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Confucius' famous words about water

1. Confucius said, "The knower enjoys water, and the benevolent enjoys Leshan; The knower moves, and the benevolent is quiet; Those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent are longevity. " -The Analects of Confucius Yong Ye

Translation: Confucius said: "Wise people like water, and benevolent people like mountains; A wise man knows how to be flexible, but a righteous man is at peace. Wise people are happy, and benevolent people live long. " ?

2. Confucius said, "He who is rich in water is better than the teacher. Give and be selfless, like virtue; Those who reach are born like benevolence. Confucius said, "Water can inspire a gentleman to use it as a metaphor for his moral cultivation. It is spread all over the world, giving everything, without favoritism, like the morality of a gentleman. " Extended information

Confucius pioneered the private lecture style and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. There are 3, disciples, including 72 sages. He led some disciples to travel around the world for thirteen years, and revised the six classics of Poetry, Book, Rite, Music, Book of Changes and Spring and Autumn Annals in his later years. After the death of Confucius, his disciples and re-disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotations and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples and compiled them into The Analects. The book is regarded as a Confucian classic.

Confucius was one of the most knowledgeable scholars in the society at that time. He was revered as "the saint of heaven" and "the muduo of heaven" when he was alive, and was even revered as a sage of Confucius, the most holy, the most holy teacher, the great master of Wang Xuan, and a teacher for generations by later rulers.

His thoughts have a far-reaching influence on China and the world, and his people are listed as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". With the expansion of Confucius' influence, the "Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony" once became a "big sacrifice" at the same level as the ancestor worship of China.

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