Famous sayings of Confucius

There are five great evils in the world: the first is that the heart is rebellious and dangerous, the second is that the behavior is eccentric but strong, the third is that the words are false and the argument is false, the fourth is that of remembering Ugly and powerful, the fifth day is Shun Fei and Ze.

It’s a big worry when there are so many villains.

If the government is unfair, it is the king's trouble; if the order is not implemented, it is the minister's crime.

A benevolent person has nothing more than to love others, a wise man has nothing more than to know the wise, and a wise man has nothing more than his faculties.

Confucianism is not a treasure of gold and jade, but loyalty is a treasure; it is not a wish for land, but benevolence and righteousness is a land; it is not a matter of accumulation, but a lot of literature is a wealth. ...entrust them with wealth and goods without being greedy, flood them with pleasure and good without being lustful, rob them with crowds without fear, use troops to block them without fear; see benefits without losing their righteousness, see death without changing their guard. ...It can be loved but not robbed, it can be close but not forced, it can be killed but not humiliated. ... Loyalty and trustworthiness are regarded as armor, etiquette and righteousness are regarded as oars; people should act with benevolence and conduct themselves with virtue. ...The king achieves his ambition, and the people rely on his virtue, and seek only to benefit the country, but not to seek wealth and honor.

Don’t live in poverty, don’t live in wealth.

A gentle person is the foundation of benevolence; a cautious and respectful person is the place of benevolence; a generous person is the work of benevolence; a humble person is the ability of benevolence; an understanding person is the appearance of benevolence; a talker is the literary talent of benevolence; song Those who are happy are the harmony of benevolence; those who are scattered are the benevolence of benevolence.

The reason why the people are alive is the great etiquette. Without etiquette, there is no way to honor the gods of heaven and earth; without etiquette, there is no way to distinguish the senior and younger positions of kings and ministers; without etiquette, there is no way to differentiate between men, women, fathers, sons, brothers, marriages, relatives, and acquaintances.

The husband is a boat; the common man is water. Water carries the boat, but it also capsizes it.

A scholar must be frightened before looking for wisdom. He is not frightened but has many abilities, just like a wolf who cannot stay close.

The survival, misfortune, and fortune of (the country) are all our own. Natural disasters and monsters cannot be added to it.

Natural disasters and monsters are used to warn the masters; dreams and monsters are summoned, so they are used to warn the ministers. Disasters cannot defeat good governance, and dreams cannot defeat good deeds.

Those who do not sleep well, eat improperly, and work excessively will be killed by the death penalty; those who live in a lower position and work for their lord, who have insatiable desires and want more than they want, will be killed by the death penalty; Those who use the small to offend the masses, use the weak to bully the strong, are wrathful, and do not measure their strength will be killed by the soldiers. Of these three, death is not life, and people take it by themselves.

Xunxing was hidden in different utensils, and Yao and Jie ruled the country without destroying it.

Those who love advice miss their king, and those who eat delicious food miss their relatives.

Those who cherish their rottenness (nie) but want to give to others are benevolent people.

Being kind and forgiving will cultivate virtue, while increasing severity and violence will breed resentment.

Although the Tao is precious, it must be emphasized from time to time, and it must be followed when there is momentum.

Spring and Autumn follow the time and all things are governed. The king follows his path and all the people are governed.

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but cannot be kissed. Those who go back and forth but never come back are years; those who cannot see each other again are relatives.

Things with light far away are ornaments; those with brighter light when near are studies. Therefore, a gentleman cannot fail to learn, and his appearance cannot fail to be decorated.

Those who can work tirelessly with others all day long are just students. His appearance is not enough to look at the leaves, his courage is not enough to fear, his ancestors are not enough to be named, and his family name is not worthy of mention. In the end, if you have a great name that is known all over the world and has descendants, isn't it the result of learning?

To carry heavy burdens and travel far distances, one does not choose a place to rest; when a family is poor and relatives are old, one does not choose a salary to become an official.

When making friends with others, you should promote those who are strong and ignore those who are weak, so you can last a long time.

Be respectful and respectful, you can intimidate bravery; be generous and upright, you can be strong; love and be angry, you can tolerate hardship; be gentle and decisive, you can suppress adultery.

If you are young and don’t learn, you will be incompetent; if you are old and don’t teach, you will die without thinking; if you have people but don’t give, you will be in need of help. Therefore, if a gentleman thinks less about his strengths, he will devote himself to learning; if he thinks more about his death, he will teach more; if he thinks more about his poverty, he will devote himself to charity.

