Self-improvement

1. Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman should strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes? Qian? Xiang"

2. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. ——"Laozi"

3. Don't blame God, don't blame others. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xianwen"

4. When Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this person, it must first strain its mind and body, strain its muscles and bones,

hungry its body and skin, and deplete its body The body, the movement of the brush disturbs what it does. ——"Mencius? Gaozi Xia"

5. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ——"Mencius? Gaozi Xia"

6. To strengthen oneself through self-cultivation, one will be worthy of Yao and Yu. ——"Xunzi? Self-cultivation"

Mingzhi

1. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren"

2. Scholars who aspire to the Tao but are ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly are not worthy of discussion. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren"

3. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Uncle Qin"

4. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise. ——"Mozi? Self-cultivation"

5. A sparrow knows the ambition of a swan! ——"Historical Records? Chen She Family"

Integrity

1 .If you are not refined or sincere, you cannot move people. ——"Zhuangzi? Father of Fish"

2. A light promise will lead to a low faith. ——"Laozi"

3. I examine myself three times every day: Are I being unfaithful to others?

Don’t believe in making friends? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xueer"

4. People who do not have faith do not know what is possible. ——"The Analects of Confucius? For Politics".

5. The people cannot stand without trust. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Yan Yuan"

6. Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deed. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu" Fruit: Decisive

Integrity

1. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the ambition. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zihan"

2. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zihan"

3. A man of lofty ideals and a benevolent person will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to fulfill his benevolence. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong"

4. Don't lower your ambitions, don't humiliate your body. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Zi"

5. Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. ——"Mencius and His Majesty Tengwengong"

6. If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can be good for the world. ——"Mencius: Give Your Heart to Your Heart"

Valuing righteousness

1. Righteousness brings benefit, and benefit enriches the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

2. See the benefit and think of the meaning. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xian Wen"

3. Righteousness, aspiration to make the world a blessing. ——"Mozi? Sutras 1"

4. Taking something out of its existence is not righteous. ——"Mencius: Give Your Heart to Your Heart"

5. Life is what I want, and righteousness is also what I want;

You cannot have both, and those who sacrifice life for righteousness also. ——"Mencius? Gaozi 1"

6. Those who put righteousness first and then benefit will be honored; those who put benefit first and then righteousness will be disgraced. ——"Xunzi? Honor and Disgrace"

Guihehe

1. For the purpose of etiquette, harmony is the most valuable. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xue Er"

2. Gentlemen are harmonious but different, villains are harmonious but not harmonious. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu"

3. Those who enjoy the happiness of the people, the people will also enjoy their happiness;

Those who worry about the worries of the people, the people will also worry about their worries. ——"Mencius, King Hui of Liang"

4. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. ——"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

5. Isn't it a joy to have friends come from afar? ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xueer"

6. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Yan Yuan"

7. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine.

A gentleman is indifferent to intimacy, but a villain is willing to give up. ——"Zhuangzi?_'莀P'莀?山木"

Benevolence

1. Only the benevolent can do good to others and do evil to others. ——"The Analects of Confucius: Benevolence"

2. If people are not benevolent, what about etiquette? If people are not benevolent, what joy will there be? ——"The Analects of Confucius?"

3. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Yan Yuan"

4. Being broad-minded will win many people. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Yang Huo"

5. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young. ——"Mencius? King Hui of Liang"

6. A gentleman is always kind to others.

——"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

7. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others. ——"Mencius? Li Louxia"

8. Kind words to others are warmer than cloth; words that hurt others are deeper than spears and halberds. ——"Xunzi? Honor and Disgrace"

l Be pragmatic

Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is knowing. ——"The Analects of Confucius? For Politics"

A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his deeds. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xianwen" A gentleman speaks a lot. There is no shame in doing less.

Although scholars have knowledge, their conduct is basic. ——"Mozi? Self-cultivation": Although scholars are knowledgeable, personal practice is the foundation.

Although the road is far away, it cannot be done if it is not done; although the thing is small, it cannot be accomplished if it is not done. ——"Xunzi? Self-cultivation": Although the journey is short, you will not reach your destination if you don't walk; although the thing is small, you will not succeed if you don't do it.

