Confucius is China’s greatest educator. He was selected as the first among the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World" by UNESCO. Let’s take a look at the classic quotations of Confucius that I have compiled for you below.

1. To be rich and noble unjustly is like a floating cloud to me.

2. Being so angry that you forget to eat, being happy and forgetting your worries, not knowing that old age is coming...

3. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man, but the evil of a villain.

4. Confucius said: Take other people’s paths and leave others with nowhere to go.

5. Cultivation of oneself in order to respect others... Cultivation of oneself in order to appease others... Cultivation of oneself in order to appease the people.

6. A man with lofty ideals and benevolence will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to achieve benevolence.

7. If one does not uphold virtue and does not believe deeply, how can one live or die?

8. When making friends, keep your word. Use literature to make friends, and friends to support benevolence.

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

10. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy them.

11. A person who behaves in his own way is shameless and can be used in all directions without dishonoring the emperor’s order. He can be called a scholar.

12. Those who are upright are upright and righteous. Observe words and colors, and consider the following people.

13. Isn’t it great to have friends from far away? Think of righteousness when you see benefit, and give orders when you see danger.

14. If you choose what you can do and work hard, who will complain? If you desire benevolence and gain benevolence, how can you be greedy?

15. When quality is better than literature, the country will be wild; when literature is better than quality, history will be achieved. Be polite, then be a gentleman.

16. A gentleman has no crowd, no big or small, and no arrogance. Isn’t this peaceful and not arrogant?

17. Hold the child’s hand and drag the child away. If the son says he won’t leave, fine, close the door and let the dogs out.

18. Use the able to ask questions about the incompetent, ask more questions than the few; if there is something there, if there is nothing, if it is true, it will be false. If you make mistakes, you will not correct them.

19. Confucius said: Fight with bricks! What a mess! Take a photo! Never die, never again!

20. No haste, no small gain. If you want haste, you will not achieve anything; if you see small gains, you will not achieve great things.

21. You can support an orphan six feet away, you can send a life a hundred miles away, and you can't take it away during a big festival.

22. Wealth can be sought after, even if I am a whip-wielding man, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.

23. Being respectful but rude will lead to fatigue; being cautious but rude but being rude will lead to confusion; being brave but rude but being rude will lead to chaos; being straight but rude but will lead to strangulation.

24. Confucius said: "If you don't sleep at noon, you will collapse in the afternoon." Mencius said: "Confucius is right!"

25. The name of a gentleman must be something to be said. It must be possible. A gentleman only has no scruples in what he says.

26. When a gentleman straightens his clothes and respects his gaze, he makes people look at him and fear him. Isn’t this powerful but not fierce?

27. I will examine myself three times today: Are I being unfaithful to others? Have you ever left a letter with a friend? Are you not used to it?

28. To say something without mentioning it is called impatience; to say something but not say anything is called concealment; to say it without seeing the color is called blindness.

29. Tao is governed by politics, and punishment is used in order, so that the people can avoid it without being shameful;

30. If you are fond of benevolence and don’t learn, you will be ignorant; if you love knowledge but don’t learn, you will be fooled; if you are trustworthy and don’t learn, you will be a thief.

31. If you are good at etiquette, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; if you are good at righteousness, the people will not dare to be disobedient; if you are good at trust, then the people will not dare to be disrespectful.

32. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. Isn’t it important to consider benevolence as one’s own responsibility? Isn't it just too far to die before oneself?

33. 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 and careful in his words.

34. If you are straight but don’t learn, you will be too stubborn to be honest; if you are brave and don’t want to learn, you will be confused; if you are straight but don’t want to learn, you will be crazy.

35. If you can talk to someone but don’t talk to them, you will miss someone; if you talk to someone you can’t talk to, you will lose your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.

36. There are three friends who benefit and three friends who harm. 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.

37. Xian Zai, come back! A basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people can't bear to worry about it. Even if I return, I will not change my joy. Xian Zai, come back!

38. Killing without teaching is called cruelty; failure to discipline is called violence; being slow to follow orders is called a thief; just like dealing with others, being stingy as a cashier is called having a problem.

39. Wealth and honor are what people want; if they don’t follow the right path, they won’t get it. Poverty and lowliness are what people hate; if you don't follow the right path, you won't get rid of them.

40. Confucius said: Fight with bricks, look at your face, and don’t mess around. Since this is the case, how can you be alone, and have friends together? It's almost dead, it's almost dead!

41. Confucius traveled around the world and came back. He encountered a naughty boy who built a castle blocking the road. The boy said: "Sir, please go around!" Confucius said: "City reconstruction and road expansion require this castle to be demolished." "Then he ran over.

42. Confucius said: Fight with bricks, look at your face, and don’t mess around. Since this is the case, how can you be alone, and have friends together? It's almost dead, it's almost dead!

43. When I was looking for a job, the examiner asked me when I graduated. I originally wanted to say 2000, but I got excited and said: "Two thousand years ago." What's even more embarrassing is that the examiner asked me. One voice said: "A student of Confucius."

