Confucius:
If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up.
Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.
If you want to establish yourself, you can establish others; if you want to reach yourself, you can reach others.
If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment.
When you see a virtuous person, you think about them; when you see a virtuous person, you introspect yourself.
When three people walk together, they must have a teacher. I will choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.
Be respectful wherever you live, be respectful in your work, and be loyal to others.
A gentleman is respectful and courteous, and he is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world.
He is loyal in words and respectful in deeds. This is true even in a barbaric country. If you are not faithful in words and respectful in deeds, how can you do it even if you live in the state?
He who behaves in his own way is shameless and can be used in all directions without dishonoring the emperor's orders. He can be called a scholar.
Confucius said: "He who can do the five things is benevolent in the world." Please ask. Said: "Gong, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and benefit. Being respectful means not insulting, being lenient means winning people, being trustworthy means being able to do whatever you want, being sensitive means being successful, and being merciful means being able to win over others."
A gentleman's righteousness is a pledge, etiquette is used to practice it, grandson is to show it, and faith is to fulfill it. What a gentleman!
To make mistakes without correcting them is to say that you have made mistakes!
If it is passed, it will be changed in a hurry.
Don’t express your anger, don’t make mistakes twice.
Three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will!
If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.
No desire for haste, no small gains in sight. If you want haste, you will not achieve anything; if you see small gains, you will not achieve great things.
If one is not committed to virtue and does not have a firm belief in the truth, how can one live or die?
When making friends, keep your word.
Use literature to make friends, and use friends to assist benevolence.
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.
A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.
A gentleman who has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, who is sensitive to things but careful in his words, is Taoist and upright, and he can be said to be eager to learn.
Spoken words confuse morality.
Clever words and charming words are fresh and benevolent.
Strongness, perseverance, woodiness, indifference and benevolence.
Those who are virtuous must educate themselves in words, but those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate virtues.
Listen to his words and watch his actions.
You don’t use your words to lift people up, and you don’t use people to trash your words.
The ancients could not say anything, and they could not catch it in shame.
The name of a gentleman must be eloquent, and his words must be actionable. A gentleman is nothing more than scrupulous in his words.
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 miss your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.
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.
If you love benevolence but don’t learn, you will be a fool; if you love knowledge but don’t learn, you will be blind; if you love faith but don’t learn, you will be a thief; if you love straightforwardness but don’t learn, then you will be blind; if you love to be brave but don’t learn, then you will be blind. If you love to learn, you will be confused; if you are rigid and don't like to learn, you will be crazy.
If you are respectful but rude, you will be tired; if you are cautious but rude, you will be embarrassed; if you are brave but rude, you will be chaotic; if you are straight but rude, you will be strangled.
Serve the king, respect his duties and then eat them.
As for the purpose of etiquette, harmony is the most precious thing.
Those who act in favor of profit will have many complaints.
Don’t worry about others but you don’t know yourself, and you don’t know others when you are worried.
Three thousand disciples and seventy-two sages.
Isn’t it great to learn and practice it from time to time? Isn’t it great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman who doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?
When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither.
The wise enjoy the water, the benevolent enjoy the mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise are happy and the benevolent live long.
Is it tolerable? Which one is intolerable?
A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly is not worthy of discussion.
Being so angry that you forget to eat, being happy and forgetting your worries, not knowing that old age is coming...
Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy yourself there. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.
Xianzai, 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.
Xianzai, come back!
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.
If you are rich and can be sought after, even if you are a whip-wielding man, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.
Isn’t it great to have friends from far away?
Think of justice when you see benefit, and give orders when you see danger.
Cultivation of oneself to respect oneself, cultivation of oneself to bring peace to others...Cultivation of oneself to bring peace to the people.
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.
A man with lofty ideals and benevolence will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to fulfill his benevolence.
You died due to illness and your name is not known.
Those who are upright are upright and righteous. Observe words and colors, and consider the following people.
A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.
For a gentleman, things are easy but difficult to say (pleasure). Saying (pleasure) is not done in the right way, not saying (pleasure).
A gentleman’s official position is to act righteously.
Zi said Yu Chan. There are four principles of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully towards himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he benefits the people when he nourishes them, and he treats the people righteously.
Gentlemen are harmonious but not harmonious; villains are harmonious but not harmonious.
A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and he is a group but not a party.
A gentleman is not careful in comparing himself with others, while a villain is not careful in comparing himself with others.
A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried.
The benevolent do not worry, the wise do not be confused, the brave do not fear.
Those who act in favor of profit will have many complaints.
If you seek benevolence and gain benevolence, why complain?
If quality is better than literature, then the country will be wild; if literature is better than quality, then history will be achieved. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman.
A gentleman seeks the road but not food; a gentleman worries about the road but not poverty.
How can we not care about French? Change it to expensive. If you hold your hand and talk to it, can you say nothing?
Is it possible? Make it valuable. If I say it but don’t explain it, and therefore don’t change it, then I’m done with it.
