1. Famous quotes about honesty and trustworthiness (classical Chinese)

Several short stories about honesty and trustworthiness

Honesty means loyalty and integrity, consistent words and deeds, and consistency between appearance and appearance. To be trustworthy means to keep one's word and not to be hypocritical or deceitful. The ancient sayings that have been passed down for thousands of years, such as "Words must be kept true and deeds must bear fruit" and "Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow it" all vividly express the honesty and trustworthiness of the Chinese nation. In the history of Chinese civilization for thousands of years, people have not only sung praises for the virtue of honesty and trustworthiness, but also worked hard to practice it.

Confucius taught his disciples to be honest more than 2,000 years ago. In learning, if you know something, say you know it, and if you don’t know something, say you don’t know it. He believes that this is the correct attitude towards learning.

Zengzi was also a very honest and trustworthy person. One time, Zengzi's wife was going to the market, but her son was crying and she had to go. The wife coaxed the child and said, "Don't go. I will come back and kill the pig for you to eat." When she came back from the market, she saw that Zengzi was about to kill the pig, and she quickly stepped forward to stop him. Zengzi said, if you deceive a child, the child will not trust you. With that said, he killed the pig. Zengzi did not deceive his children and cultivated their children's character of trustworthiness.

In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu who always kept his promises and kept his word. People say, "It is better to get a hundred catties of gold than to get a promise of Jibu." This is the idiom that only with the help of friends can one survive. And if you have faith, you will naturally get everyone's favor:

In the old days, the doorways of Chinese shops usually had the words "Genuine goods at reasonable prices, no deception". Eight words have been used in the purchase and sale of goods since ancient times. We promote industry ethics of fair dealing, honest hospitality, and no fraud or fraud.

In contemporary China, the virtue of honesty and trustworthiness has also been carried forward. This virtue is manifested in work and study, which means concentration, conscientiousness, and seeking truth from facts; in dealing with people, it is treating people sincerely and trusting each other; in its attitude towards the country and the collective, it is being law-abiding, loyal and honest.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a very honest man named Ming Shanbin. When he was a state official, he offended the court by opening a warehouse to help the poor and was dismissed from his position.

One day, seeing that there was no way to untie the pot at home, he took the lean cow that his father had left for him and sold it at the market. But when I returned home, I learned from my wife that the cow had suffered from leg disease, so I hurried to the market, found the buyer, explained the situation to him, and took the initiative to refund half of the money. Everyone around was amazed. 2. Zhuangzi’s Classical Chinese Essays on Integrity

Zhuangzi’s Classical Chinese Essays on Integrity: 1. He who regards death as life is the bravery of a martyr.

2. Don’t speak nonsense, don’t listen nonsense. 3. See laughter in a generous home.

4. "Poetry" is based on Tao's purpose, "Book" is based on Tao's affairs, "Li" is based on Tao's conduct, "Le" is based on Tao's harmony, "Yi" is based on Tao's yin and yang, and "Spring and Autumn" is based on Tao's name. 5. Use fire to fight fire and water to fight water.

6. The person who is famous is the person who communicates with each other; the person who knows it is the weapon of competition. 7. Use what you know to know, to nourish what you know and don’t know.

8. Husband’s big piece carries me to form, helps me to live, leaves me to grow old, and rests me to die. Therefore, those who live well will die well.

9. Birds and beasts never tire of height, and fish and turtles never tire of depth. 10. There is no escape between heaven and earth.

11. Two kinds of happiness will lead to many good words, two kinds of anger will lead to many evil words. 12. Those who are clever work hard, but those who know are worried, and those who are incompetent have nothing to ask for.

13. The big piece carries me to form, helps me to live, leaves me to grow old, and rests to me to die. 14. There is no relocation order and no persuasion.

15. The perfect person has no self, the god has no merit, and the saint has no name. 16. Dogs do not regard good barking as good, and people do not regard good officials as virtuous.

17. When virtue is good, appearance is forgotten. 18. If a white colt passes through the gap.

19. Although the heaven and the earth are big, they are uniform; although all things are many, they are governed by one; although there are many people, they are the master. The king originates from virtue and emerges from heaven. Therefore, it is said that the ancient kings of the world did nothing and only had virtue from heaven.