If the system is not measured, things will not be accomplished; if the government is careful, the people will not be protected.

Those who are rigid will not end, those who are easy will be injured, those who are grand will not be close, and those who are advantageous will be disadvantaged.

Be gentle but don't come first, be serious don't come last, see the image (law) but don't be strong, tell the truth without being shy.

If you are smart and wise, keep it with foolishness; if your achievements are popular in the world, keep them with humility; if you are brave enough to inspire the world, keep them with timidity; if you are rich all over the world, keep them with humility.

I will be in danger if I live with villains and cannot be close to virtuous people.

A wise man makes others know themselves, and a benevolent man makes others love themselves. A wise man knows others, and a benevolent man loves others. A wise man knows himself, a benevolent man loves himself.

If a father quarrels with his son, he should not be rude; if a scholar quarrels with his friends, he should not act unjustly.

Those who are passionate about speaking are brilliant, those who are passionate about walking are cutting down, those who are wise and capable are villains.

If the country has no way, it will be like a hidden guest; if the country has way, it will wear a crown and hold a jade.

A gentleman's loyalty is his quality and his benevolence is his defense. If there is unkindness, use loyalty to change it; if there is violence, use benevolence to strengthen it.

If the relationship is more intimate, the relationship will be simpler, and if the relationship is more intimate, there will be no intimacy. Therefore, a gentleman’s intimacy is enough for intercourse, and his intimacy is enough for ritual.

Those who are weak in fighting will not have the ambition to live happily; those who wear furry crowns will not tolerate sarcasm; those who hold the sword in arms will not have the spirit of retreat.

A gentleman uses his heart to guide his ears and eyes, and establishes righteousness as a courageous person; a villain uses his ears and eyes to guide his heart, and does not feel jealous (xun) as a courageous person.

A petty argument harms justice and a petty talk undermines the truth.

If a gentleman is strong, he will not die; if a villain is strong, he will kill Jianzhen.

The rich give money to others, and the benevolent people give words to others.

The bright mirror is used to detect shapes, and the past is used to understand the present.

No more words, more words lead to failure. Nothing is troublesome, nothing is troublesome. Peace and happiness will come, and there will be no regrets. Don't worry about it, it will cause long-lasting harm. Don't worry about the harm, the disaster will be great.

Don’t say you don’t hear it, God will take care of you. The flames are immortal, what will happen to the flames? If it trickles without any obstruction, it will eventually become a river. It is endless, or called a snare. If you don't pay attention to it at all, you will find an axe. Being sincere and cautious is the root of happiness. What's wrong with the oral exam? The door of disaster. Those who are strong will not die, and those who are eager to win will meet their enemies.

Filial piety is the beginning of virtue; brotherhood is the sequence of virtue; faith is the depth of virtue; loyalty is the uprightness of virtue.

If you want to be able, learn, if you want to know, ask, if you want to be good, then be detailed, if you want to give, then hesitate.

If the country has its way, then the wise will flourish, the middle-class people will use it, and the people will return to it.

Be respectful and stay away from trouble, be respectful and be loved by others, be loyal and be harmonious to others, and be trustworthy and be trusted by others.

Isn’t it the opposite if you don’t cultivate the inside but cultivate the outside? Isn't it too late to make plans as the situation arises without deciding in advance?

Isn’t it true that a gentleman who is not up to the mark is in danger? If you follow the world and follow the Tao from above, your body will be in danger. ...Therefore, even if a virtuous person does not meet Heaven, he may not end his life. Jie killed Long Feng, Zhou killed Bigan, they are all similar. "Poetry" says: It is said that the sky canopy is high, but one dare not not plow the ground (ju); it is said that the earth's cap is thick, one dare not not plow the ground (ji).

If you respect the virtuous but cannot use them, if you are humble and unworthy but cannot go away, how can you achieve it even if you want to live without death?

There is nothing wrong with using the masses to attack the weak; there is nothing wrong with using the noble to defeat the humble.

Those who love others will be loved by others, and those who hate others will be hated by others.

Those who serve as ministers and are loyal to their emperor will not be rewarded by titles and salaries; those who flatter their emperor will not be punished by punishment.

A wise man is the sect of hundreds of riches and the master of gods.

To replace the virtuous with the virtuous is called robbery; to replace the virtuous with unkindness is called attacking; to slow down the order and kill quickly is called violence; to take the good and give it back is called stealing.

No one should be honest when it comes to governing an official, and no one should be honest when making money.