44. Let me ask you a question. If you answer it correctly, you are a smart pig. If you answer it wrong, you are a stupid pig: September 28th is the birthday of Confucius. So what holiday is October 28th? Think, think again! Let me tell you, it’s the Confucius Full Moon!

45. Confucius tells you what it means to teach for the sake of “wealth”: at thirty, standing and listening to lectures with thirty taels of silver; at forty, not confused – at forty taels, one can keep asking questions until there are no doubts; at fifty Knowing destiny – Fifty taels can know the questions for tomorrow’s exam.

46. Confucius said: If you don’t keep your word, you don’t know what to do! It means that Confucius said, if a person doesn't even send text messages, how can he still hang out in the world? I sent you a text message from me to prove that I am still hanging around in the world.

47. Here is an interesting translation question for you: use the name that Confucius hates most to name the most humble one. The translation is: I beat my grandson with a stick. Confucius was afraid of sticks, which is a bit evil. I hope you didn't guess it!

48. Confucius said: "I want to fool people and I will fool them." So I asked Confucius: Does this sentence mean that I will fool people if I want to? Confucius said: "NO". Do you want to know what it means? Fool! I lied to you, how could Confucius know me? Confucius didn’t even know English!

49. According to research, charging for schooling began with Confucius. After paying thirty taels of silver, there was no one sitting to listen, so the Master said: "At thirty, stand up." Hand over forty taels to answer the question. Confucius said: At forty, there is no confusion. Pay fifty taels to know the test questions in advance. Confucius said: At fifty, you know the destiny. Pay sixty taels, just praise without criticizing. The Master said: Sixty ears are attuned. Pay seventy taels, you can come or not, you can sit or lie down in class. Confucius said: At seventy, you can do whatever you want.

50. Confucius never entered the house. One day, he wanted to go to the police station to register. When he arrived at the police station, he asked the household registration administrator: "I want to register." "Bring me your birth certificate and family planning certificate," the administrator said. "I don't have one!" "That won't work!" "I'm Confucius!" "Even I can't do it." "Oh! Even I can't do it. It seems that I can only go to South Korea to settle in. They all helped Qu Yuan do it. No, I don’t want any evidence there!” Confucius said to himself.

Extended reading Nanzi Confucius

Confucius, whose surname is Kong, given name is Qiu, and given name is Zhongni. A native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, he was a very famous educator in China. Great thinker, politician. The founder of the Confucian school, he created the trend of private lectures. Nanzi is a character from the Spring and Autumn Period. She is the wife of Duke Linggong of Wei. She is now featured in many film and television works about Confucius, which shows that they have a certain connection. So what other information is there about Confucius and Nanzi?

Confucius advocated "governing with virtue" and governing the country with morality and etiquette is the noblest way to govern the country. The idea of ??"education without distinction" has epoch-making significance in the history of educational development and created a new educational concept. In ancient times, Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" by the world. He was one of the most knowledgeable people in the society at that time. He was called the Sage of Confucius, the Most Holy, the Most Holy Teacher, the Most Holy Teacher of Dacheng and King Wenxuan by the rulers of later generations. The eternal teacher.

Confucius was a descendant of the Yin and Shang royal families and a nobleman of the Song Dynasty. His ancestor was Shang Tang, the founding king of the Shang Dynasty. After the Sanjian Rebellion, in order to appease the nobles and their descendants of the Shang Kingdom, King Zhou Cheng granted the title of King Zhou in the name of King Zhou Cheng. The concubine brother Wei Ziqi established the Song Kingdom in Shangqiu to worship the Shang Dynasty. The ancestral sacrifice of the dynasty. After the death of Wei Ziqi, his younger brother Wei Zhong ascended the throne. Wei Zhong was the fifteenth generation ancestor of Confucius. The sixth generation ancestor got the Kong family and was called Kongfu Jiajia. Kong Fujia was a senior official in the Song Dynasty. He once served as a Grand Sima and had a fiefdom in Xiayi of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was killed by Dazai Huadu during the civil strife in the palace. Mu Jinfu, the son of Kong Fujia, fled to Zouyi in the state of Lu to avoid the disaster. Uncle Lianghe, the grandson of Kongfangshu, the son of Mujin's father, was the biological father of Confucius, and he was a doctor in Zouyi of the state of Lu.

Nanzi, a female politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, was originally a princess of the Song Dynasty and later married Wei Linggong as his wife. A charming lady whose beauty moved the world, she fell in love with Duke Ling of Wei's male favorite, Gongzi Chao, and later left the Jin Kingdom with Gongzi Chao. She has a chaotic nature. Although she is beautiful, she has a bad style. Not only does she cheat on her, but she also likes to exert power. At that time, Duke Linggong of Wei gradually became disgusted with the minister Gong Shuxu because his family was relatively wealthy. At that time, Nanzi interfered in the government affairs because he was favored. Gongshu Xu was very dissatisfied with this and wanted to remove Nanzi's interference in the government affairs. Nanzi said to Wei Linggong: "Gongshu Xu is going to launch a rebellion." In the year of 1949, Duke Linggong of Wei expelled Gongshu Xu and his accomplices, and Gongshu Xu fled to the state of Lu.