20. The blade is like a new one. 21. If you identify it clearly, the dirt will not stop.

22. The shape is not as good as the heart, but the heart is not as harmonious. 23. I don’t know why.

24. The beauty of heaven and earth cannot be overstated. 25. Everyone knows useful things, but no one knows useless things. 3. Advance in understanding ancient Chinese literature, (Tao Te Ching) People believe what they say is not beautiful, and what they say is not beautiful. People who are good do not argue, and those who argue are not good.

Chapter 81: Words of faith are not beautiful (1), beautiful words Do not believe (2). A good person (3) does not argue (4), a debater is not good. A knowledgeable person is not knowledgeable (5), a knowledgeable person does not know. A sage does not accumulate (6). Since he thinks that others and himself have more (7), since (8) The more people and themselves are. The way of heaven is to benefit but not to harm (9); the way of man is to do things without fighting (10). Notes (1) Faith is not beautiful: faith, honest words, truth .Beauty, pretty, gorgeous. Honest words are not beautiful. (2) Beautiful words are not believed: Gorgeous words are dishonest. At the beginning of this chapter, Laozi elaborates on his dialectics with a series of aphorisms. Thoughts. Honest words, because of their simplicity, are not gorgeous and beautiful; beautiful words, because of their pleasantness, are often pretentious and exaggerated. Through truth and beauty (as well as the goodness and eloquence, knowledge and erudition involved later), etc. The category of opposition actually discusses a series of contradictory issues such as truth and falsehood, beauty and ugliness, good and evil, etc. It shows that the external form and inner essence of things are often inconsistent, or even exactly the opposite. Precisely because people In real life, people often value surface phenomena and cannot see through or are unwilling to face what is behind the surface. Therefore, Lao Tzu reveals this contradiction in an absolute way. (3) Good people: This "good person" can be understood as a kind person, and also It can be understood as a person who is good at eloquence. Now from the latter, it has the same meaning as Lao Tzu's thoughts such as "great wisdom is like foolishness, great skill is like clumsiness, and great debate is like stupidity". (4) Debate: be able to speak well and have eloquence. (5) Know. A person who is not knowledgeable means to show how much he knows and show off, that is, a person who really understands does not show off. A person who is knowledgeable means to be broad, that is, a person who is really knowledgeable is not broad. Now let’s follow the latter. The more specialized the knowledge, the better. Relatively speaking, the narrower it is; it is often impossible for knowledgeable people to make achievements in a certain field. This is "a knowledgeable person does not know". (6) Accumulation: refers to privately retaining and hoarding. (7) Thinking of others and oneself The more you have: try your best to help others, the more abundant you will be. Have and be rich. (8) And: give. (9) Benefit without harm: benefit things without harming things. (10) Do not fight: help others without harm. Do not compete with others. Laozi deeply abhors human selfish desires and competition, and puts forward the idea of ??"non-competition". This "non-competition" is not to be depressed and decadent, but to ask people to let nature play their own abilities. Those who have "Tao" are what Laozi calls "Sage" is an ideal personality. He acts in a natural state of mind, achieves something without taking it for himself, and always helps others. A person with this kind of personality can be said to be indifferent, natural and free of burdens. .Translation: Honest speech is not beautiful, and beautiful words are not honest. Kind people cannot argue skillfully, and people who argue skillfully are not kind. People who truly understand are not knowledgeable, and people who are knowledgeable cannot understand deeply. "Sages" are not Whatever he keeps privately, he tries his best to help others, and he becomes richer; he gives to others as much as possible, and he becomes richer. The law of nature is to benefit things and not harm them; the principle of a "sage" is to help others without harming them. Compete with others... 4. Famous ancient Chinese sayings to persuade others to be honest and trustworthy

1. Rhetoric establishes sincerity. ——"Book of Changes? Qian? Classical Chinese" Speech should be based on integrity.

2. If you are not sincere, you cannot move people. ——"Zhuangzi? Father of Fish"

3. A light promise will lead to a low faith. ——"Laozi" Chapter 63 People who make promises to others easily must rarely be trustworthy.

4. I have to examine myself three times every day: Are I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xue Er"

5. When making friends, keep your word. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xueer"

6. People who have no faith do not know what they can do. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Weizheng" can: You can live in the world.

