A collection of famous sayings and aphorisms from The Analects of Confucius 1

1. Haste makes waste, and small gain means big things will not happen.

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

3. Those with good looks are eager to learn, do not express anger, and do not make mistakes.

4. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek life to harm their benevolence, but they sacrifice themselves to achieve benevolence.

5. The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, the brave do not fear.

6. If you don’t know life, how can you know death?

7. A small impatience will mess up a big plan.

8. Yi said: Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement. There is no distinction between education and distinction.

9. I have never seen a person who loves virtue as much as a person who loves sex.

10. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions.

11. You can become a teacher by reviewing the past and learning the new.

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

13. When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I stood firm; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, I was attuned to my ears; when I was seventy, I followed my heart’s desires without exceeding the rules.

14. Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor can a wall of dung be made flat.

15. If you fail to serve people, how can you serve ghosts?

16. The Lord is faithful. If your friends are not as good as yourself, don't be afraid to correct them.

17. To know is to know, and to know is not to know, that is knowledge.

18. 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.

19. 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 live long. Collection of famous sayings and aphorisms from The Analects 2

1. 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 who doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

2. Clever words and charming words, fresh and benevolent!

3. I will examine myself three times every day: Are I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Can't you learn Hu?

4. A gentleman who has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, and who is sensitive to things but careful in his words, is Taoist and upright, and he can be said to be eager to learn.

5. Don’t worry about what others don’t know, but worry about what others don’t know.

6. "Poetry" Three Hundred, can be summed up in one sentence, saying: "Thoughts are innocent."

7. I am determined to learn when I am fifteen, and I stand up when I am thirty. At forty, there is no confusion; at fifty, one knows the destiny; at sixty, one's ears are attuned; at seventy, one follows one's heart's desires without exceeding the rules.

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

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

10. 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.

11. If you raise the straight and wrong, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and wrong, the people will not obey.

12. Eight people dancing in the court are tolerable, but who can’t be tolerated!

13. Don’t talk about things when they are done, don’t admonish when things are done, and let bygones be bygones.

14. Confucius said of "Shao": "It is extremely beautiful, and it is also extremely good." He said of "Wu": "It is extremely beautiful, but it is not entirely good."

15. Chao After hearing the Tao, you can die at night.

16. A gentleman cherishes virtue, while a villain cherishes earth; a gentleman cherishes punishment, while a villain cherishes favor.

17. Putting benefits before doing anything will lead to many complaints.

18. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit.

19. When you see a virtuous person, think about them; when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself.

20. Don’t travel far away when your parents are here. There must be a way to travel.

21. It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear.

22. A gentleman wants to be eloquent in words and quick in deeds.

23. Virtue is never alone, it must have neighbors.

24. Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor can a wall of dung be made flat.

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

26. A person with good looks is eager to learn, does not express anger, and does not make mistakes.

27. A gentleman is anxious to get rich.

28. Confucius said: "How virtuous it is to go back! A basket of food is in a shabby alley. People cannot bear their worries, and they will not change their happiness when they return. How virtuous it is to go back!"

29. When quality is better than literature, it will lead to wildness; when literature is better than quality, it will be history. Be gentle and polite, then be a gentleman.

30. 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.

31. 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 live long.

32. I know things silently, never tire of learning, and never tire of teaching others. What does that mean to me?

33. If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened, and if you are not angry, you will not be angry. If you take one corner and don't turn it back with three corners, you won't be able to recover.

34. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest your head on it, and enjoy it. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.

35. As a human being, he is so angry that he forgets to eat, he is happy and forgets his worries, and he does not know that old age is coming.

36. Zi Buyu: strange, powerful, chaotic, divine.

37. When three people are walking together, there must be one who is my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

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

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

40. You can support a six-foot-long orphan, you can send a hundred-mile destiny, and you can’t take it away during the big festival.

41. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go.