Seeing good is like exploring a soup.
A gentleman respects the virtuous and tolerates others, praises the good but is reserved.
It is not enough to be a scholar just because you are a scholar!
Lao Tzu: He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. Those who are content are rich, and those who are ambitious are forced. He who does not lose his place will live long, and he who dies but does not die will live long. ""The saint has no heart, but takes the people's heart as his heart. I will do good to those who are good, and I will do good to those who are not good to achieve good. I believe in those who believe, I believe in those who don’t believe, and I believe. A saint in the world is afraid; for the world, his heart is clear. The common people pay attention to his ears and eyes, and the saints all pay attention to him. " "Knowing but not knowing is the best; not knowing is the disease. Therefore, saints do not get sick. Because it is sick, it is not sick.
Philosophical Quotes of Confucius
If you are so angry that you forget to eat, if you are happy you forget your worries, you don’t know that old age is coming...
Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy yourself there. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.
Xianzai, 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. Xianzai, come back!
It is not enough for a scholar to aspire to the Tao, but to be ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly.
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.
If you are rich and can be sought after, even if you are a whip-wielding man, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.
Isn’t it great to have friends from far away?
Think of justice when you see benefit, and give orders when you see danger.
Cultivation of oneself in order to respect others...Cultivation of oneself in order to bring peace to others...Cultivation of oneself in order to bring peace to the people.
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.
A man with lofty ideals and benevolence will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to fulfill his benevolence.
You died due to illness and your name is not known.
Those who are upright are upright and righteous. Observe words and colors, and consider the following people.
A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.
For a gentleman, things are easy but difficult to say (pleasure). Saying (pleasure) is not done in the right way, not saying (pleasure).
A gentleman’s official position is to act righteously.
Zi said Yu Chan. "There are four ways of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully to himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he nourishes the people with kindness, and he makes people righteous."
A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is similar but not the same. and.
A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and he is a group but not a party.
A gentleman is not careful in comparing himself with others, while a villain is not careful in comparing himself with others.
A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried.
The benevolent do not worry, the wise do not be confused, the brave do not fear.
Practice only for profit and complain too much.
If you seek benevolence and gain benevolence, why complain?
If quality is better than literature, then the country will be wild; if literature is better than quality, then history will be achieved. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman.
The superior man seeks the road but not the food. The superior man worries about the road but not the poverty.
How can we not care about French? Change it to expensive. How can Xun say nothing to him? It is precious. If I say it but don’t explain it, and therefore don’t change it, then I’m done with it.
Seeing good is like exploring a soup.
A gentleman respects the virtuous and tolerates others, praises the good but is reserved.
It is not enough to be a scholar just because you are a scholar!
Motto of life
If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up.
Do to others what you don’t want others to do.
If you want to establish yourself, you can establish others; if you want to reach yourself, you can reach others.
If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment.
When you see a virtuous person, you think about them; when you see a virtuous person, you introspect yourself.
When three people walk, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and choose the bad ones and change them.
I examine myself three times every day: Am I being unfaithful to others? Have you ever left a letter with a friend? Are you not used to it?
Be respectful wherever you live, be respectful in your work, and be loyal to others.
A gentleman is respectful and courteous, and he is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world.
He is loyal in words and respectful in deeds. This is true even in a barbaric country. If you are not faithful in words and respectful in deeds, how can you do it even if you live in the state?
A person who behaves in his own way is shameful and can be used in all directions without dishonoring the emperor's order. He can be called a scholar.
Confucius said: "He who can do the five things is benevolent in the world." Please ask. Said: "Gong, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and benefit. Being respectful means not insulting, being lenient means winning people, being trustworthy means being able to do whatever you want, being sensitive means being successful, and being merciful means being able to win over others."
A gentleman takes righteousness as a pledge, conducts it with propriety, develops it as a grandson, and fulfills it by faith. What a gentleman!
To make mistakes without correcting them is to say that you have made mistakes!
If it is passed, it will be changed in a hurry.
Don’t express your anger and don’t make mistakes.
Three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will!
If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.
No desire for haste, no small gains in sight. If you want haste, you will not achieve anything; if you see small profits, you will not achieve great things.
A scholar 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?
If one does not uphold one's virtues and does not have a firm belief in one's faith, one can live or die.
When making friends, keep your word.
Use literature to make friends, and friends to help people.
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.
A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.
A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, and he is sensitive to things and careful in his words.
Spoken words confuse morality.
Known words and charming words are fresh and benevolent.
Strongness, perseverance, woodiness, indifference and benevolence.
Those who are virtuous must educate themselves in words, but those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate virtues.
Listen to his words and watch his actions.
You don’t use your words to lift people up, and you don’t use people to trash your words.
The ancients could not say anything, and they could not catch it in shame.
The name of a gentleman must be eloquent, and his words must be actionable. A gentleman is nothing more than scrupulous in his words.
