1, Confucius said, "It's okay to learn from time to time! How happy we are, to meet friends from afar! People don't know or care, not a gentleman! "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Is it a pleasure to study hard and review hard?" ! Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? I don't resent others for not understanding me. I am a gentleman, too! "
2, Confucius said: "Clever words make color, fresh benevolence!"
Modern translation
Confucius said: "Sweet words and kind eyes, such people are rarely benevolent!" " "
Zeng Zitao said, "I will save myself three times a day: I am unfaithful to others." Don't believe in making friends? Can't you learn? "
Modern translation
Ceng Zi said, "I check myself many times a day: Are I loyal to giving advice and doing things for others? Are you sincere and trustworthy when dealing with your friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge taught by the teacher? "
4. Confucius said: "A country that respects things and believes, saves money and loves others, so that people can make time."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "To govern a vassal state with a thousand chariots, we should be careful and concentrate on dealing with political affairs seriously, and"
Strictly abide by credit; Save financial expenses and care for the people; Serve the people according to their leisure in busy farming season. "
5. Confucius said: "Disciple, you are filial when you enter, and you are younger when you leave. You are sincere and believe that you love the public and care about others. If you have extra energy, go to study literature. "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Son, be filial to your parents at home, respect your brother when you go out, be careful in your words and deeds, and be kind to others." . After doing this, there is still spare capacity, which will be used to learn all kinds of cultural knowledge. "
6. Xia Zi said: "Xi' an Xian Yi SE; Parents can do their best; As a gentleman, you can pass through him; Make friends and keep your word. Although I don't study, I will call it learning. "
Modern translation
Xia Zi said: "Respect virtuous people and despise beautiful women;" Serve your parents and do your best; To serve you, you can have dedication; Communicate with friends, be honest and trustworthy. Even if such a person says that he has never learned anything, I will say that he has. "
7. Confucius said: "A gentleman is not strong if he is not heavy, and his learning is not solid. Lord is faithful. A man without friends is worse than himself. After that, it will not change. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "A gentleman's [ceremony] is not solemn, so there is no majesty; If a gentleman [state] is not solemn, then knowledge and learning are not solid. Being a man is mainly about loyalty and trustworthiness. Don't make friends with people who are inferior to yourself. If there are mistakes, don't be afraid to correct them. "
8. Qin Zi asked Zi Gong: "As for the country, your master will certainly hear about its politics. Ask for it? Hey? " Zi Gong said, "Master is gentle, courteous and frugal. The requirements of the owner are also the sum of the requirements of everyone else! "
Modern translation
Qin Zi asked Zi Gong, "Every time our teacher goes to a vassal state, he will certainly know the political affairs of that country. Did he take the initiative to ask others to learn, or did someone else tell him? " Zi Gong said, "The teacher is gentle, courteous and frugal, self-denial and self-denial. [It can also be said that it is obtained, but] The method obtained by the teacher is likely to be different from that obtained by others? "
9. Confucius said, "A gentleman doesn't want to eat enough, and he doesn't want peace. If you are sensitive and cautious, you are right and upright, which can be said to be eager to learn. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "A gentleman does not seek to eat well, live comfortably, be diligent and agile, speak carefully, keep up with moral people, and always correct his shortcomings and mistakes. It can be said that he is a studious person. "
10, Confucius said: "Those who don't know themselves don't suffer, and those who don't know don't suffer."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "I'm not afraid that others don't know my own advantages and disadvantages, but I'm afraid that I don't know others' advantages and disadvantages." "
Become the second political article
1, Confucius said, "There are three hundred poems. In a word, it says,' Thinking is innocent.' "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "The Book of Songs has 300 [05] chapters, which can be summed up in one sentence:' thinking without evil'." "
2. Confucius said: "Tao is the government, punishment is the punishment, and the people are free and shameless; Tao is virtuous, qi is polite, and it is shameful. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "Although people can avoid crimes through administrative orders and be punished through criminal law, they still know from their hearts that [crimes] are shameful;" Governing people with moral education and controlling people with courtesy will make people feel ashamed and will [consciously] mend their ways. "
3. Confucius said: "Nine times out of ten, I am determined to learn, stand at 30, not confused at 40, know my destiny at 50, listen at 60, and do what I want at 70, without exceeding the moment."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "I began to study at the age of fifteen;" At the age of 30, I can stand on my own feet; Forty years old, he is not confused; At the age of fifty, I learned what fate is; At the age of sixty, I can listen to different opinions; When you are 70 years old, you can do whatever you want, without overstepping the bounds. "
4. Confucius said, "Look at what it is, what it is, and what its security is for. How can it be embarrassing? People are embarrassed? "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "(To understand people, we must) look at the motives of his words and deeds, observe the methods he adopts, and see what he does with peace of mind." . How can people hide it? How can people hide it? "
5. Confucius said, "Reviewing the past and learning the new can be a teacher."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Review what you have learned from time to time to gain new and deeper knowledge, so you can be a teacher."
