1． Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice it from time to time? Wouldn’t it be great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

Explanation: Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to practice on time after learning! Isn’t it joyful to have friends come from far away (to discuss knowledge)? If others don’t understand me, I won’t complain. Aren’t I also a gentleman?

2. A gentleman who has nothing to eat and seek to be satisfied, and who has no desire to live in peace, who is sensitive to things and careful in his words, is Taoist and upright, and he can be said to be eager to learn.

Explanation: Moral and knowledgeable people do not covet the satisfaction of food and comfort in their homes (do not focus on food and housing), but seek to be diligent in work and cautious in speech. Ask for advice. If you do this, you can be said to be a studious person.

3． To know is to know, and to not know is to know. This is knowledge.

Explanation: Knowing means knowing, not knowing means not knowing. This is true knowledge.

4. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

Explanation: If you only read without thinking, you will feel confused and gain nothing; if you just daydream without studying seriously, you will become mentally tired and gain nothing.

5. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher. (Reviewing the past and learning the new)

Explanation: Reviewing the old knowledge and understanding new things can help you become a teacher.

6. At ten I am determined to learn; at thirty I am established; at forty I am not confused; at fifty I know the destiny; at sixty I am attuned to my ears; at seventy I follow my heart's desires without going beyond the limit.

Explanation: When I was fifteen, I started determined to study. When I was thirty, I could gain a foothold in society. When I was forty, I could be reasonable and no longer doubtful about things. When I was fifty, I understood the truth of destiny. At the age of ten, I can listen to different opinions. By the age of seventy, I have reached the point where I can do whatever I want without going beyond the rules.

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

Explanation: It is okay to understand the truth in the morning and die in the evening (love the truth more than life).

8． If you are not angry, you will not be inspired; if you are not angry, you will not be angry; if you take one corner and do not counter it with three, you will never recover. (Explain from one example to another)

Explanation: (Teach students) Don’t enlighten them until they think hard and can’t figure it out; don’t enlighten them until they want to say something but can’t. . Tell him one corner (of the square), and if he cannot deduce the other three corners from it, then he will not continue to teach him (new knowledge).

9． If you work hard and forget to eat, if you are happy and forget your worries, you don’t know that old age is coming.

Explanation: When you are working hard, you forget to eat. When you are happy, you forget about sadness. You don’t care about getting old. That’s all. ”

10. The ancient scholars studied for themselves (the so-called learning for themselves), but today’s scholars study for others.

Explanation: The purpose of ancient scholars’ study was to cultivate their own knowledge and morality ( Then serve the country and the people). The purpose of learning now is to show others (hoping to be praised and appointed by others).

11. Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as happy as others.

Explanation: It is better to know something than to love it, and to love it is better to take pleasure in it.

A scholar must not be ambitious. The task is long and the journey is long.

Explanation: A person who studies must have high ambitions and a strong will, because he has a heavy responsibility and a long way to go.

13. An ordinary man cannot seize his ambition.

Explanation: The commander-in-chief can be captured, but it is impossible to force a common man to change his ambition. .

Explanation: Only in the coldest season of the year do we realize that the pines and cypresses are the last to wither.

Morality Chapter

15. Is benevolence so far away? I want to be benevolent, and benevolence is the best.

Explanation: Is benevolence far away from me? As long as I want to be benevolent, benevolence will follow my heart.

16. 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.

Explanation: If your words and deeds are legitimate, others will follow suit even if you do not give orders; if your words and deeds are improper, others will not follow suit even if you give orders repeatedly.

17． Clever words and beautiful words are fresh and benevolent.

Explanation: Use sweet words and put on a kind face. Such people do not have much "benevolence" in their hearts (such people do not have a true love for others).

18. If it's too late, everyone will see it; if it's too late, everyone will look up to it.

Explanation: If you make a mistake, others can see it; if you correct it, people will respect you.

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

Explanation: A moral person in the world will not be alone. There must be many people with the same ideas with him.