42. Be faithful and eager to learn, and stick to the good path. Do not enter a dangerous country, and do not live in a chaotic country. If there is a way in the world, you will see it; if there is no way, you will hide it. If the state is well-organized, it will be poor and humble. It is a shame; it is a shame to have a country without moral principles, to be rich and noble.

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

44. How can a gentleman live here?

45. The Master said on the river: "The deceased is like a man! He did not give up day and night!"

46. I have never seen a person who loves virtue as much as a person who is lustful.

47. The future generations are to be feared. How can we know that those who come are not as good as they are now? If you are forty or fifty and you are not heard about it, you are not afraid of it.

48. The Lord is faithful. If your friends are not as good as yourself, don't be afraid to correct them.

49. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will.

50. When the year is cold, the pines and cypresses will wither.

51. The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, the brave do not fear.

52. You never tire of fine food and fine food.

53. Eat silently and sleep silently.

54. It is impossible to live without a dead body.

55. If you can’t help people, how can you help ghosts?

56. If you don’t know life, how can you know death?

57. The lady does not speak, but her words must be accurate.

58. Too much is never enough.

59. Do not look at anything that is not polite, do not listen to anything that is not polite, do not say anything that is not polite, and do not do anything that is not polite.

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

61. "Death and life have destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven." A gentleman is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world. Why should a gentleman have no brothers?

62. Death has existed since ancient times, and people cannot stand without faith.

63. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man; the villain is.

64. A gentleman uses literature to make friends, and friends to support benevolence.

65. If the name is not correct, then the words will not go smoothly; if the words are not right, the things will not be accomplished; if the things are not accomplished, the rituals and music will not flourish; if the rituals and music are not flourishing, the punishments will not be appropriate; if the punishments are not appropriate, the people will not be successful. There is nothing wrong with the limbs.

66. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

67. Haste makes waste, and small gains mean big things will fail.

68. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions.

69. Gentlemen are harmonious but not uniform; villains are harmonious but not harmonious.

70. It is easy for a gentleman to do things but difficult to say.

If you don't talk about it in a way, you don't say it; if you use it to make others, you should use it. It is difficult for a villain to do things but it is easy to say them. Although it is not explained in the way, it is said; and it is also used to make others prepare.

71. A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.

72. If you can talk to someone but don’t talk to them, you will miss someone; if you talk to someone you can’t talk to, you will lose your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.

73. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek life to harm their benevolence, but they sacrifice themselves to achieve benevolence.

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

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

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

77. A gentleman does not use words to lift people up, and he does not use people to waste words.

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

79. People can promote the Tao, but it is not the Tao that promotes people.

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

81. A gentleman is concerned about morality but not poverty.

82. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher.

83. There is no difference in teaching.

84. People with different paths should not work together.

85. Don’t worry about scarcity but worry about inequality; don’t worry about poverty but worry about insecurity.

86. Once it comes, make peace with it.

87. There are three friends who benefit and three friends who harm. Friends who are straightforward, friends who are forgiving, friends who are well-informed, are beneficial; friends who are friendly are open-minded, friends who are gentle, friends who are sycophantic, are harmed.

88. There are three mistakes in serving a gentleman: speaking without mentioning something is called impatience; speaking without speaking about something is called hiding; speaking without seeing the color is called blindness.

89. Those who know from birth are the best; those who know only when they learn are second; those who learn when they are tired are second; those who are tired but do not learn are the worst.

90. The sun knows where one is dead, and the moon does not forget what one can do. It can be said that one is eager to learn.

91. If you are an official and you are good at it, you will learn; if you are good at learning, you will be an official.

92. Zhou’s bad deeds are worse than this. Therefore, if a gentleman lives in the lower class, all the evil in the world will end up there.

93. A gentleman’s faults are like the eclipses of the sun and the moon: everyone sees faults; everyone respects faults.

94. If you don’t know destiny, you can’t be a gentleman; if you don’t know etiquette, you can’t stand up; if you don’t know words, you can’t understand people.