My personal understanding is that "reflection" means checking one's own thoughts and behaviors and checking for errors. So from this perspective, I found a few ancient famous quotes, sayings and related stories, hoping to help you.

Ancient Chinese famous sayings and stories about "reflection"

1. Famous saying: A young man who does not work hard will become an old man in vain. ——"Collection of Yuefu Poems·Long Song Xing"

Synonymous famous sayings:

Black-haired people don't know how to study early, white-headed people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing

Young and young, cherish the glory in old age. ——He Xun

Youth must begin early, how can you grow into a young man? —— Meng Jiao

Story: Allusion from Zhang Dai's "Class Reading" in the Ming Dynasty

"If a young man does not work hard, an old man will be sad." This motto is taken from the ancient Han Dynasty Yuefu poem "Chang" "Song", the original poem is as follows: "In the green garden, the sunflowers are waiting for the morning dew. The spring is full of beauty, and everything is shining. I am always afraid that the autumn festival is coming, and the yellow flowers and leaves will wither. When hundreds of rivers reach the east to the sea, when will they return to the west? ? If a young man does not work hard, he will be sad. "It can be seen that the last two sentences are the conclusion of the poem and the main theme of the poet's poem. The poem uses the image of sunflowers in the garden that flourishes in spring and declines in autumn to describe the beauty of life when one is young and the misery when one grows up; and uses the river flowing eastward to describe the passage of time, which will not be retained by one person, but is just a metaphor. For these last two words of caution.

2. Famous saying: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. ——Confucius

Story: The story of "Zhou Chu corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong" in "Shishuo Disaster. There is a dragon in the river in Yixing and a white-fronted tiger on the mountain, both of which harm the people. The people of Yixing called them the three major scourges, and among the three scourges, Zhou Chu was the most severe.

Some people persuaded Zhou Chu to kill tigers and dragons. In fact, they hoped that only one of the three evils would be left after fighting each other. Zhou Chu immediately killed the tiger and went down to the river to kill the dragon. The dragon sometimes floated and sometimes sank in the water. It drifted for dozens of miles, and Zhou Chu was always fighting with the dragon. After three days and three nights, the local people thought Zhou Chu was dead and took turns congratulating him.

As a result, Zhou Chu killed the dragon and came out of the water. When he heard about the villagers celebrating his death, he realized that everyone actually regarded him as a nuisance, and he felt repentant.

So he went to Wu County to find Lu Ji and Lu Yun, two well-educated celebrities. Lu Ji was not there at that time and only saw Lu Yun. He told Lu Yun the whole situation and said: "I want to correct my mistakes, but the years have been wasted, and I am afraid that I will not achieve anything in the end." Lu Yun said: "The ancients Cherish moral principles and think, "Even if you understand the truth in the morning, you will be willing to die in the evening." Moreover, your future is still promising. Besides, people are afraid of not being able to set their ambitions. As long as you can make your ambitions, why worry about not spreading your good reputation? " After hearing this, Zhou Chu changed his ways and finally became a loyal minister.

3. As the saying goes: "A mountain is higher than a mountain", "The strongest has its own strong hand, and behind the capable people there are capable people" "There is heaven beyond the sky, there are mountains beyond the mountains, and there are people above the people"

Story 1: "Young and frivolous" Su Dongpo

Su Dongpo read some books when he was a boy. Because of his intelligence, he was often praised by his teachers. Rather arrogantly, he posted a couplet in front of his house: "Know all the characters in the world, read all the books in the world." Later, a white-haired old woman visited Su Shi with a profound ancient book. Su Shi could not read the characters in the book, so the old woman used this to tactfully After criticizing Su Shi, Su Shi changed the couplet to "Work hard to know all the characters in the world, and resolve to read all the books in the world" to encourage himself, and it has been passed down as a good talk ever since.

Story 2: Ye Tianshi "becomes a disciple of Qianxue"

Ye Tianshi, named Gui, nicknamed Xiangyan, and nicknamed Mr. Nanyang. A famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty and one of the four major febrile disease experts.

Ye Tianshi once relied on his superb medical skills and looked down on his colleague Xue Xue. Once, Ye Tianshi's mother was ill and he was helpless. Thanks to Xue Xue, he cured his mother's illness regardless of past suspicions.