7. People cannot stand without trust. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Yan Yuan"

8. Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deed. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu" Fruit: Decisive

9. A promise worth a thousand dollars.

——"Historical Records? Biography of Ji Bu Luan Bu"

10. If you accept someone with a letter, the world will trust you; if you don't accept someone with a letter, your wife will be suspicious of you. --Chang Quan, a hermit of the Jin Dynasty

11. A person cannot stand in the world without loyalty. --Cheng Yi, a philosopher from the Song Dynasty

12. More virtuality is worse than less reality. --Chen Fu, a philosopher from the Song Dynasty

13. Treating others with truthfulness not only benefits others, but also benefits yourself. --Yang Jian, scholar of the Song Dynasty

14. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise, and those who do not believe in their words will not achieve results. --Mo Zhai, a thinker of the Warring States Period

15. Correspondence between inside and outside, words and deeds. --Han Fei, philosopher and educator during the Warring States Period

16. Goodness cannot come from outside, and the name cannot be made in vain. -- Qu Yuan, a poet of the Warring States Period

17. Truth is the most sincere thing. If it is not sincere, it cannot move people. --Zhuang Zhou, the Warring States philosopher

18. If a person breaks his promise, his reputation will be ruined. --Liu Xiang, a Confucian scholar of the Han Dynasty

19. Breaking one's word. ——"Zuo Zhuan? The 22nd Year of Duke Xiang"

20. Hypocrisy cannot last long, emptiness cannot last long, rotten wood cannot be carved, and love cannot last long. -- Han Ying, a poetry theorist of the Han Dynasty 5. The complete translation of the ancient scholar Qi Wannian Ni loves his son, Jishen Jienan

When Wan Nian suffered from illness, he called his son Xian ① to teach and ② to teach him under the bed. In the middle of the night, Xian was sleeping and his head touched the screen. He was furious for ten thousand years and wanted to strike you with a stick, saying, "It's the public teacher who warned you, but you fell asleep instead and didn't listen to me. Why?" Xian kowtowed and said, "What Gu Xiao said, "It's important to teach Xian to flatter (chǎn)." Notes: ① Xian: Chen Xian, Chen Chengcheng's son. ② Jie: Same as "commandment", teaching. Wannian's godson Chen Wannian was ill, so he called his son Chen Xian to the bedside to teach. He was studying and teaching until midnight. Chen Xian fell asleep and hit his head on the screen. Chen Wannian was very angry and wanted to hit him with a stick. He scolded him: "I keep teaching you, but you fall asleep and don't listen to me. Why?" Chen Xian He quickly knelt down and kowtowed and said, "I know what dad said. He probably taught his son to flatter and please his boss, that's all!" Chen Wannian said no more. Chen Wannian was the imperial censor at the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. He was good at making friends with powerful people. He was even more submissive to the queen's family. His son Chen Xian was completely different from me. He hated evil and was not afraid of power. He often wrote letters to ridicule the emperor's close officials. Chen Wannian felt that his son would offend others by doing this. Once, when he was sick and resting, he would His son called him to the bedside to lecture him, and he continued to lecture until midnight. Chen Xian actually fell asleep. Suddenly, his head hit the screen, and there was a "bang" sound, which startled Chen Wannian. Chen Wannian was furious and wanted to kill him. He came to beat him with a stick and severely scolded him: "I taught you so honestly today, but you fell asleep and turned a deaf ear to my words. Why is this?" Chen Xian said, "I heard it all, and the general meaning is just this. You told me to flatter others and trick them." Chen Wannian was speechless and waved Chen Xian to leave. Chen Wannian was ill, so he called his son Chen Xian to the bedside and taught him to read until midnight. Chen Xian fell asleep and hit his head on the screen. Chen Wannian was very sad. Angry, he wanted to hit him with a stick and scolded him: "I keep teaching you, but you fall asleep and don't listen to me. Why?" Chen Xian quickly knelt down, kowtowed and said, "I know what dad said, so I probably taught my son You have to flatter and please your boss, that's all!" Chen Wannian said nothing. 6. Are there any ancient poems and articles about integrity and etiquette?

Hello ● Only the most sincerity in the world can be transformed.

"Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean" Only the most sincere heart in the world can influence people. ●Being sincere is the way of heaven; being sincere is the way of man.