6. Confucius said: "A gentleman is not as good as a week, and a villain is not as good as a week."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "Gentlemen can unite people [morally], but they cannot collude with each other [through personal feelings];" The villain is obsessed with collusion and does not unite people (morally). "
7. Confucius said: "Learning without thinking is useless; It is dangerous to think without learning. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "learning without thinking is useless, and learning without thinking is useless;" It's dangerous to dream without studying. "
8. Confucius said, "What do you know? Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, but knowing! "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Zhongyou, do you know what I taught you?" ? Knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. This attitude is wise. "
9. Ai Gong asked, "He Weimin serves?" Confucius said to him: "If you make a mistake, the people will obey;" If you are wrong, the people will not accept it. "
Modern translation
Lu Aigong asked, "What can be done to make the people obey?" Confucius replied: "the upright people are selected and placed above the evil people, and the people are subdued;" Choosing evil people and putting them above upright people will make the people dissatisfied. "
10, Confucius said: "People have no faith and do not know what they can do. If there is no cart, what can it do? "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "I really don't know what to do if people don't keep their promises!" It's like there is no track on the bus and no track on the car. What does it walk on? "
1 1, Confucius said: "Unless it is a ghost, it is a compliment to worship it. Seeing righteousness is not for it, and there is no courage. "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Either your ancestors offered sacrifices or flattery." If you don't do what is just, you will have no courage. "
The third chapter of eight essays
1, Confucius called Ji's: "The court dance can be tolerated, why not?"
Modern translation
Confucius talked about Ji's family and said that he used music and dance in the courtyard of his temple. If this kind of thing can be tolerated, what else can't be tolerated?
2. Confucius said that Guanju is a book that is happy but not lewd, sad but not hurt. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "In Guanju, [its theme is] happiness, not debauchery; Sadness, not sadness. "
3. I'm asking the authorities to kill me when I'm in mourning. The scholar said to me: For pine, Yin people are cypresses, and Zhou people are chestnuts. He said, "It makes people tremble. Hearing this, Zi said, "This is the end of the story. If you don't talk about it, don't mention it again. Let bygones be bygones." "
Modern translation
Lu Aigong asked me what kind of wood I would sacrifice to the land god. I replied, "Pine trees were used in the summer, cypress trees in the Shang Dynasty and chestnut trees in the Zhou Dynasty. [Chestnut means] Say: Let the people tremble. " After hearing this, Confucius [criticized me for killing me] said, "Don't say what you ask, don't persuade you to do, and don't blame and investigate what you do."
Chapter IV Liren
1, Confucius said: "Benevolence is beautiful. If you choose an unkind person, how can you know? "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "It is beautiful to live in a benevolent place." How can it be wise not to choose a benevolent place? "
2. Confucius said, "A heartless person can't make an appointment for a long time and can't be happy. The benevolent is benevolent, and the knower is benevolent. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "People who have no benevolence cannot live a poor life for a long time, nor can they live a happy life for a long time. Only those who have benevolence can practice benevolence with peace of mind, and only those who are wise can indulge in benevolence. "
3. Confucius said: "A gentleman likes virtue, but a villain likes earth; The gentleman is pregnant with punishment, and the villain is pregnant. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "gentlemen care about moral education, while villains care about local farmland;" Gentlemen care about statutes, and villains care about interests. "
4. Yu: "If you don't suffer from nowhere, you will suffer from it; I don't know what I know, but I want to know. "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "I'm not worried about not having an official position. I'm worried that I don't have [knowledge and skills] to stand on." Don't worry that no one knows yourself, just ask yourself to be a person worth knowing. "
5. Confucius said, "A gentleman is righteous and a villain is beneficial."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "A gentleman knows righteousness, but a villain knows profit."
