Confucius's famous sayings

1. Knowing it silently, never getting tired of learning, never getting tired of teaching others, what is there for me?

Explanation: Memorize (learned knowledge) silently, learn without feeling bored, teach without feeling tired, what is the reason for this for me?

2. If you are so angry that you forget to eat, if you are happy you forget your worries, you don’t know that old age is coming.

Explanation: When you study hard, you forget to eat. When you are intoxicated with knowledge, you forget about sorrow. You don’t know that aging is coming.

3. When three of us travel together, we must be our teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

Explanation: Several people are walking together, and one of them must be my teacher. We should choose their strengths to learn from, and pay attention to correcting their shortcomings

4. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. Isn't it important to think that benevolence is your duty? Isn't it just a matter of time before death?

Explanation: A truly responsible person must have a strong will, because the responsibility he bears is heavy and the road to realization is long. Because it is one's responsibility to take benevolence as one's responsibility, it is a heavy responsibility. Because the end of life is the end of the mission, the road to realizing benevolence is long and distant.

5. Zi Jue Four: No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no self.

Explanation: Confucius eliminated four shortcomings: no subjective suspicion, no expectations that must be realized, no stubbornness, and no selfishness.

6. Look ahead, suddenly look behind. Master is always good at seducing people. He persuades me with words and invites me with courtesy.

Explanation: (For the teacher’s knowledge and morality), I looked up, and the more I looked, the higher I felt; I worked hard to study, and the more I studied, the more inexhaustible I felt. It seems to be in front, and suddenly it seems to be behind. The teacher was good at guiding me step by step, using various classics to enrich my knowledge, and using various etiquette to restrain my words and deeds, making it impossible for me to stop learning until I exhausted all my strength.

7. Rotten wood cannot be carved.

Explanation: Rotten wood cannot be carved. It is a metaphor that people cannot be made good or that things and situations are corrupt and irredeemable. Also written as "Rotten wood cannot be carved." Also written as "Rotten wood cannot be carved."

8. The Master taught four things: literary conduct, loyalty and trustworthiness.

Explanation: Confucius educated his disciples from four aspects: 1. Literature, that is, famous studies. Study how to increase visibility, and secondly, practice learning and standardize people's behavior so that people's words and deeds can be followed. 3. Loyalty is a matter of self-cultivation. It is to cultivate people to do what they should do voluntarily. 4. Faith learning is the learning of knowing people and distinguishing things, and the learning of cultivating people's judgment.

9. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned.

Explanation: A gentleman is broad-minded and tolerant of others; a villain is petty and narrow-minded.

10. He is sensitive and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. This is why he is called "literary".

Explanation: It means not to be ashamed to ask for advice from people whose status and knowledge are lower than yours. Therefore, the word "文" can be used as his posthumous title.

11. Its knowledge is within reach, but its stupidity is beyond reach.

Explanation: His intelligence can be learned, but others cannot catch up with his pretending to be stupid.

12. When quality is better than literature, the country will be wild; when literature is better than quality, history will be achieved. Be polite, then be a gentleman.

Explanation: If simplicity exceeds ornamentation, it will be rough; if ornamentation exceeds simplicity, it will be vain. Only when simplicity and ornamentation are in the right proportion can one become a gentleman.

13. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.

Explanation: Those who understand it are not as good as those who love it; those who love it are not as good as those who take pleasure in it.

14. When a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind.

Explanation: When a bird is about to die, its chirping sound is sad; when a person is about to die, its words are also kind.

15. If you are above the middle person, you can speak well; if you are below the middle person, you cannot speak well.

Explanation: Confucius said: People with above-average qualifications can be taught profound truths; people with below-average qualifications can hardly be taught profound truths.

16. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still, the wise are happy, the benevolent are long-lived.

Explanation: Smart people love water, and virtuous people love mountains; smart people are active, and virtuous people are quiet. Wise people are happy, and virtuous people live long.

18. They are similar in nature but far apart in habits.

Explanation: When people are born, they are all kind-hearted and have very similar temperaments. However, with the different changes and influences of their respective living environments, everyone's habits will vary.

19. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

Explanation: If you study without thinking, you will be blinded by the appearance of knowledge; if you think without learning, you will be more dangerous because of doubts.

20. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time? Wouldn’t it be great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

Explanation: Isn’t it fun to review and practice after learning? Isn’t it nice to have like-minded people coming from afar? People don’t understand me, and I don’t resent or get angry. Aren’t I also a virtuous gentleman?

22. Hearing the Tao but scrutinizing it is the abandonment of virtue!

Explanation: It is morally repugnant to spread rumors after hearing them on the road.

23. How can I be ignorant of the French language? Change it to expensive. If you hold your hand and talk to it, you can say nothing.

Explanation: If it is correct, can you not obey it? Mistakes must be corrected seriously to be considered valuable. If you are respectful, can you not make people happy?

24. If you are respectful, you will not be insulted; if you are tolerant, you will win people; if you are trustworthy, you will be trusted; if you are agile, you will be successful; and if you are kind, you will be able to win over others.

Explanation: Being dignified will prevent you from being insulted, being generous will win the support of everyone, being honest will win the appointment of others, being diligent will improve work efficiency, and being kind will help you control others.

25. Seeing and thinking about meaning.

Explanation: It means to think of morality when you see money and wealth

26. Seeing good is like exploring the water, and seeing evil is like exploring the soup.

Explanation: When I see good people or do good things, I am afraid that it will be too late to learn from them and do them too late. When you see evil people or do bad things, it's like coming into contact with hot water. You want to leave immediately and stay away.

