1. I feel sorry for my parents, who gave birth to me (qú).

——"The Book of Songs"

Translation: Poor my parents, who worked so hard to raise me.

2. If God does evil, you can still violate it; if you do evil yourself, you will not live.

——"Shang Shu"

Translation: Disasters sent by heaven can be escaped; sins caused by oneself have nowhere to escape.

3. If a person does not learn, he is still standing against the wall.

　——"Shang Shu"

Translation: If a person does not study, he is like standing facing a wall, unable to see anything.

4. It is not difficult to know, but difficult to do.

——"Shang Shu"

Translation: It is not difficult to understand the truth, but it is difficult to actually do it.

5. Broad yet firm, soft yet upright, willing yet respectful, chaotic yet respectful, disturbing yet perseverant, straight yet gentle, simple yet incorruptible, rigid yet restrained, strong yet righteous.

——"Shang Shu"

Translation: (People must have nine virtues): generous and dignified, gentle and independent-minded, principled but humble and polite, smart, capable and dedicated, and good at adaptability And have perseverance, integrity and kindness, straightforwardness and restraint, strong and pragmatic, brave and moral.

6. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit.

　——"Shang Shu"

Translation: Being complacent with the achievements you have achieved will lead to losses and disasters; being humble and always aware of your own shortcomings will benefit from it. .

7. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know.

——"Book of Rites·Xue Ji"

Translation: Jade cannot become useful jade without carving; people without learning do not understand principles.

8. When you see benefit, you will not lose your righteousness, and when you see death, you will not change your righteousness.

——"Book of Rites·Confucianism"

Translation: Don't do anything detrimental to the great righteousness when you see financial gain. You would rather sacrifice your life than change yourself. The Chi Festival.

9. Do not speak evil words out of your mouth, and do not reflect back on yourself.

——"Book of Rites: Sacrifice for Righteousness"

Translation: If you don't say evil words yourself, the irritating words of others will not come back to you. If you speak ill of others, others will speak ill of you in return.

10. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup.

　——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When I see a good person, I am afraid that it will be too late to learn from him; when I see a good thing, I am afraid that it will be too late and I will not be able to do it. When you see evil people or bad things, it is like coming into contact with hot water. You should leave immediately and stay away.

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

Responsibility lies with others." In this case, there will be no resentment against each other.

12. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. The villain is on the contrary.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman usually fulfills other people's good deeds and does not destroy other people's affairs, while a villain is exactly the opposite.

13. Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. The terrain is kun, and a gentleman carries things with kindness.

——"Zhouyi"

Translation: The movement of heaven (i.e. nature) is strong and vigorous. Correspondingly, a gentleman should behave like heaven, striving for self-improvement and being resolute and firm. Zhuo means working hard and never stopping; the momentum of the earth is thick and gentle, and a gentleman should increase his virtue and accommodate all things.

14. When two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can break through metal; if they speak of the same mind, their stench is as bad as orchid.

——"Book of Changes"

Translation: Two people have the same mind and act in unison. The power is like a sharp blade that can cut metal; they can talk in language and speak like bluegrass. Fragrant, elegant, and melodious.

15. A gentleman keeps his weapons hidden in his body and waits for the time to move.

——"Book of Changes"

Translation: A gentleman has outstanding talents and extraordinary skills, and does not show them off everywhere. Rather, it is about putting talents or skills to use when necessary.

16. When you see a virtuous person, think about them, and when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When you see someone who has strengths and advantages that exceed your own in a certain aspect, you should humbly ask for advice, study hard, and find ways to catch up with him and compete with him. He has reached the same level; when you see someone with certain shortcomings or shortcomings, you should calmly reflect and see if you have the same shortcomings or shortcomings as others.

17. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: If you don't want it (pain, disaster, misfortune...), don't impose it on others.

18. Don’t blame God or blame others.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When encountering setbacks and failures, never make excuses from an objective perspective, and never push the responsibility to others. Later it developed into the idiom "blame everything but others" .

19. Don’t express your anger and never make mistakes.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: If you make a mistake, don't take it out on others, and don't make it a second time.

20. A little impatience will mess up a big plan.

　——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Even if you really want to do something you shouldn't do, but insisting on not doing it is called "forbearance". Being intolerant of small things will affect the overall situation and ruin big things.

21. Even the villain’s faults must be punished.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A villain must cover up his faults.

22. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is a real mistake.

23. Think before you act.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Everything you do must be done after repeated consideration.

24. Look up to the sky and don’t bow down to others.

——"Mencius"

Translation: A person should be upright and magnanimous, raise his head to be worthy of Heaven, lower his head to be worthy of others, and do not do anything to be ashamed of others.

25. A gentleman is always kind to others.

——"Mencius"

Translation: The greatest advantage of a gentleman is to treat others with a noble and benevolent heart.

26. Born in sorrow, died in happiness.

　——"Mencius"

Translation: Worry enables people to survive and develop, while coveting ease and enjoyment will make people languish and die.

27. Everyone can be Yao and Shun.

——"Mencius"

Translation: As long as they work hard, everyone can become a great sage like Yao and Shun.

28. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young.

　——"Mencius"

Translation: Respect and love other people's elders as you respect and love your own elders; cherish other people's children as you cherish your own children Same.

29. If you are poor, you can help yourself; if you are prosperous, you can help the world.

——"Mencius"

Translation: When you are not determined, you should clean yourself and cultivate your personal moral character; when you are successful, you can benefit the world so that everyone in the world can do the same.

30. Wealth and honor cannot lead to sexual immorality, poverty and lowliness cannot change, and power cannot yield. This is called a true man.

　——"Mencius"

Translation: Money and status do not make one confused and corrupted; poverty and poverty do not make one's ambitions change; power and force do not make one surrender and betrayal. This is a true man. .

31. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When you encounter a good thing that you should do, you should not hesitate. Even if the teacher is nearby, you should rush to do it. Later it developed into the idiom "do your duty without giving in".

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

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman does not talk too much, but he does things quickly and dexterously.

33. Isn’t it a gentleman who doesn’t know something but is not stunned?

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: If I have certain achievements, others will I don’t understand, but I will never feel angry or aggrieved. Isn’t this also an expression of gentlemanly demeanor?

34. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: What you say must be kept; when you have determined what you want to do, you must do it resolutely and courageously.

35. No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no me.

"I" is the center, not self-righteous, work together with the people around you to complete the task together.

36. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When three people are together, there must be someone among them who is worthy of my learning in some way, then he can be my teacher. I choose his strengths to learn from, and I will learn from his shortcomings and shortcomings and correct them.

37. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Wealth and honor cannot disturb his mind, poverty and lowliness cannot change his integrity, and power cannot bend his will. This is called a true man.

38. Those who abuse themselves cannot have faith, and those who abandon themselves cannot be successful.

——"Mencius"

Translation: People who harm themselves cannot have valuable words with them; people who abandon themselves (extremely irresponsible to themselves) , cannot do anything worthwhile with him.

39. The trouble with people is to be a teacher.

——"Mencius"

Translation: The problem with people is that they like to teach others and be other people's teachers. People who like to teach others are often self-righteous, self-righteous, and have a condescending air.

40. If a person can do something with one thing, he can do it with a hundred things; if a person can do it with ten things, he can do it with a thousand things.

　——"The Doctrine of the Mean"

Translation: People learn it once and for all. If I spend hundreds of efforts, I will definitely learn it. If others can master it ten times, if I learn it a thousand times, I will definitely master it.