It makes you happy when someone tells you that you have had a fault.

See "Mencius Gongsun Chou". The general meaning of this sentence is: He feels happy when others tell him that he has made a mistake. This is what Mencius said in praise of Confucius' disciple Zilu. The original text is: "Zilu, when Yu hears good words, he worships him." Only by knowing the mistakes can you correct them, and only by correcting can you avoid disaster, so when others pointed out his mistakes, Zilu felt happy. Later generations simplified this sentence to "I am happy when I hear it". It is often quoted as a requirement for self-cultivation, and it can also be used to praise people who are willing to listen to criticism.

Meng Ke, a thinker, educator, and representative figure of Confucianism during the Warring States Period

Mencius

"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

Wu Looking at the flowers inside, there is finally a layer between them.

"Human Words" by Wang Guowei of the Qing Dynasty. The general meaning of these two sentences is: Looking at the flowers through a layer of fog, they are hazy, as if there is a layer in the middle. This is the author's use of the poetic meaning of Du Fu's "Xiaohan Shizhou Zhongzhong": "Spring boats are like sitting in the sky, and old flowers are like seeing in the mist." Du Fu originally described old eyesight and dimness, and Wang Guoweihua used it to comment on Jiang Baishi's landscape painting. . This sentence can be used in literary criticism and is often used to describe things that are not clear.

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Wang Guowei

"Human Words"

Critics are people who predict miracles. Hennik

Has a reputation for being safe, but a reputation for perfection.

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See "Mencius Li Lou Shang". Unexpected: Unexpected. Seek perfection: Require perfection. The general idea of ??these two sentences is: there are unexpected praises, and there are also overly demanding reproaches. These two sentences analyze reputation and reputation from a psychological perspective. "Unexpected praise" refers to praise that one did not expect. It is a sudden praise, so one should naturally be very happy. The "destruction of seeking perfection" refers to criticism and accusations that exceed the psychological capacity. If the words are exaggerated and blamed for perfection, it will naturally make people very unhappy. Mencius used the affirmative word "you" in front of these two phenomena to imply that people are exposed to all kinds of criticism and praise, and they should be mentally prepared. These two sentences can illustrate that we should treat reputation and reputation correctly. Don't be too excited when you have "unexpected reputation"; don't be too angry when you encounter "defamation for perfection".

Meng Ke, a thinker, educator, and representative figure of Confucianism during the Warring States Period

Mencius

"Mencius Li Lou Shang"