Appreciation of Confucian inspirational quotes

Confucianism is the basic cultural belief in East Asia. Here are the Confucian classic inspirational quotes that I have compiled for you. Let’s enjoy them together1

1 Confucius said: "If you are not angry or enlightened, if you are not angry and angry, if you raise one corner but don't counter it with three corners, you will never recover." ? 2 /p>

4 Therefore, if wood is supported by a rope, it will be straight, and if metal is sharpened, it will be beneficial. If a gentleman is knowledgeable and considers himself day by day, he will know how to act without making mistakes.

5 The five virtues of a gentleman: Benevolence without expense, labor without resentment, desire without greed, peace without arrogance, power without violence; Confucius

6 The basis for rejuvenating a country It is also educating, and the foundation of education is also in the school.

7 If you don’t have a heart of compassion, you are not a human being; if you don’t have a heart of shame or disgust, you are not a human being;

8 To know something is to know it, but not to know it. Not knowing is wisdom;

9. Don’t worry about others because you don’t know yourself, but worry about not knowing others. Confucius

10 Therefore, there are only a few people in the world who are good and know their evil, and who are evil and know their beauty;

11 It is difficult and easy for people to learn, but it is difficult to learn it. It is also easy; if you don't learn, it will be difficult for those who are easy;

12 A fake horse will not be able to reach a thousand miles; a fake boat will not be able to swim, but it will stop the river.

13 Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust this person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. Benefit from what it cannot do. (Mencius)

14 Benevolence is far away, I want to be benevolent, and it can be as benevolent as possible;

15 It is not enough for a scholar to aspire to the Tao, but to be ashamed of bad clothes and bad food.

16 The method of reading is to proceed step by step, to read thoroughly and to think carefully. Zhu Xi

17 Sincerity and sincerity are called nature; sincerity and sincerity are called teaching; sincerity means understanding, and understanding means sincerity;

18 The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the relationship between villains is as light as water. The friendship is sweet. Zhuangzi

19 A basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people cannot bear their worries, and they will not change their happiness when they return. Xian Zai, Huiye;

　20 A gentleman is always in comparison, but a villain is not in comparison;

　21 The Master said: "Three friends will benefit you, and three friends will harm you." Friends who are straight, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable are beneficial. If you have friends, you will be brave. If you are friendly, you will be gentle. If you have friends, you will be sycophantic, which is a loss. ?

　22 If you are envious of fish in the deep water, it is better to retreat and build a net; Dong Zhongshu, a sage, does not value the jade of an inch, but values ??the shade of an inch, which is rare and easy to lose; Huainanzi

23 If you persevere, the rotten wood will not be broken; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved.

24 A horse can’t take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten steps without giving up.

25 If heaven commits evil, it can still be violated; if one commits evil himself, he will not live;

26. Power, and then weigh the severity; measure, and then know the length.

27 The road is long and long, and I will search up and down. Qu Yuan

　28 The heart of compassion is benevolence; the heart of shame and evil is righteousness; the heart of respect is etiquette; the heart of right and wrong is wisdom;

　29 A good reader will gain something by playing around. Yan, then I will use it for life, and some people will not be able to use it up;

30 The wise will not be confused, the benevolent will not worry, and the brave will not be afraid;

31 Life is what I want; righteousness, It's what I want; you can't have both, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness. (Mencius)

32 Confucius said on the river: The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night;

33 Sincerity is the way of heaven; sincerity is the way of man. ;

　34 People who have no faith do not know what they are capable of;

　35 The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection;

36 Confucius said: "When you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on it; when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself." ?

37 Therefore, if you don’t accumulate silicon steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t become a river or sea.

38 A benevolent person will make a fortune with wealth, and an unkind person will make a fortune with his body;

39 If we are three people, we must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

40 He who cannot be licentious with wealth, cannot be moved by poverty, cannot be surrendered by force, this is called a true man. (Mencius)

41 Therefore, sincerity has no rest, and if it does not rest, it will last for a long time. If it lasts, it will be conquered. If it is conquered for a long time, it will be far-reaching. If it is far-reaching, it will be rich and generous. , the villain is arrogant but not peaceful;

43 Zixia said: "Erudition and determination, earnest inquiry and close thinking, this is benevolence."

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44 He who upholds his righteousness without seeking his own benefit, and who knows his way without considering his merits; Confucius

45 When Jie and Zhou lose the world, they also lose their people; His heart;

46 The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important;

47 Zi Xunxun is good at tempting people, he persuades me with literature, and invites me with courtesy. I can't stop;

48 Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be built;

49 The wonder, weirdness, and extraordinaryness of the world often lie in the danger and distance, and the age of a person It's rare to get there, so people who don't have the ambition can't get there. < /p>

52 Know its politics by seeing its etiquette, know its virtues by hearing its music;

53 Know it silently, never tire of learning and never tire of teaching;

54 Those who govern well gain the wealth of the people, and those who teach well gain the hearts of the people;

55 A gentleman is known for righteousness, and a villain is known for profit;

56 Clever words confuse virtue, and small impatience confuses great plans; Confucius< /p>

57 Hundreds of rivers flow from the east to the sea, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not work hard, an old man will be miserable.

58 Confucius said: "Learning without thinking will lead to indifference; thinking without learning will lead to peril." ?

59 Those who are in the right way will get many help, but those who are not in the right way will have few help. (Mencius)

60 If you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. Mencius.

61 Being absent-minded, turning a blind eye but not seeing, hearing but not hearing, eating without knowing its taste, this is called self-cultivation, which means correcting one’s mind.

62 Green, taken from blue, is greener than blue; ice water is taken from it, but colder than water.

63 If ??you don’t climb a high mountain, you don’t know how high the sky is; if you don’t go to a deep stream, you don’t know how thick the earth is. Xunzi

64 When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others.

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