What are the quotations from Confucius on honesty and friendship?

Confucius once said: Wealth can modify a house, morality can modify the body and mind, and a broad mind can make the body and mind comfortable, so a gentleman must be honest in his thoughts. ?Then let us take a look at what other classic sayings Confucius said about integrity and friendship!

Selected quotations about integrity and friendship

1. Confucius said: ?Depending on the reason, Observe where it comes from and where it settles. How can people be thin? How can people be thin?

? "Wei Zheng"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Observe what a person does, examine the path he has taken, and understand His mood and hobbies, then how can the true face of this person be hidden? How can it be hidden?

2. The Master said: "A gentleman does not use words to lift people up, and he does not use people to waste words." "Wei Ling Gong"

Explanation Confucius said: A gentleman will not recommend a person just because he has a few correct words, nor will he discard a person's correct words just because his moral character is not good. ?

3. Confucius said: "You can learn from others, but you cannot learn from them; you can learn from them, but you cannot establish them; you can learn from them, but you cannot establish them." "Zihan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Those who can study together may not be able to reach the truth together; those who can reach the truth together may not be able to stick to the truth together; those who can learn together may not be able to stick to the truth together." Those who stick to the truth may not always be able to change things. ?

4. Confucius said: "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, but you can't talk to them, you will lose your words." He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words. "Wei Ling Gong"

Explanation Confucius said: "You can talk to him, but you don't talk to him, this will miss the talent; You can't talk to him, but you talk to him, this is the wrong thing to say." A wise person neither misses talent nor speaks wrongly. ?

5. Confucius said: ?If the ways are different, we should not conspire against each other. "Wei Ling Gong"

Explanation Confucius said: "Those who hold different opinions should not plan things against each other." ?

6. Confucius said: ?A man of lofty ideals and a benevolent person does not seek to survive in order to harm others, but kills himself to achieve benevolence. "Wei Linggong"

Explanation Confucius said: "A man of lofty ideals and a benevolent person will not be greedy for life and afraid of death and harm his benevolence, but will be brave enough to sacrifice himself to safeguard benevolence." ?

7. Confucius said: ?If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. "Wei Ling Gong"

Explanation Confucius said: Blame yourself more and blame others less, and you can resolve resentment. ?

8. Confucius said: ?If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. If you live in this country, serve its officials with wise men, and make friends with its scholars who are benevolent. "Wei Linggong"

Explanation Confucius said: "To do his job well, a craftsman must repair his tools in advance." When we live in this country, we must serve the sage among the ministers and officials and make friends with the benevolent among the scholars. ?

9. Confucius said: "Three friends will benefit you, and three friends will harm you." Friends who are straightforward, friends who are forgiving, friends who are knowledgeable, are beneficial; friends who are friendly are open, friends who are gentle, friends who are sycophantic, are harmed. "Ji Shi"

Explanation Confucius said: There are three kinds of helpful friends and three kinds of harmful friends. It is beneficial to make friends with upright people, make friends with honest people, and make friends with well-informed people. It is harmful to make friends with flatterers, friends with flatterers and slanderers, and friends with smooth talkers. ?

10. Confucius said: ?Advice is a good way, stop if it doesn't work, don't humiliate yourself. "Yan Yuan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Sincerely advise him and guide him well. If he still refuses to listen, let it go, so as not to bring shame on himself." ?

11. Confucius said: ?The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. The villain is on the contrary. "Yan Yuan"

Explanation Confucius said: "A gentleman likes to accomplish other people's good deeds, and does not like to promote other people's bad deeds." The villain is the opposite.

12. Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned." "Shu Er"

Explanation Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried." ?

13. The Master said: ?If everyone is evil, you will have to check it; if everyone is good, you will have to check it. "Wei Linggong"

Explanation Confucius said: Even if everyone hates him, don't just agree with him, you must investigate him; even if everyone likes him, you must examine him. ?

14. Confucius said: ?Don’t worry about others but you don’t know yourself, but you don’t know others when you worry. "Xueer"

Explanation Confucius said: "You are not afraid that others will understand you, but you are afraid that you will not understand others." ?

15. Confucius said: ?He who does not resist deceit, does not believe in millions of people, but is also enlightened beforehand, is a virtuous person! "Xian Wen"

Explanation Confucius said: ?Don't doubt in advance He does not casually speculate on other people's deceit, but he can detect it early. This is a wise man!?

Evaluation of Pre-Qin Dynasty

Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a prosperous academic situation in which "philosophical scholars contended". Among them, the five schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Ming Dynasty, and Legalism were the most famous. In the pre-Qin period, Confucianism was on an equal footing with other scholars, but did not occupy the same status. Therefore, different schools have different opinions on Confucius.

Confucius’ disciples and later scholars all respect Confucius.

