Confucius

Confucius (September 28, 551 BC - April 11, 479 BC), his surname was Kong, his given name was Qiu, his courtesy name was Zhongni, and his ancestral home was Song Dynasty. Guoliyi (now Xiayi County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province) was born in Zouyi (now Qufu City, Shandong Province) of the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. A famous Chinese thinker and educator, he traveled around the world with his disciples for fourteen years. In his later years, he revised the Six Classics, namely "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual", "Music", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn".

According to legend, he had three thousand disciples, including seventy-two sages. After Confucius's death, his disciples and his subsequent disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotes and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples, and compiled them into the Confucian classic "The Analects of Confucius". In ancient times, Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and the "Muduo of Heaven". He was one of the most erudite scholars in the society at that time. He was respected by later rulers as the Saint of Confucius, the Most Holy, the Most Holy Teacher, and Dacheng. The most holy sage, King Wenxuan, was the ancestral teacher and the teacher for all generations. His Confucianism has a profound influence on China and the world. Confucius is listed as the first among the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". Confucius is revered as the founder of Confucianism. With the expansion of Confucius' influence, worship of Confucius once became a "big sacrifice" on the same level as God and the country's ancestor gods. Apart from Laozi, only Confucius has this honor.

Confucius's famous sayings

1. Learning without thinking is in vain; thinking without learning is in danger.

2. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher.

3. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time? Isn’t it great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

4. Those who know well are not as good as those who know well, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy.

5. There must be a teacher among the three of us. We should choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

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

7. People with different paths should not conspire with each other.

8. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes.

9. A gentleman cherishes virtue, while a villain cherishes earth; a gentleman cherishes punishment, while a villain cherishes favor.

10. Only benevolent people can do good to others and do evil to others.

11. A gentleman wants to be slow in speech, but quick in action.

12. A gentleman does not compare himself with others, while a villain does not compare himself with others.

13. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit.

14. A gentleman has nothing to do with the world. There is nothing wrong with it. It is the comparison of righteousness.

2. Confucius’ famous sayings about life:

1. 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.

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

3. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.

4. 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. Xianzai, come back!

5. A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food is not worthy of discussion.

6. 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.

7. Wealth is something that 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.

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

9. 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.

10. You can support a six-foot-long orphan, you can send a hundred-mile destiny, and you can’t take it away during the big festival.

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

12. The king died due to illness and his name was not known.

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

14. A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.

15. It is easy for a gentleman to do things but difficult to say (pleasure). Saying (pleasure) is not done in the right way, not saying (pleasure).

16. A gentleman’s official duties are to act righteously.

17. 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."

18. A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is the same. Rather than harmonious.

19. A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and he is a group but not a party.

20. A gentleman does not compare himself with others, while a villain does not compare himself with others.

21. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried.

22. A benevolent person will not worry, a knowledgeable person will not be confused, and a brave person will not be afraid.

23. Acting only for profit and complaining too much.

24. Seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence, why complain.

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

26. A gentleman seeks the road but not the food. The gentleman worries about the road but not the poverty.

27. How can I be ignorant of the French language? Change it to expensive.

28. (Remove the handle of "Zhuan") If you talk to it, can you say nothing? It is precious. If I say it but don’t explain it, and therefore don’t change it, then I’m done with it.

29. Seeing good is like exploring a soup.

30. A gentleman respects the virtuous and tolerates others, praises the good but is reserved.

31. Being a scholar is not enough to be a scholar!

3. Confucius’ famous sayings about life

1. If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up.

2. Do to others what you do not want others to do.

3. If you want to establish yourself, you should establish others; if you want to achieve yourself, you should achieve others.

4. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment.

5. When you see a virtuous person, think about them, and when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself.

6. When three people walk together, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and choose the bad ones and change them.

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

8. Be respectful when you live, be respectful when working, and be loyal to others.

9. A gentleman is respectful and courteous. He is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world. He speaks faithfully and acts respectfully. 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?

10. 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.

11. 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."

12. A gentleman takes righteousness as a pledge, practices etiquette as a pledge, a grandson as a gift, and trust as a fulfillment. What a gentleman!

13. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes!

14. If you pass it, you will have to change it in a hurry.

15. Don’t express your anger and never make mistakes.

16. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will!

17. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

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

19. 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?

20. If one is not committed to morality and does not have a firm belief in the Tao, how can one live or die?

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

22. 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.

23. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.

24. 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.

25. Wrong words and bad ethics.

26. Clever words and charming words are fresh and benevolent.

27. Strength, perseverance, wood, indifference and benevolence.

28. Those who are virtuous must cultivate their words, but those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate their virtues.

29. Listen to his words and watch his actions.

30. You don’t use your words to lift people up, and you don’t use people to waste your words.