In ancient China, it was a society that paid attention to etiquette and morality, and classical Chinese, as a way of ancient people's communication, seemed very? Elegant? We have been learning classical Chinese since we were students, and we know many famous articles and sentences, but the interesting thing is that ancient people usually say them when they are angry? Swearing? Also revealed this? Elegant? If we don't have a certain knowledge reserve, it's easy to mistake these words for compliments. The most elegant six sentences in ancient times? Swearing? Call names without a dirty word, but every sentence kills people!

1. Being old without death is a thief

This sentence comes from Confucius' The Analects of Confucius. The complete narrative is: Young without grandchildren, long without description, old without death is a thief. ? That is to say, those who don't know how to respect their elders when they are young and who are ignorant when they are adults are of no benefit to society and have no meaning in life. It's like living in secret, so they are called? Old thief? , too? Old pest? . In fact, this phenomenon has a profound experience for many people now. Why can't we help those old people who have fallen on the side of the road? Why are there a lot of rogues or? Touch porcelain? The old man? Are we afraid of making trouble and unwilling to help others? Obviously, that's not the case. In the final analysis, it is because these people didn't do much good when they were young, and they defiled the reputation of the old people when they were old. To put it in a classic sentence on the internet now: not all the old people are getting bad, but the bad people are getting old.

Second, you can't carve a rotten wood.

Many of us also like to use this sentence in our daily life, which means that a person is very depressed and useless, just like a rotten wood, no matter how hard it is, it can't carve flowers. This sentence is also from Confucius' The Analects of Confucius. Confucius was a teacher all his life and had many famous apprentices. Among them, a disciple named Zai Yu slept during class, which made Confucius, who had high hopes for him, very dissatisfied, so he said this classic saying: Rotten wood can't be carved, and the wall of dirt can't be carved. ? To express his anger and disappointment with his disciples.

Third, summer insects can't talk about ice

This sentence comes from Zhuangzi's Collection and Interpretation, Volume 6, Zhuangzi? Foreign articles? Autumn Water Volume:? Well frogs can't talk to people in the sea, but they are confined to emptiness; Summer insects can't talk to ice-makers, but stick to time. ? That is to say, no matter how you chat with snow and ice in winter and insects in summer, they won't understand you. Because for them, what you say is absolutely beyond their understanding. Later, this sentence is usually used as a metaphor for a person to express his shallow knowledge and often think that he is the center of the world.

Fourth, the lack of vertical position and conspiracy

This sentence first came from Sima Qian's Historical Records in the Western Han Dynasty. In Biography of Xiang Yu, it is said that when Chu and Han fought for hegemony, Xiang Yu invited Liu Bang to the Hongmen Banquet. At the banquet, Fan Zeng, the mastermind of Xiang Yu, advocated getting rid of Liu Bang, and repeatedly hinted at Xiang Yu's hands-on during the dinner. However, Xiang Yu was a very brave man and didn't want to do such a despicable thing. Just when he hesitated, Liu Bang also took the opportunity to escape, and Fan Zeng sighed. Well, it's not enough. Whoever wins the title of king of the world will be repeatedly praised by the public, and I belong to the present for it! ? Fan Zeng thinks that Xiang Yu's so-called friendship is just a kind of friendship? Foolish meaning? , leading to missed the opportunity to murder Liu Bang. This sentence is often used as an assistant to express the hatred and pity that the master did not listen to his advice when he scolded his master.

five, many lines of injustice will kill themselves

This sentence comes from Zuo Zhuan? Hidden year:? If you do more injustice, you will die, and your aunt will treat it. ? It is about the Spring and Autumn Period. After Zheng Wugong's death, the eldest son, Zhuang Gong, succeeded to the throne. His younger brother, Uncle Duan, attempted to usurp the throne, recruited troops in the fief and trimmed his armaments. Dr. Zheng was deeply disturbed by the sacrifice of Zhong, so he advised Zhuang Gong to get rid of Uncle Duan earlier to avoid future troubles. Zhuang Gong calmly replied:? If you do more injustice, you will die? Sure enough, it didn't take long for Uncle Duan of * * * to attack Zheng Du because of his arrogance. When Zhuang Gong saw that the time was right, he sent troops to wipe out uncle Duan Group. This sentence was later proved by Wei Zhongxian, a great eunuch in the late Ming Dynasty. Wei Zhongxian was glorious in his previous life, and he was alone after the fiasco, and finally died in extreme fear.

6. Only women and little people are hard to raise

This very classic famous saying comes from our old Mr. Kong. At first, everyone may think that this sentence means discrimination against women. In fact, this should be started from the context of what Confucius said at that time. The whole sentence is? Only women and villains are difficult to raise, and if they are close, they will be inferior, and if they are far away, they will complain. ? So Confucius' original intention is not to say that all women in the world are difficult to raise, but that it is difficult to get along with? Subject? The women around me deal with villains. If you are close to them, people will think you are rude. But if you deliberately alienate them, they will resent you. What Confucius wants to express is that this relationship is difficult to grasp. So don't misinterpret his words, and don't take them out of context and think that all women and villains are difficult to raise.