Among the disciples, Zigong was the representative. He praised Confucius highly and regarded him as a heavenly being. He compared Confucius to the sky, the sun and the moon, and the wooden duo, which were always beyond the reach of mortals. He believed that Confucius was a born saint. Yasheng Mencius believed that the "way of the sage" practiced by Confucius was the supreme principle that pervaded nature and society. However, the general view among the people at that time was that Confucius was a great scholar who was erudite and famous.

Xunzi, a great Confucian at the end of the Warring States Period, although his etiquette thought was rooted in Confucius, he had a strong element of legal thought. He took it upon himself to inherit the orthodoxy of Confucianism, praised Confucius, and believed that Confucius' virtues could never be annihilated. However, he denounced Zi Zhang, Zi Xia, and Zi You as "cheap Confucians" and criticized Zi Si and Mencius. His works quoted the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples in many places, and used the name of Confucius to express his emphasis on etiquette and the idea of ??"using relatives and virtuous people to know".

The Mohists criticized Confucianism a lot, criticizing Confucius for stating but not writing, advocating both stating and writing, and criticizing Confucius and Confucianism for their cumbersome etiquette.

Taoism takes natural inaction as its purpose, despises etiquette and law, and holds a negative attitude towards Confucian etiquette and morality.

Pre-Qin Legalism was ideologically opposed to Confucianism. Shang Yang, an early representative of Legalism, believed that Confucianism was opposed to Legalism’s agricultural war thinking, which would lead to the country becoming impoverished and weakened. Han Fei, the master of Legalism, believed that Confucianism was the first of the five evils, and that chivalrous men banned Confucianism with force and disrupted the law with literature.

The above-mentioned pre-Qin scholars all held their own opinions in criticizing and criticizing Confucius, which reflected the flourishing scene of hundreds of academic schools contending at that time. This is completely different from the situation after the Han Dynasty when Confucianism was the sole focus.

Story Selection

1. Zigong went to see Confucius. Confucius said: "Is there anything wrong with our teachings? Why have we fallen to this point?" Zigong said: "The way of Master is the greatest, so no one in the world can tolerate Master." Can Master lower the standard a little? Confucius said: "Excellent farmers work hard but cannot guarantee a good harvest; excellent craftsmen are good at skills but cannot satisfy everyone's requirements." A gentleman can cultivate the Tao, use laws to regulate it, and use Taoism to govern, but there is no guarantee that your doctrine will be tolerated by the world. People should do their best and obey the destiny, stay in one place and seek for the shortcomings. Isn't it just self-satisfaction? It's common for people today. Seeking perfection and fullness, the ancients knew how to seek disability and deficiency. Heaven and earth cannot last forever, let alone human beings?

2. Zilu once asked Confucius: "Do gentlemen also have sorrows?" Confucius replied: "No." . A gentleman who pursues morality will have a lifetime of happiness and no worries. Villains are obsessed with utilitarianism, worried about gains and losses, and live in worry all their lives. ?The benevolent do not worry, this is a great science. The reason why a gentleman is a gentleman is that everything he does embodies his pursuit of life. The people who work together to benefit the world have a vast ocean and a broad mind. The villain pays attention to immediate gains and losses. He will blame others and others for the slightest setback.

3. When Confucius climbed up Dongshan Mountain, he felt that the state of Lu had become smaller. When he climbed up Mount Tai and looked down at the world, he felt that the world had also become smaller. Mencius also once said: "Those who look at the sea cannot think of water, and those who swim in the gates of saints cannot speak of words." ?This all means that only by aiming high and being broad-minded can you improve your realm. Confucius started from humble beginnings and finally stood high. He had extraordinary temperament and self-confidence. His ideological realm surpassed that of all living beings, so he could have the courage to see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance.

4. Confucius was trapped between the states of Chen and Cai, and was cut off from food. His disciples were so hungry that they could not stand up. But Confucius still taught reading, played and sang, and taught poetry, etiquette and music without interruption. Zilu was very angry and came to see Confucius and asked: "Does a gentleman also suffer from difficulties?" Confucius said: "A gentleman can stick to the difficulties without wavering, but a villain will do whatever he wants when he is in trouble." ?Being carried away and being carried away are both human shortcomings. The ancients said, "When you are full and warm, you will think about lust, and when you are hungry and cold, you will have the desire to steal." Whether facing good times or bad, being able to keep your guard is a kind of cultivation and a noble heart.

5. Qi Jinggong and Yan Ying went to the state of Lu. Jinggong asked Confucius: "In the past, the state of Qin was very small and located in a remote place. Why was Duke Mu able to dominate?" Confucius replied: "Although the state of Qin was small, it had great ambitions." , the place is remote, the behavior is correct, and five sheepskins can be used to redeem Baili Xi. From this point of view, it is okay to be king. ?Here, Confucius explains why Qin was able to dominate one side. To achieve a great career, two factors are essential: ambition and talent. Anyone who is determined to succeed must work hard in these two aspects.