Excerpts of Confucius’ famous sayings about making friends

1. “Isn’t it true that one should learn from time to time? Isn’t it a joy to have friends come from afar?” ("Xue Er") 1·1)——Isn’t it very happy to study and review constantly? Isn’t it nice to have like-minded friends coming from afar?

Quotes of Confucius. This is what the Analects of Confucius says at the beginning. It can be said to be a famous saying that everyone knows, especially the last sentence, which is often mentioned by people, coming and going at every turn.

2. "I examine myself three times every day. Have I been unfaithful in seeking others? Have I not believed in my friends? Have I not learned what I preach?" ("Xueer" 1.4) - I teach more and more every day Reflect on yourself for the first time. Are you doing your best when doing things for others? Are you loyal and honest when you interact with friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge taught by the teacher?

This is what Zeng Shen, a disciple of Confucius, said. Zeng Shen, whose courtesy name was Ziyu, became extremely famous in later generations and was once regarded as the "Zongsheng".

"Book of Rites" records that Zengzi was critically ill. The boy saw that the mat he was laying was very gorgeous, so he rashly asked if it was for the doctor. Zengzi thought, "Yes, I am not a doctor." How could you violate the etiquette and use a mat that is reserved for doctors? Just asked for it to be replaced. As a result, when the mats were changed, Zeng Zi was also tortured to death.

3. "The function of etiquette is to value harmony." ("Xueer" 1.12) - The function of etiquette is to value harmony.

It is often said that harmony is the most precious, and it comes from here.

This sentence comes from Youzi. Youzi has a surname of Ruo and a courtesy name of Ziyou. In the Analects of Confucius, Youzi is called Youzi. This is an honorific title. This man was very honest and well-behaved, and he looked very similar to Confucius. After Confucius died, several students wanted to make him an idol and accept worship from his disciples on Confucius' behalf.

4. "Don't worry about what others don't know, but worry about not knowing others." ("Xueer" 1.16) - Don't be afraid that others don't understand you, just be afraid that you don't understand others.

Quotations of Confucius. Confucius' original intention was that as long as a person has skills, he is not afraid that no one will use them.

5. "Reviewing the past and learning the new can become a teacher." ("Wei Zheng" 2.11) - Reviewing the knowledge you have learned can have new experiences and understandings, so that you can Become a teacher.

Confucius talked about learning methods. The process of review is the process of learning and thinking. Only when learning and thinking are combined can something be gained.

6. "Learning without thinking means nothing, thinking without learning means peril." ("Wei Zheng" 2.15) - If you only study without thinking, you will be confused. On the contrary, if Thinking without learning will lead to slacking off.

Quotations of Confucius. The relationship between learning and thinking.

7. "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it is knowing." ("Wei Zheng" 2.17) - What you know is knowing, what you don't know is not knowing, this is knowing.

Among Confucius’ students, Zilu was brave and straightforward, but he also appeared to be reckless. He probably spoke unobtrusively and did not pay attention to propriety sometimes. Confucius couldn’t stand it and scolded him: Zhong Yu, I Didn’t I tell you what cicada is? How could I forget it in the blink of an eye? Knowing means knowing, not knowing means not knowing, this is knowing.

Remember, if you forget again, be careful.

Here, Confucius means to tell us that people must be self-aware and not pretend to understand.

8. "If a person has no credibility, he doesn't know what he can do." ("Wei Zheng" 2.22) - If a person doesn't have credibility, he doesn't know how he can do it.

Quotations of Confucius. Well said!

9. "It is tolerable, but what is unbearable!" ("Eight Hundreds" 3.1) - If this is all bearable, what else is unbearable?

There is also a sentence before it, "Eight Yi danced in the courtyard", which means that Ji Pingzi, a senior official in the state of Lu, used sixty-four people to dance and play music in his yard. According to the regulations of Zhou Rites, only the emperor is qualified to use eight yi (eight people in one yi). The princes under him are six yi, the ministers and officials are four yi, and the scholars are two yi. Ji Pingzi's rank was only worthy of four yi, which obviously violated the regulations of Zhou Rites and was a kind of trespass among trespasses, so Confucius was extremely angry.

Another explanation is this, which is for Ji: He can bear to do such things, what else can he not bear to do?

Now we say this sentence to mean that it is intolerable, but I feel that the latter explanation is better.

10. "He who hears the truth in the morning will be able to die at night." ("Li Ren" 4.8) - If you know the truth in the morning, it will be worth dying at night.

Quotations of Confucius.

Feeling a little scared. Is dying for the truth a worthy death? I don't know either. well! Anyway, whatever you say is there, just take it as you see fit.

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