Excerpts of aphorisms from the Analects of Confucius

Excerpts from aphorisms from the Analects of Confucius. The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations from Confucius and his disciples, which we can often come into contact with in our daily lives. Some people will also use one of them as a life motto. Below I will share an article about excerpts of aphorisms from The Analects of Confucius. Excerpts from the Analects of Confucius 1

1. Death has occurred since ancient times, and people cannot stand without faith.

2. Zi Buyu: strange, powerful, chaotic, divine.

3. The Lord is faithful. If your friends are not as good as yourself, don't be afraid to correct them.

4. If the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly; if the words are not smooth, the things will not be accomplished; if the things are not accomplished, the rituals and music will not flourish; if the rituals and music are not flourishing, the punishments will not be appropriate; if the punishments are not appropriate, the people will not be successful. There is nothing wrong with the limbs.

5. I know things silently, never tire of learning, and never tire of teaching others. What does that mean to me?

6. A gentleman wants to be quick in words and quick in deeds.

7. When a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a person is about to die, its words are also kind.

8. 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.

9. As a human being, he is so angry that he forgets to eat, he is happy and forgets his worries, and he does not know that old age is coming.

10. Not sleeping with a dead body is not a good place to live. Excerpt 2 of the aphorisms of the Analects of Confucius

1. Virtue is never alone, it must have neighbors. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

2. A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, and he has no desire to live in peace. He is sensitive to things but cautious in speaking. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

3. Don't worry about what others don't know, but worry about not knowing others. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

4. Zi said - "Shao": "It is perfect, it is perfect." - "The Analects of Confucius·Bayi" (Perfection is perfect)

5. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan"

6. To make mistakes without correcting them is to make mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

7. Work hard and forget to eat, be happy and forget about worries, not knowing that old age is coming. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Shu Er"

8. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the ambition. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan"

9. The wise enjoy the water, and the benevolent enjoy the mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise are happy, the benevolent live long. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yong Ye"

10. Clever words and charming words are fresh and benevolent. ——Excerpt 3 of the Analects of Confucius from "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

1. Those who have good looks are eager to learn, do not express anger, and do not make mistakes.

2. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions.

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

4. Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be built.

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

6. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither.

7. When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I stood firm; 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 going beyond the rules.

8. Putting benefits first before acting, and complaining too much.

9. A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.

10. If you raise the straight and wrong, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and wrong, the people will not obey.

11. If quality is better than literature, the country will be wild; if literature is better than quality, history will be achieved. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman. (Quotes.com)