27. A gentleman seeks the road but not food; a gentleman worries about the road but not poverty.

Explanation: It is said that a truly knowledgeable gentleman who takes the world and the country as his own responsibility only worries about the failure of his way and does not consider the problems of life; for example, when cultivating fields, he only cares about the cultivation and not about the harvest. I only worry about my own character, not whether I am poor or not

28. Those who look fierce but have a weak heart are like villains, they are like thieves who pass through the tunnel!

Explanation: A villain who looks stern on the outside but is weak on the inside is like a thief digging a hole in a wall.

29. Those who are born with knowledge are the best; those who know through learning are the second best; those who learn from difficulties are the second best. If you are trapped and don’t learn, then the people will be like this!

Explanation: Those who are born with knowledge are the best; those who learn through learning are the second-class people; those who learn only after encountering difficulties are the second-class people; those who encounter difficulties are still not the best. People who study are the lowest class! "

30. Scholars are determined to pursue the truth, but they are ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly.

Explanation: Scholars are determined to pursue the truth, so they are not dressed well. It is not worth talking to someone who is not worthy of success.

31. The army can seize the commander, but the ordinary man cannot seize the will.

Explanation: The army can. A person cannot lose his ambition if he loses his commander-in-chief. This means that the courage of the three armies lies in his own people. Therefore, if the commander-in-chief can be taken away, it will not be called ambition.

32. The old are at ease, the friends trust, and the young are cherished.

Explanation: I want the elderly to be at ease, friends to trust each other, and the young to be cared for.

33. When it is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither.

Explanation: In the severe cold season, you will know that the pines and cypresses do not lose their leaves. Just like "A scholar knows integrity when he is poor, and a loyal minister is known in times of chaos." "

34. It is not enough for a scholar to aspire to the Tao, but to be ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly.

Explanation: Those who are determined to learn and pursue the truth but regard poverty as a A shameful scholar is not worthy of discussing the truth with him.

35. If you learn the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening.

Explanation: If you learn the truth in the morning, you will not regret it even if you die that night. "It means that life is endless and learning is endless.

36. Look at the reason and the reason. How can a person be thin?

Explanation: To understand a person, you need to look at what he has done, not only to understand his past, but also to observe his present. In this case, will the understanding of that person be incomplete?

37. One can become a teacher by reviewing the past and learning something new.

Explanation: A person who can gain new knowledge by reviewing the knowledge he has learned can become a teacher.

38. Isn’t it a joy to have friends coming from afar?

Explanation: Isn’t it a joy to have like-minded people coming from afar?

39. Different ways, no.

Explanation: People with different political opinions should not discuss each other. This is a principle of friendship. People with different political opinions should not seek each other. It is impossible to discuss with each other. The same is true for making friends. It is difficult for people of different walks of life to make friends.

40. The passing of time is like this. This river is like water, flowing day and night.

41. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.

Explanation: Those who know how to study are not as good as those who love it. Those who love studying are not as happy as those who enjoy studying.

42. Don’t worry about what you know.

Explanation: Don’t be afraid that others don’t know. You only want to make your own achievements.

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

Explanation: A gentleman is strict with himself, while a villain is strict with others. /p>

44. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man.

Explanation: A gentleman fulfills the good deeds of others and does not promote the bad deeds of others.

45. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned.

Explanation: A gentleman is open-minded, so he treats people and things as if he were walking on a flat road, peaceful and comfortable; a villain is always obsessed with things, worrying about gains and losses, so he is always worried.

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

Explanation: Failure to correct a mistake is a real mistake.

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

Explanation: If you cannot tolerate small things, you will ruin big things. The small things here include two meanings: small anger and small benevolence, that is, a woman's kindness cannot be tolerated in love; a man's courage cannot be tolerated in anger, both of which can mess up a big plan.

48. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

Explanation: If a person does not have a long-term plan, troubles will soon appear.

49. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

Explanation: If a craftsman wants to do his job well, he must first prepare his tools. This is a metaphor, that is, if you want to do something well, you must first have the prerequisites to do it before you can get twice the result with half the effort.

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

Explanation: A gentleman should be cautious in his words and diligent and quick in his actions.

51. He who listens to the Tao and then explains it is the abandonment of virtue.

Explanation: The behavior of spreading gossip is a betrayal of morality.

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

Explanation: Don’t do things to others that you don’t want to do.

53. Repay evil with straightness and repay kindness with kindness.

Explanation: Treat resentment with fairness and integrity, and repay kindness with kindness.

54. Listen to his words and watch his actions. (Classic Quotes)

Explanation: After listening to his words, you have to observe his behavior before you believe it.

55. If you are not in your position, you will not pursue your political goals.

Explanation: If you are not in that position, you will not plan that aspect of political affairs.

56. If the name is incorrect, the words will not be correct.

Explanation: If one’s status is not correct, one’s speech cannot be logical.

57. How can I cut a chicken with a knife?

Explanation: Why do you need to use a knife to kill a chicken?

58. A gentleman does not use words to promote others, nor does he use people to waste words.

Explanation: The rulers do not promote people because they say nice things, nor do they despise the correct things they said because they are bad people.

59. Education without distinction

Explanation: I educate everyone who comes to study without distinction.

60. To know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it. If you don’t know it, it is to know it.

Explanation: If you understand, just understand. If you don’t understand, just say you don’t understand. That’s the smart person.

61. A wise man never loses people or loses words.

Explanation: Not to communicate with someone you can communicate with is to miss the person; to talk to someone with whom you cannot communicate is to make a mistake. ” He believes that only smart people (knowers) can do it without being disrespectful of people or words.