The next part of the famous saying "make friends" is to keep your word.

Making friends and keeping your word comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer" written by Confucius's disciples and re-disciples during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The original text is as follows:

Zi Xia said: " A wise person can change his appearance; he can do his best to serve his parents; he can do his best to serve his king; he can be true to his word when making friends. Even if he says he has not learned it, I will definitely say that he has learned it. "

In vernacular. Translation: Zi Xia said: "A person can value virtues rather than women; he can serve his parents with all his strength; he can devote his life to serve his ruler; he can communicate with friends, speak honestly and abide by his word. Such a person, Although he said he has not studied it, I must say that he has studied it. ”

Extended information:

The Analects involves philosophy, politics, economics, education, literature and art, etc. It is very rich in content and is the most important classic of Confucianism. In terms of expression, the language of "The Analects" is concise and vivid, making it a model of quotation-style prose. In terms of arrangement, "The Analects" does not have a strict compilation style. Each article is a chapter, and chapters are collected into chapters. There is no close connection between chapters and chapters, but they are roughly classified, and there are repeated chapters.

"Xue Er" is the title of the first chapter of "The Analects of Confucius". Each chapter in "The Analects of Confucius" generally uses the first two or three characters of the first chapter as the title of the chapter. One chapter of "Xueer" includes 16 chapters, covering many aspects. Among them, the key points are "I have to examine myself three times every day"; "Be frugal in use and love others, so that the people can use their time"; "Harmony is the most precious thing in the use of etiquette" as well as moral categories such as benevolence, filial piety and trustworthiness.

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Analects·Xueer