6. Confucius said: "Seeing the sage Si Qi is not introspective."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "when you see a saint, you should think of respecting him;" When you see an immoral person, you should reflect on yourself. "
7. Confucius said, "A gentleman speaks slowly and moves quickly."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "A gentleman is cautious in his words, but he does it."
Chapter V Public Governor
1, slaughter and sleep during the day. Confucius said, "Rotten wood can't be carved, and the dung wall can't be polluted. What is the punishment? " Confucius said: "I start with others, I listen to what they say and believe what they do;" Today, I am a man. I listen to his words and watch his actions. Giving and changing are. "
Modern translation
Zaiyu sleeps during the day. Confucius said, "(Really) rotten wood can't be carved, and the wall of dung can't be painted. Why should we condemn this man for killing him? " Confucius added: "At first, I believed in human behavior after listening to his words; Now to people, I listen to him and observe his behavior. Killing this man has changed the way I observe people. "
2. Zi Gong asked: "Why did Confucius call it' Wen'?" Confucius said, "I am quick and eager to learn, and I am not ashamed to ask questions. It is called' Wen'."
Modern translation
Zi Gong asked, "Why is Confucius (posthumous title) called Wen?" Confucius said, "[He] is smart, loves learning and is not ashamed to ask questions, so he is called Wen."
3. Ji Wenzi thinks twice before you act. Hearing this, Zi said, "Here we go again, not bad."
Modern translation
Ji Wenzi should think twice before he does anything. Confucius listened and said, "Think twice before you act."
Yongye Article 6
1, Confucius said, "OK, come back! A spoonful of food, a spoonful of drink, in the mean lane, people can't bear their worries, and they won't change their fun when they go back. Xian zai, you come back! "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Good moral character, Yan Hui! A bamboo tube with rice and a ladle of water lives in a simple and narrow alley. Most people can't stand this kind of hardship and sorrow, but Yan Hui doesn't change his happiness. Good moral character, Yan Hui! "
2. Confucius said: "Quality is better than literature, and literature is better than quality. Gentleness is a gentleman. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "[Intrinsic] simplicity is better than [external] literary talent, which is quite rude;" It is exaggerated and hypocritical that [external] literary talent is better than [internal] simplicity. Only by combining literary talent with simplicity can you become a gentleman. "
3. Confucius said: "Those who are born straight and don't want to be born are also lucky."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "a person can survive because of integrity;" Dishonest people can survive, but it is because of luck that disasters are avoided. "
4. Confucius said: "Those who know are not as good as those who know; Good people are not as good as musicians. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "In any career, those who know are not as good as those who love; People who love it are not as happy as those who practice it. "
5. Confucius said: "The knower enjoys water, and the benevolent enjoys Leshan; The knower moves, and the benevolent is quiet; Those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent are longevity. "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "love the water, a wise man, loves mountains. Wise men and wise men are active, and benevolent people are quiet. Smart and wise people are always happy, and people with kindness live long. "
6. Confucius said: "The doctrine of the mean is also a virtue, and it is extremely embarrassing! The people are fresh for a long time. "
Modern translation
Confucius said: "The golden mean, as a kind of morality, is the noblest! The people have long lacked this morality. "
The seventh part of the article
1, Confucius said: "Words without deeds, faithfulness and antiquity, stealing is not as good as my old Peng."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "I only pass on [old cultural classics] and don't create [new ones]." I believe in and love ancient culture. I compare myself to Lao Peng. "
2. Confucius said, "It is not good for me to learn without being silent, to learn without being tired, and to teach without being tired."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "What have I done?"
