The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people? This folk saying comes from "Mencius". This sentence means that when fighting, favorable weather and season are not as good as favorable geographical location, and favorable geographical location is not as important as unity of people.

The original text later describes the situation of "the weather is not as good as the location". The original text is: "A city of three miles and a country of seven miles. If you attack it in a circle, you will be invincible." If you attack the husband's ring, you will definitely get the right time. However, if you don't win, the right time is not as good as the right place. ?This sentence means that a small city with only three miles and an outer city of seven miles can be surrounded and attacked but cannot win. To surround it and attack it must have been favorable weather and season, but it was still impossible to win. It can be seen that favorable weather and season are not as good as the favorable geographical location. Later in the original text, it is described that "the geographical conditions are not as good as the people". The original text is: "The city is not too high, the pond is not not deep, the military revolution is not not strong and sharp, and the rice and millet are not not abundant. If we leave it alone, the geographical conditions are not as good as it is." People are harmonious. ?, meaning that the bravery is not high, the water in the pool is not deep, the weapons and equipment are not sophisticated, and there is not much food, but the defenders still abandon the city and escape, which shows that the favorable geographical location is not as good as the unity of the people.

This sentence compares the time, place, and people, and uses the inferiority of time and place to emphasize the importance of people and people. This also expresses the important idea of ??"benevolent government" advocated by Mencius. . ?The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people? This sentence is in "Mencius? Gongsun Chou Chapter 2". There is also a famous saying in it. It is still a famous saying that has been passed down to this day. The original sentence is: ?Those who achieve the Tao There is plenty of help, but there is little help for those who are unjust. ?This sentence means that people who gain morality will get more help, and people who lose morality will get less help. This sentence also illustrates the importance of harmony and reflects the idea of ??"benevolent government". "The right way will help you more, the wrong way will help you less", this sentence is often used nowadays to condemn the behavior of hegemons, "the weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people". This sentence is also commonly used in daily life, such as some large-scale competitions, And in some things we do every day, this also shows that the practicality of this sentence is relatively wide, and the truth contained in it is very rich and profound.

As a famous representative of Confucianism, Mencius is a famous thinker, politician, and educator. He and his disciples compiled the book "Mencius" and spread it to later generations. In it, he advocated "benevolent government". , "Government by virtue", "Education to win the world's talents", "The people are the most important, the country is second, the king is the least important" remarks, still have a great influence on future generations, from which we can learn a lot of principles and ways of conducting ourselves. .