English version of Confucius' famous sayings

Confucius was a great thinker and educator in ancient my country, a theoretical politician, the founder of Confucianism, and one of the most famous cultural celebrities in the world. Below is the English version of Confucius's famous sayings that I compiled for you. I hope you like it!

There is no distinction between teaching and learning.

In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.

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

When it comes to benevolence, one need not give precedence even to his teacher.

Isn’t it true that one learns and practices with time?

Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant persistence and application?

Reviewing the past and learning the new can serve as a teacher.

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning Then it's dangerous.

Learning without thought is laborlost; thought without learning is perilous.

Sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions.

He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning, and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his inferiors.

In a city with ten houses, there must be loyalty, like a hill. He is not as studious as Qiu Zhi.

In a hamlet of ten families, there may be found one honourable and sincere as I am, but not so fond of learning.

Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it. Those who are happy are not as good as those who are happy.

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

Know it silently and learn it. I am never tired of teaching others, so what does that mean to me?

The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being worn -- which one of these things belongs to me?

I am not born with knowledge, good In ancient times, people were quick to seek for things.

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

When three people walk together, there must be my teacher. Yan. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.

Learning is like failing. , still afraid of losing it.

Learn as if you could not reach your object, and were always fearing also lest you should lose it.

Only women and villains are difficult to raise. If you are close, you will not appreciate it; if you are far, you will be resentful.

Of all people, girls and servants are the most difficult to behave to. If you are familiar with them, they lose their humility. If you maintain a reserve towards them, they are discontented.

If your parents are here, you will travel well if you don’t travel far.

While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he does go abroad, he must have a fixed place to which he goes.

virtue is not alone. , there must be neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

I am determined to learn at ten, at thirty I am established, at forty I am not confused, at fifty Knowing the destiny, at sixty your ears will be attuned, and at seventy you will follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules.

At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what the biddings of Heaven were. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

Xianzaihuiye! A basket of food , a ladle of drink, in the back alleys, people can't bear their worries, and they won't change their happiness when they return. The wise man will return! For more quotes from Confucius, please pay attention to related articles on the Xigutang Chinese Studies website.

Incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a gourdful of water to drink, living in a mean street. Others would have found it unendurably depressing, but to Hui's cheerfulness it made no difference at all . Incomparable indeed was Hui.

The wise are happy in water, and the benevolent are happy in mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are still. The wise will be happy, the benevolent will live long.

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night.

It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!

I never tire of fine food and fine food.

He did not dislike to have his rice finely cleaned, nor to have his minced meat cut quite small.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, and move no evil .

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

Youpeng Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?

Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?

Isn’t it a gentleman to be ignorant but not stunned?

Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?

The father is here to observe his ambition. Father is gone, watch what he does. He has not changed his ways for three years, which can be called filial piety.

While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.

Don’t worry about others but you don’t know yourself, and you don’t know others when you are worried.

I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.

Three hundred poems can be summed up in one sentence: thinking without evil.

In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design of them all may be embraced in one sentence-- "Having no depraved thoughts."

Guan Sui Le Bu Lewd, sad but not sad.

The Kwan Tsu is expressive of enjoyment without being licentious, and of grief without being hurtfully excessive.

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

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

There are three precepts for a gentleman. When you are young, your blood and Qi are not stable yet, and you should be careful about your appearance. It's very strong, and the blood is strong, and the warning is to fight. As you get older, your vitality will decline, and you need to be careful.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth, when the physical powers are not yet settled, he guards against lust. When he is strong and the physical powers are full of vigor, he guards against quarrelsomeness (n. Like to quarrel). When he is old, and the animal powers are decayed, he guards against covetousness.

Similar in nature, but far apart in habits.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

To make mistakes without correcting them is to make mistakes.

Not to mend the fault one has made is to err indeed.

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

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

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

Keep what you say and carry out what you do.

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

The superior man on grounds of culture meets with his friends, and by their friendship helps his virtue.

Three armies can seize their divisions, but one man cannot seize his will. For more quotes from Confucius, please pay attention to related articles on the Xigutang Chinese Studies website.

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

The descendants are to be feared, how can one know what is coming? Today?

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present? ;