Hiding people's goodness is called hiding the virtuous. If you promote evil in others, you are a villain.

To speak of others’ good deeds is as if one has experienced them; to speak of others’ evil deeds is as if one has suffered them.

Good medicine tastes bitter but is beneficial to the disease; honest advice is unpleasant to the ears but beneficial to action. Tang and Wu prospered because of their flattery, while Jie and Zhou perished because of their Weiwei. A king does not compete with his ministers, a father does not compete with his son, a brother does not compete with his younger brother, and a scholar does not compete with his friends. If there is no fault, it is nothing.

Be good at alarming and avoid harm, use food and forget about danger. ...Therefore, a gentleman should be careful about what he follows, and he will suffer the consequences of his whole body. If he follows the cruelty of a villain, he will suffer a dangerous defeat.

There is no such thing as being able to persist for a long time. ... Regulate its abundance and deficiency, and prevent it from becoming complacent, so it can last for a long time.

If you were not careful at the beginning and regretted the end, how could you regret it?

I don’t know that his son regards his father, he doesn’t know that his people regard his friends, he doesn’t know that his king regards his servants, and he doesn’t know that his land regards his vegetation. Therefore, it is said: Living with good people is like entering a room with orchids. If you don't smell the fragrance for a long time, you will be transformed into it. Living with unkind people is like entering a house with abalone. If you don't smell the smell for a long time, you will be transformed into it. What is hidden in elixir is red, and what is hidden in lacquer is black. Therefore, a gentleman must be careful about where he puts it.

A gentleman leaves others with wealth rather than good words.

A gentleman must choose a place to live, a place to travel, and a king to serve as an official.

Is it careless to change customs and desires?

Those who rely on the wise will never be poor, and those who rely on the rich will never be poor.

Who wouldn’t respect someone who is rich and noble? If you love others with wealth and honor, who wouldn't love them? Therefore, if you want to be poor, you can't get them if you want to be rich. If you want to be poor, you can't get them. If you want to be humble, you can't get them. If you want to be humble, you can't get them. If you want to be poor, you can't get them. also.

As for the feelings of middle-aged people, if you have excess, you will be extravagant, if you have insufficient, you will be frugal, if you have no restraint, you will be lustful, if you have no restraint, you will be free, and if you follow desire, you will lose.

It is rare that someone who is stronger than virtue can obtain the deceased.

Fuli, the body of life and death.

Those who are skillful and good at saving will surely attack, those who are brave and good at asking questions will win, and those who are wise and good at planning will succeed.

If it were not the person, it would be impossible to listen; if it was not the place, the tree would not be able to grow.

He is good at pampering and specializes in jealousy of the virtuous, which is the feeling of a fool. If you are in a high position, you will be in danger, but if you have a heavy responsibility, you will collapse, but you can stand and wait.

A boat cannot survive without water. If water enters the boat, it will disappear. If the ruler is not a ruler and the people are not governed, then the people will fall when they are guilty.

Wisdom, benevolence and courage are the three virtues in the world.

Everything will be established if you hesitate, and it will be ruined if you don't hesitate. If you are determined in advance, you will not be timid; if you are determined in advance, you will not be firm; if you are determined in advance, you will not feel guilty; if you are determined in advance, you will not be exhausted.

If a bird is poor, it will peck, if an animal is poor, it will grab (jue), if a man is poor, it will cheat, and if a horse is poor, it will be lost. From ancient times to the present, there are those who are poor but can avoid danger.

It is a villain to criticize someone's good deeds as an excuse, to be cunning and deceitful as to be wise, to be grateful for someone's faults, to be ashamed of learning but to be ashamed of being unable to do so.

A word is more beneficial to wisdom than prediction; a word is more beneficial to benevolence than forgiveness.

To speak of others' evil is not to flatter oneself; to speak of others' wrongdoing is not to rectify oneself. Therefore, a gentleman attacks his own evil, but does not attack others' evil.

It is chaos to not use etiquette but to expect etiquette from others; to not use virtue but to expect virtue from others.

A ruler without admonishment will lose his integrity; a scholar without followers will lose his hearing. When riding a wild horse, you don't let go of your strategy; when you use a bow, you don't turn back. When a tree receives a rope, it becomes straight; when a man receives admonition, he becomes a saint.

Those who destroy benevolence and evil must be punished.

No strength, no achievement, no effort, no loyalty, no relatives, no faith, no return, no respect.

A gentleman fears others because of what he cannot do, and a villain does not trust others because of what he cannot do. Therefore, a gentleman can enhance others' talents, while a villain can win by suppressing others.