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 miss your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.
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.
If you love benevolence but don’t learn, you will be a fool; if you love knowledge but don’t learn, you will be blind; if you love faith but don’t learn, you will be a thief; if you love straightforwardness but don’t learn, then you will be blind; if you love to be brave but don’t learn, then you will be blind. If you love to learn, you will be confused; if you are rigid and don't like to learn, you will be crazy.
If you are respectful but rude, you will be tired; if you are cautious but rude, you will be embarrassed; if you are brave but rude, you will be chaotic; if you are straight but rude, you will be strangled.
Serve the king, respect his duties and then eat them.
As for the purpose of etiquette, harmony is the most precious thing.
Those who act in favor of profit will have many complaints.
Confucius on Learning
Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is knowing.
If I am the author without knowing it, then I am not the author. If you hear a lot, choose the good ones and follow them; if you see a lot, you will recognize them.
If you are holy, I can’t do it. I am never tired of learning and never tire of teaching.
If you don’t learn enough, you are afraid of losing it.
Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.
Use the able to ask questions about the incompetent, ask too many questions about the few; if there is something there, if there is nothing, if it is true, it will be false, and you will make mistakes without correcting them.
Inspired by poetry, established in etiquette. Be happy.
Aspire to the Tao, base on virtue, rely on benevolence, and wander in art.
If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened, and if you are not angry, you will not be angry. If you take one corner and don't turn it back with three, there will be no recovery.
Those who know something are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.
I don’t eat all day long, stay up all night, and think about it, it’s useless, it’s not as good as learning.
Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is peril.
If everyone is evil, you will have to check it; if everyone is good, you will have to check it.
Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?
You can become a teacher by reviewing the past and learning the new.
The sun knows where he is dead, and the moon has not forgotten what he can do. It can be said that he is eager to learn.
If you don’t learn poetry, you won’t be able to express it.
Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group-building, and resentful. Those who are near serve the father, and those who are far away serve the king; they are more familiar with the names of birds, beasts, grass and trees.
People have no permanence and cannot be witch doctors.
There is no distinction between teaching and learning.
I am not without teachings even if I have restrained myself.
Political motto
Politics must be upright, and commanders must be upright. Who dares to be unjust?
If you raise the straight and mistake the false, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and false, the people will not obey.
Why should I kill someone for the purpose of government? The son wants to be good and the people will be good. The virtue of a gentleman is like the grass of a villain, and the wind on the grass will die.
The descendants will not seek Xia, the barbarians will not disrupt China, the captives will not join the alliance, and the troops will not be forced.
The way is governed by government, and the order is punished, so that the people can avoid it without shame;
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 unkind.
Be careful in your end, pursue your goals far away, and the people's morality will be strong.
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 trouble.
Government is based on virtue, such as Beichen, who lives in his place and is surrounded by stars.
What’s the point of being in politics if you keep yourself in good shape? If you can't rectify yourself, how can you rectify others?
A country with a thousand chariots should respect things and be trustworthy, be economical and love others, so that the people can take care of themselves.
When you go out, you feel like you are seeing a distinguished guest, and the people feel like you are receiving a great sacrifice.
If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Those who live in this country, serve its officials as wise people, and make friends with its scholars as benevolent people.
The people are enough, but who is the king? If the people are not enough, which king will be enough?
The conduct of a gentleman is based on propriety. To give, take the thickest; to do things, to lift them; to collect, take the thinnest.
The king benefits without wasting money, works without complaining, desires without being greedy, is peaceful without being arrogant, is powerful without being fierce. ... If we benefit the people because they are in their best interests, isn’t this also benefiting them without any expense? If you choose something you can do and work hard, who will complain? If you desire benevolence and gain benevolence, how can you be greedy? A gentleman has no crowd, no big or small, and no arrogance. Isn't this peaceful and not arrogant? When a gentleman straightens his clothes and looks at him with respect, he makes people look at him and fear him. Isn't this powerful but not fierce?
Civil and military policies are based on strategic policies. As long as the person survives, the government will flourish; if the person dies, the government will cease. ....So government depends on people.
The king and his ministers should be polite. Ministers serve the king with loyalty.
Zilu asked Mr. Shi.
Zi Ri: "Don't bully someone and then offend them."
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.
To not teach the people to fight is to abandon them.
Knowing and benevolence cannot keep it. Even if you gain it, you will lose it. If you know it well, you can protect it with benevolence. If you don't show it, the people will not respect it. If you know it, you can guard it with benevolence, and you can handle it with care, but if you don't move it with courtesy, it's not good.
How to make people respect and be loyal and persuade them? Confucius said: "If you approach a person with a villa, you will be respectful. If you are filial and kind, you will be loyal. If you do good deeds and you cannot teach them, then you will encourage them."
First there are officials, who pardon small faults and promote talents.
It is not generous to be in a superior position, it is disrespectful to be polite, and it is not mournful in the face of mourning. How can I observe it?