"Mencius Li Loushang" Sincerity is the principle of nature; being sincere in heart is the principle of life. ●A gentleman’s words have substance and his actions have perseverance.

"Book of Changes·Family" Yan: Conversation. Object: actual content.

Row: Behavior. Heng: perseverance.

A gentleman speaks with reason and acts with perseverance. ●A gentleman speaks with his actions, while a villain speaks with his tongue.

"Confucius' Family Sayings·Yan Hui·Confucius Sayings" A gentleman speaks with actions, while a villain only talks but does not do anything. ●Be sincere in everything you do with yourself, in matters, and in your subordinates.

Xue Xuan of the Ming Dynasty, "Study Records", should always use sincerity as the criterion when measuring oneself, obeying superiors, and leading subordinates. ●As the ancient saying goes, those who are honest and sincere will be successful.

"Yuan Dao" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: Righteousness and sincerity: make the mind pure and the intention sincere. Will: plan.

Youwei: make a difference. If you want to make a difference, you must be sincere.

●Writing is based on behavior, with sincerity in it. Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty "Reporting to Yuan Jun and Chen Xiucai's Famous Letters for Avoiding Teachers" Scholars cultivate virtue as the foundation, and sincerity is the first priority in virtue.

●If you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your mind; if you want to rectify your mind, you must first be sincere in your intentions. "Yuan Dao" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty Those who want to practice moral character must first purify their thoughts.

To have pure thoughts, you must first make your thoughts sincere. ●If you can push forward the sincerity of your heart and add it with endless writing, then the heaven and earth can move, and the metal and stone can be moved.

"Three Essays on Distinguishing Evil from Righteousness" by Su Che of the Song Dynasty. Writing articles with great sincerity and diligence can move the heavens and the earth, and make things as solid as gold and stone change. ●If you are sincere, gold and stone will be opened.

"Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" Volume 5: Sincerity: Great sincerity. Metal and stone are opened: Things as solid as gold and stone are also moved.

It is said that sincerity can infect people the most. ●Sincerity is added, gold and stone are lost.

Wang Chong of the Han Dynasty "Lunheng·Ganxu" Sincerity: sincerity. Loss: Loss.

As long as you work sincerely, any difficulty can be overcome. ●What you feel sincerely can be felt everywhere you touch it.

Song Dynasty Wu Chuhou's "Miscellaneous Notes of Qingxiang" Cheng: Sincerity. Sense: feeling.

Sincerity can touch everything. ●There is no better conduct than honesty.

Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty "Records of the Words and Deeds of Famous Officials of the Song Dynasty" Conduct: Conduct. Honesty is the highest human virtue.

●Sincerity can be embodied and maintained, which is the source of all good deeds and the foundation of all actions. "Shuo Ren" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty: Implementing and preserving a sincere heart is the source of beautiful life and the foundation of beautiful actions.

●Sincerity is the foundation of self-cultivation, and understanding kindness is the foundation of sincerity. Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, "Annotations to the Four Books and Annotations to Mencius" Taking sincerity as the criterion is the key to self-cultivation, and figuring out what are good words and deeds is also the basis for adhering to sincerity.

●When you encounter deceitful people, move them with sincerity; when you encounter violent people, diffuse them with peace of mind. "Cai Gen Tan" by Hong Zicheng of the Ming Dynasty: When you meet a deceitful and cunning person, use your sincerity to move him; when you meet a rude and perverse person, use a kind attitude to move him.

●If gold is mixed with copper and iron, it will not be refined; if virtue is mixed with a trace of artificiality, it will be impure. Xue Xuan's "Reading Record·Experience" of the Ming Dynasty is a metaphor for selfish thoughts affecting the purity of people's virtues.

●I believe that the reason why the heaven and the earth are endless, the reason why the country is established, and the reason why the virtues of the virtuous people can be great and long-lasting are all due to sincerity. Plagiarized from Zeng Guofan's "Fu He Couple Geng Zhongcheng" of the Qing Dynasty: Modesty refers to personal opinions.

I believe that the key to the continuous movement of heaven and earth, the establishment and consolidation of a country, and the promotion and persistence of the moral cause of outstanding people lies in sincerity. ●One hundred thoughts will lose but one forgetfulness, one hundred tricks will lose but one sincerity.

