("Mencius Hui Liang Wang Xia")
Qi Xuanwang met Mencius in the Snow Palace. King Xuan asked, "Do sages have such happiness?" Mencius replied: "Yes. If people can't get this kind of happiness, they will complain about their monarch. If they can't get it, complain that their monarch is not good; It is not good for a monarch who is an ordinary person to be dissatisfied with them. The monarch regards the happiness of the people as his own happiness, and the people will regard the happiness of the monarch as their own happiness; You regard the worries of the people as your own worries, and the people will also regard your worries as their own worries. Share weal and woe with the whole world, share weal and woe with the whole world, and never be the king of the world.
17. The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light. So, Qiu Min is the son of heaven, the son of heaven is a vassal, and the vassal is a doctor. When a vassal is in trouble, he must change it. ("Mencius wholeheartedly")
The people are the most important, the earth valley is second to the people, and the monarch's status is even lighter. Therefore, with the support of many people, you can be the son of heaven, the vassal trusted by the son of heaven, and the doctor trusted by the vassal. The vassal killed the ancient god of earth, so be a vassal instead.
18. Jing Chun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi real men? Anger is the fear of the princes, and peace is the destruction of the world. " Mencius said, "A gentleman is a gentleman. Haven't you learned manners? The husband's crown is also the father's life; When the woman got married, she was ordered by her mother to deliver it to her door, saying,' When you go to your daughter's house, you must respect it and not disobey your master!' He who takes obedience as the right path is also a concubine. Live in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best in the world; Success and human will; Go it alone without ambition. Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman. "("Mencius Teng Wengong ")
Jingchun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi real men? When angry, the princes will be afraid; Quiet down and the world will be safe. " Mencius said, "How can this be called a gentleman?" Haven't you learned manners? When the man was crowned, his father gave discipline; When the woman got married, her mother gave her instructions, sent her to the door, and warned her:' When you come to your husband's house, you must be respectful. "You must be careful not to go against your husband!" Obedience is the principle of being a concubine. As for a gentleman, he should live in the widest house in the world, stand in the most correct position in the world and walk on the brightest road in the world. When you succeed, you will advance with the people; When you are frustrated, you stick to your principles alone. Wealth can't make me arrogant and extravagant, poverty can't make me change my moral integrity, and power can't make me succumb to my will. This is called a gentleman! "
19. "I know what I'm talking about. I'm good at cultivating my noble spirit." "Is gas, extremely, straight harmless, so the plug between heaven and earth. It is qi, righteousness, Tao, nothingness and grace. It comes from the collection of righteousness and also from the attack of righteousness. If you don't care, you will be embarrassed. " ("Mencius Gongsun Chou")
I can recognize all kinds of remarks and be good at cultivating my lofty spirit. "As a kind of qi, it is the most grand and powerful. If we cultivate it with integrity without hurting it, it will fill the gap between heaven and earth. As a kind of qi, it should be coordinated with righteousness and Tao; Without these, it will shrink. It is produced by the continuous accumulation of righteousness, not by accidental acts of righteousness. If the behavior is guilty, the gas will shrink. "
20. Mencius said, "Everything is ready except the east wind. Go against it and be sincere, and be happy. Strong forgiveness, begging for benevolence and not kissing. " ("Mencius wholeheartedly")
Mencius said, "I have the principle of everything. Ask yourself that the truth you have is true, and nothing is greater than happiness. Try to do it according to the forgiveness of others, there is no closer benevolence. "