Meaning: I reflect on my words and deeds many times every day.

from the Analects of Confucius: Zeng Zi said, "I visit my body three times a day: are you unfaithful for others?" Make friends without believing them? Can't you learn it? "

translation: Ceng Zi said: "I reflect on myself many times every day: Is it not enough to think about others? Is it dishonest to associate with friends? Is the knowledge to be taught to students not proficient in it? "

Note:

(1) Ceng Zi: Ceng Zi, born in 55 BC, was born in the state of Lu, and was the descendant of the nobles of the State of Zhi who were perished by Lu. Zeng Shen is a proud pupil of Confucius and is famous for his dutiful son.

(2) Three provinces: province (sound xǐng), check; Inspect; Reflection. There are several explanations in the three provinces: first, three inspections; The second is to check from three aspects; The third is to check many times. In fact, in ancient times, adding numbers before verbs with actions indicated that there were many actions, so it was not necessary to identify them as three times. This article refers to three aspects (cheating for others? Make friends without believing them? Can't you pass it on? ) reflect on yourself.

(3) Loyalty: As the old saying goes, to do one's best is loyalty. Here, we should do our best and devote ourselves wholeheartedly to people.

(4) Faith: The old saying goes, those who believe are sincere. Believe in honesty. People are required to keep faith with each other according to the rules of etiquette in order to adjust the relationship between people.

(5) transmission: imparting, here refers to the knowledge imparted to students, etc.

(6) learning: proficient, skilled. The word "Xi" in ancient Chinese does not have the meaning of "review" now. Extended information

The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations from Confucius and his disciples. It was compiled by Confucius' disciples and re-transmitted disciples and was written in the early Warring States period. The book * * * consists of 2 chapters and 492 chapters. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.

this book is one of the classic works of Confucian school, and it is also called "Four Books" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius. Together with The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu, it is called "Four Books and Five Classics".

The Analects of Confucius is a classic of Confucianism, and it is a collection of recorded prose mainly based on memorizing words.

As early as the late Spring and Autumn Period, when Confucius set up an altar to give lectures, its main content was initially created; After the death of Confucius, his disciples and re-disciples passed on his remarks from generation to generation, and gradually recorded the words and deeds of these oral quotations, so it was called "on"; The Analects of Confucius mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, so it is called "language".

Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty explained: "The speaker, the sage's language, the commentator, and the discussion of Confucianism are also." In fact, "on" means compiling. The so-called Analects of Confucius refers to recording the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples and compiling them into books. There are 2 articles and 492 chapters in The Analects of Confucius, of which 444 chapters are recorded about what Confucius and his disciples talked about in time, and 48 chapters are recorded about what Confucius and his disciples talked about with each other.

As a Confucian classic, The Analects of Confucius is profound and all-encompassing, and its thoughts mainly include three independent and closely dependent categories: ethical category-benevolence, social and political category-courtesy, cognitive methodology category-the golden mean. Benevolence, first of all, is a true state in people's hearts. The ultimate compromise must be good, and this true and kind state is "benevolence".

Confucius established the category of benevolence, and then elaborated the ceremony as a reasonable social relationship and a norm to treat people and things, and then clarified the systematic methodology principle of "golden mean".

Reference: The Analects of Confucius-Baidu Encyclopedia