Brief examples of Confucius’ famous sayings are as follows:

1. Confucius said: "If quality is superior to literature, then you will be wild; if literature is superior to quality, you will be history. If literature and quality are gentle, then you will be a gentleman." - "Yong Ye"

Explanation Confucius said: "If a person's simplicity exceeds his literary talent, then he will be a gentleman." It would be a bit rough; if his literary talent exceeds his simplicity, it would be a bit flashy. Only a balanced combination of literary talent and simplicity can be called an elegant gentleman."

2. Confucius said: "A gentleman is in competition but not in competition; a villain is in competition but not in competition." - "Wei Zheng"

Explanation Confucius said: "A gentleman unites people without collusion, while a villain only colludes with others." Rather than uniting people.”

3. Confucius said: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do. A big cart has no hooks, and a small cart has no shafts, how can it move." - "Wei Zheng"

Explanation Confucius said: "A person If you don’t care about credibility, I don’t know how you can live in the world. It’s like a big car or a small car that can’t hold an animal without its key parts. How can you drive and walk?”

4. Confucius said: "The life of a man is also upright, and the life of ignorance is fortunately avoided." - "Yong Ye" Explanation Confucius said: "People can live in the world with a clear conscience because they are in the right place; people who are not in the right place can also live in the right place." Living in the world is because he has luckily avoided disaster."

5. Confucius said: "Aspirations are based on Tao, based on virtue, based on benevolence, and wandering on art." - "Shuer"

Explanation Confucius said: "Ambition is based on Tao, based on virtue, and relied on Be benevolent, and study and play in the six arts of etiquette, music, archery, driving, writing, and arithmetic to cultivate the body and mind."

6. The Master said: "The gentleman wants to be slow in speech and quick in action. ”——Explanation of “Li Ren” Confucius said: “A gentleman should be cautious in his words and diligent in his actions.”

7. Confucius said: "The ancients could not speak out their words, and they could not express their shame." - "Li Ren"

Explanation Confucius said: "People in ancient times were unwilling to express their opinions easily because they believed that only It’s shameful to say it but not be able to do it yourself.”

8. Confucius said: "A gentleman is ashamed of his words but not his deeds." - "Xianwen"

Explanation Confucius said: "A gentleman thinks that it is shameful to talk more and do less."

9. Confucius said: "If a state is in good order, words and deeds are in danger; if a state is without means, deeds and deeds are in danger." - "Xian Wen"

Explanation Confucius said: "If a country is politically clear, then both words and actions must be clear. Integrity; the country’s politics are dark, so why should we act with integrity and be cautious and easy-going in our words?”

10. Confucius said: "How can the words of French be ignored? Change them to be noble. How can Xun speak to them without explanation? Interpretation is noble. If you say it without interpreting it, and therefore do not change it, then I am done with it." ——"Zihan"

Explanation Confucius said: "When you hear words that are in line with principles, can you not accept them? But it is valuable to correct your mistakes after you hear them. Can you be unhappy when you hear words that follow your own principles?" It is valuable to be able to analyze and identify after being happy. But there is really nothing I can do about people who are blindly happy without analysis, or who accept things superficially but do not actually change them.

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