"Ren Yun" by Gu Tuhe of the Qing Dynasty No matter how careful you are in thinking, you may fail if you are negligent, and no matter how sophisticated your skills are if you lack sincerity, you will not succeed. ●There is no god in sincerity.

"Su Shu" by Zhang Shangying of the Song Dynasty There is nothing more sacred than perfect sincerity. ●Sincerity is the foundation of a saint and the source of all walks of life.

Sincerity in "Tongshu" by Zhou Dunyi of the Song Dynasty is the foundation of outstanding figures and the source of prosperity for all industries.行 (háng): occupation, affairs.

●A gentleman’s hard work is based on sincerity. Chapter 31 of Zhou Dunyi's "Tongshu: The Universe is Moving" in the Song Dynasty: Keep working hard: keep improving yourself.

A gentleman strives to become more sincere. ●To move people with sincerity, not hypocrisy.

"The Complete Works of Mr. Fang Wangxi" by Fang Bao of the Qing Dynasty Sincerity: sincerity. False: False.

Move others with sincerity rather than hypocrisy. ●Cultivate your life and have nothing to do other than being honest.

"Two Poems of Chengcheng" by Zhu Zhiyu of the Ming Dynasty The only way to cultivate one's own character and handle the relationship between people well is sincerity. ●The sage knows it, but if he is not sincere, he cannot transform all peoples.

"Xunzi · Be strict" Although the sage knows everything, he cannot influence all people if he is not sincere. ●A gentleman cultivates his heart and is not good at sincerity.

"Xunzi · Self-cultivation" The most important thing in cultivating personal morality is personal sincerity. ●Sincerity without interest.

"Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean" Sincerity has no limits. Always encourage yourself with sincerity.

●If you are not sincere in your studies, your studies will be miscellaneous; if you are not sincere in your work, your work will fail. "Chao's Hakka Language" by Chao Shuo of the Song Dynasty Xiuxue: studying knowledge.

Miscellaneous: messy. For things: to do things.

●Being mean doesn’t make money, being loyal doesn’t cost you money. Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty, "Eternal Words to Awaken the World: The Sell-out Man Monopolizes the Courtesan" Mean: ruthless, unkind.

There is no disadvantage to being honest and there is no benefit to being mean. ●You must work in a down-to-earth manner and do not live up to your reputation.

Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's "Warning Words: Prefect Kuang's Death of a Child" Down-to-earth: metaphor for doing things in a down-to-earth and serious manner. False reputation: The reputation of a short seller.

Be practical and conscientious in your work, and do not pursue an empty reputation. ●A kind person does not destroy others to benefit himself; a benevolent person does not endanger others to gain reputation.

"Ancient Ballads and Proverbs" by Du Wenlan of the Qing Dynasty: A moral person does not harm others but benefits himself; he does not harm others but seeks fame. ●Integrity hates corruption, and believers hate hypocrisy.

"New Book of Tang·Biography of Chen Zi'ang" Lian: Incorruptible. Greed: Corruption.

Letter: Honesty. Hypocrisy: Hate hypocrisy.

Disease: hatred, disgust. Incorruptible people hate greed, and honest people hate hypocrisy.

●God cannot tolerate falsehood. "Stele of Han Wen Gong Temple in Chaozhou" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty Hypocritical words and deeds are not tolerated by heaven.

●Cunning hypocrisy is not as good as clumsy sincerity. The clever hypocrisy in Yan Zhitui's "Yan Family Instructions: Name and Reality" in the Northern Dynasties and Northern Qi Dynasty is not as good as Shouzhuo's sincerity.

●Fashionable, empty and useless. "Han Feizi·Nanyan" only has a gorgeous appearance but lacks actual content, so it is empty and not practical.

●Don’t accept lies, do not listen to charlatanism, do not adopt famous names, and do not engage in hypocrisy. Xun Yue of the Han Dynasty, "Shen Jian Su Suan" Do not listen to pleasant words, do not believe in unrealistic methods, do not seek a flashy reputation, and do not do hypocritical things.

●Adults are not flashy, gentlemen are pragmatic. Wang Fu of the Han Dynasty, "Qianfu Lun·Xu Lu", outstanding people do not pursue superficiality, while cultivated and famous people are committed to reality.

●Saint since ancient times.