When happiness is coming, be happy but don’t be arrogant; when trouble is coming, think about it but don’t worry.

Don’t doubt others by what you can’t do, and don’t be proud of others by what you can do. Speak all day long, not forgetting your own troubles; walk all day long, not forgetting your own troubles.

Heaven will reward those who do good deeds with blessings, and those who do bad deeds will be rewarded with disasters.

If you regard the benevolent as a must, then Boyi and Shu Qibu will starve to death in Shouyang; if you regard the wise as a must, then the prince will not show up; if you regard loyalty as a sure reward, then Guan Longfeng did not see the punishment; you must listen to the advice, so Wu Zixu did not see the execution. When a husband encounters an unfavorable person, it is time; when a husband meets someone who is unkind, it is talent. There are many gentlemen who are knowledgeable and thoughtful but fail to catch up with the times! Moreover, Zhilan grows in the deep forest, so it is not fragrant because there is no one there. A gentleman cultivates virtue and does not change his moral character because of poverty.

Those who live low and have no worries will have far-reaching thoughts; those who live in peace and quiet will not have broad ambitions.

A good farmer can produce crops, but it is not necessary to be able to make crops; a good worker can be skillful, but he cannot be obedient. A gentleman can cultivate his way, be firm and disciplined, and do not need to be able to tolerate it.

The way of a gentleman's practice is that if he has not yet obtained something, he will be happy with it; once he has obtained it, he will be happy with his management, so that he will have lifelong happiness and no worries for a day.

Those who receive favors from others are often afraid of others, and those who give to others are often proud of others.

Those who are angry are the reason for the birth of prison; those who distance themselves from admonitions are the reason why they are blocked; those who are slow to change are the reason why etiquette is lost; those who are lazy are the reason why time is delayed; those who are extravagant are the reason why. The reason why wealth is insufficient is also the reason why things cannot be accomplished if you are single-minded.

The deviation of the six horses must be at the intersection of the four directions. The rebellion of all the people will inevitably result in the loss of power of the king.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people observe it, there are no disciples.

If the fetus is removed and the child is killed, the unicorn will not be able to achieve its effect; if the lake is exhausted and the fish is exhausted, the dragon will not be in the abyss; if the nest is overturned and the eggs are broken, the phoenix will not be able to fly in the city. ...Birds know how to avoid injustice, but what about humans?

It is a sin on the body if one does not cultivate oneself; it is a sin on one's friends if one does not cultivate one's reputation. Practice cultivation and become self-reliant.

A king cannot become a king if he is not tired, and a martyr cannot be successful if he is not tired.

If you don’t look at the high cliff, how can you know the danger of falling? If you are not near the deep spring, how can you know the danger of drowning? If you don’t look at the huge sea, how can you know the danger of storm.

If punishment is used without morality and law, the people will be displaced and the country will perish.

Mistakes are inevitable due to human nature. Changing things over and over again is a waste of time.

The source of punishment stems from unbridled desires. The husband is polite, so he controls the people's desires and knows their likes and dislikes.

If the government is not correct, the throne of the king will be in danger; if the throne of the king is in danger, the ministers will rebel and the minor ministers will steal.

Happiness, anger, sadness, fear, love, evil, and desire are called human feelings. Father, son, monarch and ministers are called human righteousness. Maintaining trust and cultivating harmony is called benefit to others; fighting and killing each other is called harm to others. Death and poverty are called great evils.

People hide their hearts, which are unpredictable, and both good and evil are in their hearts.

When a country is destroyed, a family is bereaved, and a person is bereaved, the ritual must be done first.

The sage cultivates the handle of righteousness and the order of etiquette to govern human relationships.

Words are sufficient for ambition, and writing is sufficient for expression.

Nothing can be said but it will not go far.

Human feelings are the fields of saints. They are plowed by cultivating rituals, sown by expressing righteousness, cultivated by teaching, and gathered by benevolence.

Preventing resentment is like waterproofing. If you make a big decision, you will hurt many people.

(Five unlucky): harming others and benefiting oneself is unlucky for the body; abandoning the old and taking the young is unlucky for the family; it is unlucky to appoint virtuous people and appoint them, it is unlucky for the country; the old do not teach and the young do not learn, which is unlucky. Ominous; saints hide in hiding, fools take advantage of power, and the world is ominous.

It is a disaster to be rich but not polite.

What a shame! Poverty. There is nothing to support one in life, and there is no courtesy in death.