The most famous saying of Confucius is as follows:
1. Virtue is never isolated, it must have neighbors. ——Confucius "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"
Translation A moral person will never be alone. There must be like-minded people to accompany him.
Those who feel virtuous will eventually find like-minded people, partners who will respond with the same voice and seek the same breath, and will not be lonely. Life is a long road, so keep your heart and act with integrity. There will always be someone to accompany you on the journey of pursuing and yearning for morality.
No country, diplomacy, group, family or individual can escape this moral law.
2. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. ——Confucius "The Analects of Confucius·Ling Gong of Wei"
If the translation does not take long-term considerations, there will be immediate troubles.
Only those who understand and examine themselves in adversity, and constantly improve and reshape themselves, can have the ability to break through themselves; only those who are prepared for danger in times of peace, and constantly check for deficiencies and make up for them in good times, can have the courage to rise to the top.
When people are proud, they must find a way out; when they are frustrated, they must find a way out!
3. If you are a three-person person, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——Confucius "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer"
Translation There must be something worth learning from other people's words and deeds. Choose what others have learned from, see the shortcomings of others, reflect on whether you have the same shortcomings, and if so, correct them.
Understand that learning is everywhere, learning occurs all the time, and learning resources are everywhere.
An important sign that a person starts to become stronger: keep learning and always maintain an empty cup mentality!
4. Getting rich and noble unjustly is like a floating cloud to me. ——Confucius "The Analects of Confucius·Shu Er"
Translation The glory and wealth obtained through unfair means are just a floating cloud in the sky to me, meaningless.
I feel that if I earn my own money, I will feel comfortable even if I drink water and eat porridge.
Ill-gotten gains are not allowed, otherwise, disaster will come.
5. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan"
Translation Don't impose things on others that you don't like.
I feel that if you have a daughter, you hope your husband’s family will give you more gifts; if you have a son, you think the gift is too much. You have a daughter-in-law, but you think she is too ignorant; you have a daughter, and you want her to take charge. Only when you learn to change your perspective will your world be simple, and your people will be happy if they are simple.
Before doing anything to others, put yourself in their shoes.
6. Don’t talk about things when they are done, don’t admonish when things are done, and let bygones be bygones. ——Confucius "The Analects of Confucius·Eight Hundreds"
Translation: Once things have been done, there is no need to mention them again; when they have become facts, there is no need to dissuade them; there is no need to ask about things in the past.
Realize that good and bad things are all in the past, and the past is like smoke, so why bother thinking about it. Not questioning, not lying is a kind of self-cultivation, and it is also a kind of consideration for others.
A person who truly has a big picture will always ignore past mistakes, take things he can take, and let them go.
7. Don’t worry about poverty but worry about inequality; don’t worry about scarcity but worry about insecurity. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi"
The translation is not fair, and in families, it is sometimes difficult to do so.
I have read statistics that in families with multiple children, more than 68% of older siblings have been asked by their parents to give in to their younger siblings.
Children who are neglected are bound to be hurt mentally, and children who are favored are also prone to unexpected harm.
Understand that if you treat all children fairly, you will gain a group of good children.
8. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. ——Confucius "The Analects of Confucius: Ren"
Translation: If you understand the way of benevolence and righteousness in the morning, you can die for it at night.
The most important thing in understanding life is not to know the principles of goodness, but to take good actions immediately.
As long as you take action, it’s never too late.
9. To know is to know, and to not know is to know. This is knowledge. ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"
Translation If you understand, you understand, and if you don't understand, you don't understand. This is the real wisdom.
I understand that the same is true for life. If you can do it, you can do it. If you can't do it, you can't do it. This is great wisdom.
People who don’t understand and pretend to understand are the most stupid.
10. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"
If the translation has errors but fails to correct them, this is the real fault.
To understand how life is, it depends on your attitude towards the world, whether to complain or forgive, to be grateful or to complain, to convey a kind of optimism to life, and to correct mistakes is to do good.
The greatest stupidity of people is to blame others but not reflect on themselves.
Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia - "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"