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20 famous quotes by Confucius

1. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

Translation: Is there anything more enjoyable than learning and practicing?

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

2. Learning without thinking will lead to loss, thinking without learning will lead to peril.

Translation: Only studying without thinking will lead to confusion. Thinking without learning is dangerous.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

3. To know is to know, and to know is to know.

Translation: Knowing means knowing, not knowing means not knowing. This is true knowledge!

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius's "The Analects"

4. Be sensitive and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

Translation: Smart and eager to learn, and able to humbly ask for advice from those with lower status than yourself without feeling ashamed.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

5. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher.

Translation: Review the past and gain new insights from it. The past can serve as a teacher.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "Analects of Confucius"

6. If your parents are around, if you don't travel far away, you will have a good way to travel.

Translation: While the parents are alive, the children do not travel far away; even if they go far away, they must have a certain place to go.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius's "The Analects"

7. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain has long-term concerns.

Translation: A gentleman has a broad mind, but a villain is always narrow-minded and full of worries.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "Analects of Confucius"

8. Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deed.

Translation: You must be honest when you speak, and you must be firm and decisive when doing things.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

9. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.

Translation: Don’t impose on others what you don’t want.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

10. Virtue is never isolated, it must have neighbors.

Translation: A person with high moral character will never be lonely. There must be like-minded people to accompany him.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

11. Confucius said: "Isn't it true to learn and practice from time to time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar?" Isn’t it a gentleman who doesn’t know something but is not stunned?”

Translation: Confucius said: “Isn’t it very pleasant to have learned and review and practice frequently? Isn’t it very pleasant to have like-minded people coming from afar? Are you happy? I am not resentful or angry when people don’t understand my teachings. Aren’t I also a virtuous gentleman? ”

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius’ “The Analects”

12. Zengzi said: "I examine myself three times every day. Have I been unfaithful in my conduct for others? Have I not trusted my friends in my dealings? Have I not learned to teach others?"

Translation: Zengzi said: "I want to learn more every day. Reflect on yourself for the first time: Are you loyal when you give advice to others and do things for others? Are you trustworthy when making friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge imparted by the teacher?"

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

13. Confucius said: "Those who review old knowledge and learn new things can become teachers."

Translation: Confucius said: "When you review old knowledge and understand new things, you can become a teacher. "

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

14. Confucius said: "Learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous."

< p>Translation: Confucius said: "If you study without thinking deeply, you will become more confused as you study; if you think without reading, you will have nothing."

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

15. Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

Translation: Smart and eager to learn, but also able to humbly ask for advice from those whose status is lower than one's own without feeling ashamed.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

16. A gentleman's words are hard to follow.

Translation: Once the words are out of the mouth, even four horses cannot chase them back.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"

17. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the ambition.

Translation: A country’s army can forcibly deprive it of its leader: a man, but it cannot forcibly take away his ambition. .

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "Analects of Confucius"

18. People with different paths should not seek each other.

Translation: We have different ambitions and opinions, and we do not plan *** things together.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "Analects of Confucius"

19. If your parents are around, if you don't travel far away, you will definitely travel well.

Translation: While the parents are alive, the children do not travel far away; even if they go far away, they must have a certain place to go.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius's "The Analects"

20. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain has a lot of worries.

Translation: A gentleman's heart is open and broad, but a villain's heart is always narrow and full of worries.

From: Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius' "The Analects"