20. Be polite, then be a gentleman.

Explanation: Only when a person's noble qualities are consistent with his external performance can he become a gentleman.

21. A gentleman has no tools.

Explanation: A gentleman should not be like a tool (it has only one fixed purpose and must be able to play the role of a gentleman in any environment)

22. A gentleman cannot know a little but can suffer a great deal; a villain cannot suffer a great deal but can know a little.

Explanation: A person with a noble personality cannot be tested by small things, but he can be entrusted with important tasks; a person with low personality cannot be entrusted with important tasks, but he can be tested by small things.

23. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek life to harm their benevolence, but kill to achieve benevolence. (Sacrifice one's life to achieve benevolence)

Explanation: People with lofty ideals and benevolent people will not be afraid of death and harm benevolence, but will only have the courage to sacrifice to fulfill benevolence.

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

Explanation: Doing things you shouldn’t do to get rich as an official is like passing smoke floating in the sky to me.

25． Those who know do not be confused, those who are kind do not worry, and those who are brave do not fear.

Explanation: A wise person will not doubt, a person who practices kindness will be sad, and a truly brave person will not be afraid.

26． The wise enjoy the water, the benevolent enjoy the mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise will be happy, the benevolent will live long.

Explanation: Smart people love water, and virtuous people love mountains. Intelligent people like to be active, while virtuous people like to be quiet. Smart and intelligent people are happy, and virtuous people live long.

27. Do your duty to the teacher.

Explanation: When practicing benevolent things, do not be humble to your teachers.

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

Explanation: A gentleman understands righteousness, while a villain understands profit.

29． To pass things by without correcting them is to say that we have made mistakes.

Explanation: If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is really called a mistake.

30. A gentleman does not use his words to promote others, nor does he use his words to waste his words.

Explanation: A gentleman will not promote others just because their words are good, nor will he discard their correct opinions just because their moral character is not good.

31. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence.

Explanation: Honoring parents and respecting elders are the foundation of life.

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

Explanation: When you see a virtuous person, you should think of emulating him; when you see an unworthy person, you should reflect on yourself to see if you have similar shortcomings.

33. Don’t worry about scarcity but worry about inequality; don’t worry about poverty but worry about insecurity.

Explanation: Don’t be afraid of having few things but be afraid of uneven distribution; don’t be afraid of poverty but be afraid of instability.

Life Chapter

34. A gentleman is magnanimous, while a villain is always concerned.

Explanation: A gentleman is broad-minded and carefree; a villain is narrow-minded and often sad.

35. If you don't worry about others, you don't know yourself; when you worry, you don't know others.

Explanation: I am not afraid that others will not understand me, but I am afraid that I do not understand others.

36． If a gentleman is not serious, he will not have authority, and if he is learned, he will not be solid. The Lord is faithful. If you have no friends who are worse than yourself, don't be afraid to correct your mistakes.

Explanation: If a gentleman does not respect himself, he will not have dignity (others will not respect you), and the knowledge he learns will not be solid. The most important thing in life is to be loyal and keep one's word.

Don't make friends with people who are inferior to you. If you make a mistake, don't be afraid to correct it.

37. If you want to establish yourself, you can establish others; if you want to reach yourself, you can reach others.

Explanation: If you want to be self-reliant in society, you must enable others to be self-reliant in society; if you want to be knowledgeable in society, you must also be knowledgeable in society.

38． If the name is not correct, then the words will not go smoothly; if the words are not smooth, then things will not be accomplished.

Explanation: Only when one's status is legitimate can one's words be reasonable and things can be successful. It means that the reasons for doing and speaking must be legitimate and sufficient.

39． I examine myself three times every day: Am I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it?

Explanation: I have to check and reflect on myself from many aspects every day: Is it faithful to give advice and do things for others? Is there anything insincere about interacting with friends? Have you reviewed the studies that the teacher passed on to me?

40. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.

Explanation: Don’t impose on others what you don’t want or don’t want to do.