Those who are good at speaking about the past must be able to speak in the present, and those who are good at speaking about heaven must be able to prove it to others. ——"Xunzi? Evil Nature"

l Feng Gong

If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow his orders. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu"

If there are good people at the top, there must be bad people at the bottom. ——"Mencius Teng Wen Gong"

Don't avoid ministers when punishing people, and don't spare ordinary people when they reward good people. ——"Han Feizi? Youdu": When punishing people who have committed sins, even ministers cannot let them go; when rewarding people who do good deeds, even ordinary people cannot let them go.

Gong produces light, partial produces darkness. ——"Xunzi? Strict": Justice means political clarity, while partiality means political darkness.

l Diligence and thrift

A gentleman uses frugality to overcome difficulties. ——"Book of Changes? No"

Be diligent in your country and frugal in your family. ——"Shang Shu? Dayu Mo"

Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. ——"Zuo Zhuan? The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang"

People's livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence will not lead to shortage. ——"Zuo Zhuan? The Twelve Years of Xuan Gong"

Thrift leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin. ——"Mozi? Ci Guo"

l Seeking for the new

Work hard all day long and keep pace with the times. ——"Book of Changes? Qian? Classical Chinese": Do things cautiously all day long, strive for self-improvement, run with the sun and the moon, and never stop.

Daily innovation is called virtue. ——"Book of Changes": It is a great virtue to have new changes every day.

Poverty leads to change, change leads to generalization, and generality leads to long-term development. ——"The Book of Changes? Part II"

It is new every day, new every day, and new every day. ——"Book of Rites? University":

Green, taken from blue and green from blue. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

l Review the Situation

He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. ——Chapter 33 of "Laozi"

Be content with what you are content with and will not be disgraced; know that you will stop without danger. ——"Laozi" Chapter 44: If you know that you are satisfied, you will not be humiliated; if you know that it is enough, you will not be in danger.

Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and blessing lies where misfortune lies. ——"Laozi" Chapter 58

The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Laozi" Chapter 64

A sage chooses what can be said before speaking, and chooses what is feasible before doing anything. ——"Guanzi? Situation Interpretation"

Think twice before you act. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Gongye Chang"

Haste makes waste, and small gains mean that big things will not happen. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu" If you are greedy for small profits, you will not be able to achieve great things. (Last sentence)

If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong"

If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

l Love to learn

Isn't it true that you should learn and practice from time to time? ——"The Analects of Confucius? Learning"

Learning without thinking will lead to loss, and thinking without learning will lead to peril. ——"The Analects of Confucius? For Politics"

Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Shuer"

Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Gongye Chang"

Be convinced and eager to learn, and stick to the good way. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Taibo"

I don't eat all day long, stay up all night, thinking, it is useless, it is better to learn. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong"

Be knowledgeable and determined, ask questions carefully and think deeply.

——"The Analects of Confucius? Zi Zhang": Study extensively to strengthen your will, ask questions sincerely and think in connection with reality.

Explain it eruditely and in detail, and you will talk about it in reverse. ——"Mencius Li Lou Xia"

It is better to have no faith in the "Book" than to have no "Book" at all. ——"Mencius? Try your best"

Learn until you are done with it. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning": Learning does not stop until the last moment of life.

If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ——"Book of Rites·Xue Ji"

Study extensively, interrogate it, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice it diligently. ——"Book of Rites? Doctrine of the Mean"

When three people walk together, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Shu Er"

When you see the virtuous, think about it, and when you see the virtuous, you have to introspect yourself. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren"

l Shang Yong

Considering death as home. ——"Guanzi Xiaokuang"

Being righteous is courageous. ——"Zuo Zhuan? The 16th Year of Ai Gong"

Not doing what is right is a lack of courage. ——"The Analects of Confucius? For Politics"

A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person does not have to be benevolent. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xianwen"

A collection of famous sayings from hundreds of schools of thought

1. The heaven and earth are not made of rules; the sun, moon and stars spread light, not polishing power ;Spring flowers are brilliant, not dyed in the so-called colors. You should know that the most precious thing is nature.

