It means: wealth gained by improper means is like floating clouds in the sky to me.

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Twelve Chapters of the Analects of Confucius

Confucius said, "It's not bad to learn from the times, is it? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? Isn't it a gentleman to be ignorant and not satisfied? " "learning"

Zeng zi said, "I visit myself three times a day: are you unfaithful for others? Make friends without believing them? Can't you learn it? "

Confucius said in Learning: "I am determined to learn five times out of ten, standing at 3, not confused at 4, knowing my destiny at 5, obedient at 6, and obedient at 7, and not overstepping my bounds."

Confucius in

Politics said, "Reviewing the past and learning new things can be a teacher." "for politics"

Confucius said: "Learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous." "governing"

Confucius said, "Good, come back! One scoop of food, one scoop of drink, in the mean lane, people can't bear their worries, and they don't change their fun when they go back. Xian zai, come back! " "Yong Ye"

Confucius said: "Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy." "Yong Ye"

Confucius said: "Eating and drinking water sparingly, bending your arms and resting on it, is also fun. Being unjust and rich and expensive is like a cloud to me. "

Confucius in Shu Er said, "In a threesome, there must be a teacher. Choose the good and follow it, and change it if it is not good. "

The son of Shu Er said in Sichuan: "The deceased is like a husband, and he doesn't give up day and night." "zihan"

Confucius said, "the three armies can win the handsome position, but ordinary men can't win the ambition." "zihan"

zixia said: "learned and determined, eager to ask and close to thinking, benevolence is in it." Zi Zhang

Translation:

Confucius said, "Isn't it pleasant to review your lessons on time after learning knowledge?" Isn't it happy to have like-minded friends coming from afar? People don't understand me, but I'm not angry. Isn't it a talented person? "

Ceng Zi said, "I check myself many times a day: Have I tried my best to help others plan things? Is it honest and credible to associate with friends? Have you reviewed the lessons taught by the teacher? "

Confucius said, "I have been interested in learning since I was fifteen years old. At thirty, I have achieved something. At forty, I can not be confused by foreign things. At fifty, I can know what is beyond human control. At sixty, I can listen to different opinions. At seventy, I can do whatever I want without exceeding the rules."

Confucius said, "If you review what you have learned before, you can gain new understanding and experience, and then you can become a teacher by virtue of this."

Confucius said, "If you only study knowledge without thinking, you will feel confused and at a loss.": Thinking without studying will damage the spirit. "

Confucius said, "How virtuous, Yan Hui! A bowl of rice, a ladle of water, living in a humble alley, others can't stand this poverty, but Yan Hui doesn't change his interest in learning. How virtuous, Yan Hui! "

Confucius said, "People who know how to learn can't compare with those who like learning; People who love learning can't compare with those who take learning as their pleasure. "

Confucius said, "Eating coarse grains, drinking cold water and sleeping with your arms bent on it are also fun. Wealth and status gained by improper means are like clouds in the sky to me. "

Confucius said, "In the ranks of many people, there must be someone who can be my teacher. I chose his advantages to learn from him, and found his shortcomings to correct my own shortcomings. "

Confucius said on the river bank, "The lost time flows like a river, day and night."

Confucius said, "The commander-in-chief of the army can change, but the ambition of the common people cannot be changed."

Zi Xia said, "Being able to read widely and learn extensively, and to stick to one's ambition, ask questions earnestly and think more about current affairs, is one of them."

Extended information:

1. The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations from Confucius and his disciples, which was compiled by Confucius' disciples and re-transmitted disciples until the early Warring States period. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, which embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. This book is one of the classic works of Confucian school, and it is also called "Four Books" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius. Together with The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu, it is called "Four Books and Five Classics".

2. The Analects of Confucius are mostly quotations, but all of them are rich in words and meanings. Some sentences and chapters are vivid, and their main features are concise language, far-reaching meaning, and a graceful and subtle style. There is also a feature of displaying characters in simple dialogues and actions, while the language is simple and easy to understand, close to spoken language.

3. This chapter not only expounds that learning should have a modest and studious attitude and the spirit of being diligent, inquisitive and seeking truth from facts, but also expounds the learning methods of reviewing the old, combining learning with thinking, and applying what they have learned, which have a great influence on the educational theory of later generations, as well as the issues of ideological and moral cultivation and the principles of educating people to behave in a human way.

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