1. Confucius said: "Isn't it right to learn and practice it over time? Isn't it a joy to have friends from afar? A person who doesn't know but is not stunned (yùn) is not a gentleman. ?”
Translation: Confucius said: “Isn’t it very pleasant to practice what you have learned after studying? Isn’t it also very pleasant to have like-minded people come from afar and others don’t understand me? But if I’m not angry, am I not a morally cultivated person? ”
2. Being clever and charming is also kind!
Translation: People who use sweet words and pretend to be pleasant have very little benevolence.
3. Zengzi said: I examine myself three times every day: Have I been unfaithful in my plans for others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Can't you learn Hu?
Translation: Zengzi said: "I reflect on myself many times every day. Have I done my best in doing things for others? Have I been honest and trustworthy in my interactions with friends? The knowledge my teacher imparted to me is Didn’t you review it? ”
4. A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in. If he is sensitive to things and cautious in speaking, he is righteous and righteous, and he can be said to be eager to learn.
Translation: To be a gentleman, one should eat without seeking satiety, live without seeking comfort, work diligently and quickly, but speak cautiously, and go to righteous people to correct oneself. This can be said to be a studious person. .
5. Confucius said: "Don't worry about others not knowing yourself, worry about not knowing others."
Translation: Confucius said: "Don't worry about others not understanding you, just worry about yourself. I don’t understand others.”
6. Confucius said: “When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; , do not violate the rules."
Translation: Confucius said: "I determined to learn at the age of fifteen. At the age of fifty, you will know what things cannot be controlled by human beings and be happy to know the destiny. At the age of sixty, you can listen to various different opinions. At the age of seventy, you can do whatever you want without going beyond the rules.
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