2. Don’t strive for what is impossible, don’t force what is beyond your capabilities, and don’t tell what you don’t want to know. Strive for what is impossible to get, force yourself to do something that is beyond your capabilities, and tell things you don’t want to know. This is called being old and useless.

3. Mencius said: "A skilled craftsman will not change or discard the rules because of a poor worker, and a marksman like Yi will not change the specifications of his bow because of a poor archer. A gentleman will not draw the bow string until it is full. Shooting arrows, just as if they are ready to shoot. They stand in the right place on the road, and those who are capable will follow."

4. I used to think all day long, I might as well hurry up. I learned a lot in a short time; I once stood on tiptoes to see far away, but it is not as good as climbing up to see far and wide. When you wave from a high place, your arms are not lengthened, but people from far away can see you; when you shout in the direction of the wind, your voice is not louder, but the listener can hear you clearly. People who use cars and horses are not good at walking long distances, but they can reach places thousands of miles away; people who use boats are not good at swimming, but they can cross the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The quality of a gentleman is no different from that of ordinary people, except that he is good at using external things.

5. Whether people are stupid or smart, they all want to know more about people and things, but are unwilling to study. This is like wanting to be full but too lazy to cook, or wanting to be warm but too lazy to cook. Clothes.

6． It is better to engage in learning than to engage in seeking teachers. Teachers are role models.

7. There are many such talents in the world who are diligent and inquiring, have heard a lot, and have a strong memory. It is rare for one person in ten thousand to be able to write books and discuss the right and wrong of ancient and modern times. In general, the reason why academic mastery is important is to be able to apply it creatively. If you just recite, reading both literature and academics, even if you recite more than a thousand articles, it is just like a parrot copying the words.

8. Confucius said: "Only those with benevolence can truly like and dislike people."

9. Confucius said: "A moral person must have speech, but a person with speech may not necessarily be moral. A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person may not necessarily be benevolent."

10. Confucius said: "People with an average level or above can be taught profound principles; people with a below-average level cannot be taught profound principles."

11. Learning must be firm and focused. If you enter learning on the one hand and leave learning on the other, you are just a mediocre person. Only after understanding it completely and mastering it can it be called learning. A gentleman's way cannot be beautiful if it is not complete and pure.

12. Mencius said: "A person speaks rashly because he does not bear any responsibility."

13. Confucius said: "You should talk to him instead of talking to him , that is missing talents; talking to him when you should not be talking to him is a waste of words. A wise person does not miss talents and does not waste words."

Confucius said: "Belief advocates not. We cannot discuss things together."

14. Confucius said: "Advise him sincerely and guide him well. If he doesn't listen, forget it. Don't bring shame on yourself.

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15. I heard that those who make friends carefully will not lose friends, and those who make complicated friends will regret it easily. Therefore, sages always choose first and then make friends, rather than first make friends and then choose.

16. If the spirit is the main body, the body will benefit; if the body is controlled, the spirit will suffer.

The spirit will become stronger and stronger in those who have a calm temperament and are constantly enriched; A person with a bad temper and continuous consumption will become increasingly exhausted, so the sage will nurse his spirit, calm his temper, and smooth his body, so as to rise and fall in harmony with the natural way.

17. Pleasure comes from a well-governed country; sorrow comes from a chaotic country. People who blindly pursue pleasure but fail to govern the country are not people who really know how to enjoy. Therefore, a wise monarch must first govern his own country. Pleasure can be obtained from it; a fatuous monarch will blindly pursue pleasure but hinder the governance of the country.

18. Those who can speak all praise Yao, but the politics of Yao's time are not necessarily good; everyone in the world despises Zhou, but At that time, politics was not always wrong. Therefore, the withering of one branch did not damage the lushness of the forest; the growth of winter wheat could not alleviate the decline of many plants. The reason why Xishi had shortcomings did not damage its beauty; But it can't save her ugliness, because she is very ugly.

19. You can't talk about the truth with someone who is not far-sighted; you can't study the truth with someone who is not very wise.

< p>20. The great road is so vast and wonderful that it is difficult to describe; the great discernment of all things is difficult to express in ordinary words; the great benevolence loves everyone and does not show small favors; the great integrity has insight into affairs and does not pay attention to small condescension; the great use is to connect with others.