3. Confucius said: "If you don't get angry, you won't get angry, you won't get angry, you won't get angry, and if you don't take a corner and turn it upside down, there will be no more."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "(teach students) don't enlighten him until he has thought hard and still can't understand;" Don't inspire him until he wants to say it but can't say it. Tell him a [square] corner, and he can't infer the other three corners from it, so don't teach him any more. "
4. The son said to Yan Yuan, "Use it, then do it, give it up, then hide it, but I have a husband to accompany you!" Lutz said, "If you join the three armed forces, who will join you?" Confucius said, "I don't think so if you die without regrets." I am also afraid of things, and people who are good at it will succeed. "
Modern translation
Confucius said to Yan Yuan, "If you use me, I will use it.": You don't need me. Just hide. Only you and I can do it! Lutz interjected: "(Teacher) If you were in command of the three armed forces, who would you be with?"? Confucius said, "I hit the tiger with my bare hands, and I waded into the river without a boat." [Doing this] I won't be with a person who died without regret. The person I want to cooperate with must be cautious, serious, good at planning strategies and able to strive for success. "
5. Confucius said: "Eat less and drink more, bend your arms and pillow it, and have fun." Unjust wealth is like a cloud to me. "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "Eating coarse grains, drinking cold water and bending your arms as a pillow are endless fun. Ill-gotten wealth is expensive to me. "
6. Ye Gong asked Confucius about Luz, but Luz was wrong. Confucius said, "A woman is a human being if she doesn't say anything. She was angry and forgot to eat, and she was happy and forgot her troubles. I don't know that old age is coming. "
Modern translation
Lord Ye asked Lutz about Confucius, but Lutz didn't answer. Confucius said, "Why didn't you say: He is a human being and forgets to eat when he is angry;" When you are happy, you forget your sadness; I didn't even know that aging would come, that's all. "
7. Confucius said: "I was born knowing, being good at the past and being quick to seek."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "I am not born with knowledge, but a person who loves ancient culture and is diligent and agile in seeking knowledge."
8. Confucius said: "In a threesome, there must be a teacher: choose good and follow it, and change evil and follow it."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "[If] three people walk together, one of them will be my teacher. Choose its strengths and follow [learning]; When you see something bad, you will (reflect on yourself) and correct it. "
9. Confucius taught four things: writing, action, loyalty and faith.
Modern translation
Confucius educated students from four aspects: historical documents, code of conduct, loyalty and honesty, and paying attention to credit.
10, Confucius said: "An upright person is open and poised, while a narrow-minded person is anxious and worried."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "an upright man is open and poised is broad-minded, and the villain is embarrassed and often sad."
1 1, both rigid and flexible, powerful but not fierce, respectful and safe.
Modern translation
Confucius was gentle and serious, dignified and not fierce, respectful and serene.
Taber Chapter 8
1. Ceng Zi was ill, so he called his brother and said, "That's enough! Yu Kaishou! " "Poetry" said:' Treading on thin ice with trepidation. From time to time, I know that I am free from my husband! Boy! "
Modern translation
Ceng Zi was dying, so he called his disciples and said, "(Lift the quilt) Look at my feet and see if my hands are hurt." . The Book of Songs says:' Fear is like standing on the edge of an abyss, and walking on thin ice.' From now on, I know [my body] will not be hurt. Disciples! "
2, there is a disease, Meng asked. Ceng Zi said: "The bird will die, and its song will also mourn;" The dying man speaks the truth. A gentleman is more valuable than Tao: move by appearance, stay away from violence, and stay away from it; Positive color, close to letters; If you say it, you will be more contemptible. Speaking of beans, there is a secretary. "
Modern translation
Sick, Meng went to see him. Ceng Zi said to him: "This bird is dying, and its cry is very sad;" People are dying, and he means well. A gentleman should pay attention to three aspects: make his appearance solemn to avoid rudeness; Make your face serious, so close to honesty; Pay attention to your words and tone, so as to avoid rudeness and irrationality. As for sacrifices and ceremonies, the officials in charge of these affairs are responsible. "
3. Zeng Zitao said: "You can entrust six-foot orphans, you can send a hundred miles of life, and the big festival cannot be taken away. Gentlemen and men? Gentleman also! "
Modern translation
Ceng Zi said, "You can entrust the young orphans to him, or you can entrust the fate of the country to him. In the face of great tests, you will not waver in your obedience. Is this a gentleman or something? Is a gentleman! "
4. Zeng Zitao said: "Scholars have a long way to go to strive for self-improvement. Isn't it important to think that benevolence is your responsibility? Isn't it far after death? "
Modern translation
Ceng Zi said: "A scholar can't be strong and unyielding, because he has a heavy responsibility and a long way to go. Isn't it important to realize benevolence as your own responsibility? Isn't it far to fight for life and fight for death? "
5. Confucius said: "The people can make it, but not make it known."
Modern translation
Confucius said: "for ordinary people, we can let them follow the route pointed out by the rulers, but we can't let them all know why they do this."
6. Confucius said, "If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government."
Modern translation
Confucius said, "If you are not in that position, don't ask about that politics."
7. Confucius said, "It's awesome. Shun and Yu win the world, but they don't care! "
Modern translation
Confucius said, "How tall! Shun and Yu win the world and do not seek personal gain. "