Confucius’ classic sayings about reading

1. Killing without teaching is called cruelty; failing to discipline is called violence; being slow to order is called thief; still treating others Also, the stinginess of the cashier is called having a secretary.

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

3. There is no distinction between teaching and learning.

4. The people are sufficient, but who is the king? If the people are not enough, which king will be enough?

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

6. Act with interests in mind and complain too much.

7. Those who are close to you serve your father, those who are far away serve your king; you are more familiar with the names of birds, animals, and trees.

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

9. Aspire to the Tao, base on virtue, rely on benevolence, and swim in art.

10. I don’t eat all day long and stay up all night thinking about it, which is of no use and is not as good as learning.

11. Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

12. Human beings are immutable and cannot be witch doctors.

13. Seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence, why complain.

14. I am not without teachings even if I have to restrain myself.

15. Resolute, dull and benevolent.

16. Being respectful but rude will lead to fatigue, being cautious but rude will cause chaos, being brave but rude will lead to chaos, being straight but rude will lead to strangulation.

17. A gentleman’s behavior is based on etiquette.

18. If you hear a lot, choose the good ones and follow them; if you see a lot, you will recognize them.

19. Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group-building, and resentful.

20. Zi said Yu Chan. "There are four ways of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully towards himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he benefits the people when he supports them, and he makes people righteous."

21. I will examine myself three times today: I will consider my actions for others. And disloyal? Have you ever left a letter with a friend? Are you not used to it?

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

23. When you go out, you feel like you are seeing a distinguished guest, and the people feel like you are receiving a great sacrifice.

24. 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.

25. If you don’t learn poetry, you will have nothing to say.

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

27. Tao is governed by government, and justice is punished, so that the people can be spared without shame; Tao is governed by virtue, and justice is governed by propriety, which is shameful and dignified.

28. To say something without mentioning it is called impatience; to say something but not say anything is called concealment; to say something without seeing the color is called blindness.

29. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

30. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

31. If you don’t learn enough, you are afraid of losing it.

32. Being rich and noble through unrighteousness is like a floating cloud to me.

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

34. First, there is a secretary, and the small ones should be pardoned and the virtuous should be promoted.

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

36. If one is not committed to virtue and does not have a firm belief in the truth, how can one live or die?

37. A gentleman is not careful in comparing himself with others, and a villain is not careful in comparing himself with others.

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

39. It is not enough for a scholar to aspire to the Tao but be ashamed of his bad clothes and bad food.

40. If you choose what you can do and work hard, who will complain? Desire to be benevolent and gain benevolence, yet greed

41. The king benefits without any expense, works without resentment, desires without being greedy, is peaceful without being arrogant, and is powerful without being fierce.

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

43. Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is a disaster.

44. If quality is better than literature, the country will be wild; if literature is better than quality, history will be achieved. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman.

45. 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.

46. 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?

47. Be careful in your end, pursue your goals, and the people’s morality will be strong.

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

49. Not teaching the people to fight is to abandon them.

50. A gentleman 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?

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

52. Those who know 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.

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

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

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

56. If you are straight but don’t learn, you will be too stubborn to be honest; if you are brave but don’t want to learn, you will be confused; if you are straight but don’t want to learn, you will be crazy.

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

58. A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, and he is sensitive to things but careful in his words.

59. Wrong words and bad ethics.

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

61. Confucius said: "If you approach a person with dignity, you will be respectful. If you are filial and kind, you will be loyal. If you cannot teach good deeds, you will encourage them."

62. Be inspired by poetry and establish yourself in poetry. Etiquette comes from joy.

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

64. If you keep yourself straight, what’s the point of being in politics? If you can't rectify yourself, how can you rectify others?

65. 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. ;