1. If you find that your words and deeds are inconsistent or violate morality, you must correct them; On the other hand, we should check whether our words and deeds conform to moral standards and stick to them.

2, but learning and thinking can not be neglected, only learning without thinking will be superficial, only thinking without learning is biased. In short, the combination of thinking and learning is the only way to make continuous progress and improve yourself.

Interpretation: I once didn't eat for a day and didn't sleep for a night, thinking wildly. As a result, there is no benefit at all. I might as well study.

Said by: The Analects of Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period and his disciple Wei Linggong.

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Appreciate:

"Governing by doing nothing" is the general plan of governing the country advocated by Taoism, which accords with the consistency of Taoist thought. Here, Confucius also appreciates inaction and takes Shun as an example to illustrate it.

This shows that Confucianism, which advocates positive progress, is very nostalgic for the three generations of statutes and etiquette, but in the real life at that time, it does not necessarily require the rulers to govern by doing nothing. In Confucius' concept, it is not inaction, but courtesy.