Cultivation of the Right Mind

1. Confucius said: "If quality is superior to literature, then one will be wild; if literature is superior to quality, history will be the result. If literature and quality are gentle, then a gentleman 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 talk 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 key parts. How can you drive a car and walk?”

4. Confucius said: "People are born upright, and they are lucky to be born recklessly." - "Yong Ye"

Interpretation Confucius said: "People can live in the world with a clear conscience because they are worthy; A bad person can still live in the world because he has been lucky enough to avoid 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 cultivate your body and mind by studying and playing in the six arts of etiquette, music, archery, driving, writing, and arithmetic.”

6. Confucius said: "Virtue is not alone, there must be neighbors." - "Li Ren"

Explanation Confucius said: "A moral person will not be alone, there must be like-minded people to be his partners." ."

7. Confucius said: "A wise man is not confused, a benevolent man is not worried, a brave man is not afraid." - "Zi Han"

Explanation Confucius said: "A wise man is not confused when things happen, a virtuous man is not worried; Brave people are fearless.”

8. Confucius said: "The wise are happy in water, and the benevolent are happy in mountains. The wise are active, and the benevolent are still. The wise are happy, and the benevolent are long-lived." - "Yong Ye"

Explanation Confucius said: "Smart people like water. Kind people like mountains. Smart people are active, and kind people are quiet. Smart people live happily, and kind people tend to live longer. ”

9. Confucius said: "When you see a worthy person, you think about it; when you see an unworthy person, you start to reflect on yourself." - "Li Ren"

Explanation Confucius said: "When you see a wise person, you want to be like him; when you see an unworthy person, you want to be like him; when you see an unworthy person, you want to be like him." People should reflect on themselves inwardly to see if they have the same problem as him.

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