From then on, Ye Tianshi understood the truth that there is heaven outside the sky and there are people above human beings. So he searched for famous doctors all over the world and asked for advice humbly, and finally became the real first famous doctor in Jiangnan.

The Story of San Liu Gongquan "Caution from Arrogance and Becoming Famous"

Liu Gongquan has shown extraordinary talent in calligraphy since he was a child, and his handwriting is famous far and wide. He was also a little proud of it. However, one day he met an old man without hands and discovered that the old man could write better with his feet than with his hand. From then on, he always kept "guard against arrogance" in mind, practiced calligraphy diligently, and studied with an open mind, and finally became a great calligrapher.

4. Famous Quotes: I will examine myself three times every day: Is it unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——Zeng Zi

Story: The story of Hu Shi’s “Japan Province”

Hu Shi, a heavyweight in China’s New Culture Movement in the early 20th century, later served as the president of Peking University. A great scholar who is erudite, well versed in Chinese and Western learning, proficient in literature, history and philosophy, and prolific in writings, he received an education from an early age that his mother asked him to "learn from each other."

Hu Shi was born in Jixi, Anhui into a family that has been doing business for generations. When he was only two or three years old, he began to learn to write square characters under the guidance of his father, and recite the "Three Character Classic" and "The Thousand Character Classic". After he was three years old, he entered a private school. But unfortunately, his father died of illness when Hu Shi was less than five years old. After that, his mother Feng Shundi took on the important task of educating Hu Shi.

Hu Shi's father, Hu Chuan, was an official and scholar. The relationship between the two of them had always been very good. Feng was deeply influenced by her husband. She admired her husband's character and knowledge very much. He taught her when he was still alive. A lot of ancient knowledge, such as "The Analects of Confucius" and other classic books that have been handed down for generations. Feng often used the principles and knowledge her husband taught her to apply them to educate her son, especially using "The Analects of Confucius" and other books to teach her children to learn daily self-discipline.

Winter in the south is actually not warmer than in the north. On the contrary, it is much colder than in the north because there is no kang in the house like in the north. Hu Shi's hometown, Shangzhuang, Jixi, is such a place. When winter comes, it is very cold. At this time, Xiao Hu Shi was reluctant to get up early in the morning and go to school because it was too warm under the quilt.

One morning, there was a strong wind blowing outside the window, and the yard and the road were freezing with dripping water. It was past 7:30, and Xiao Hu Shi was still hiding in the bed, with his whole head like a little Huddled up in the quilt like a turtle. After her mother had made breakfast in the outer room, she shouted: "Shi'er, it's time to get up. It's time to have breakfast. Are you going to school after eating?" The mother shouted for a long time. When Hu Shi didn't respond, she went into the room and lifted Hu Shi's quilt and said to him. Said: "Son, it's time to get up. If you don't get up, it will be too late to go to school." As soon as the quilt was lifted by his mother, Hu Shi immediately felt a chill and said unhappily: "Mom, didn't you hear the wind is so strong outside? I won't go, it's too cold." "Good boy, how can you not "Where are you going? If you don't go, you will fall behind and be out of sync with other students." However, Xiao Hu Shi didn't listen to his mother's words at all, and he didn't understand his mother's insistence, so he simply said, "If you don't go, I won't go." He just retracted his whole head into the bed. The mother was also very angry now, but she still suppressed her anger and said to the child as gently as possible: "When your father was alive, he often said that if a person allows his own temper, he cannot do anything to him. A little self-restraint won't accomplish anything. If you don't want to go to school just because there's a little wind, are you worthy of your father?" In bed, Hu Shi heard his mother mention his father, and he immediately knew that his behavior had made him unhappy. My mother was sad and remembered the harsh teachings my father had given her. So, she rolled over and got up and said, "Mom, don't be sad, I'll go and I'll go." In this way, mother Feng followed her husband's wishes and often taught her son to learn self-discipline. At the same time, she also asked her son to restrain himself through regular reflection. She spurred and encouraged her son with the famous saying of Zeng Zi: "I have to examine myself three times in a day, am I unfaithful in my plans for others, am I not trustworthy in my dealings with friends, am I not accustomed to preaching?" to spur and encourage her son.

Before going to bed every day, Hu’s mother would sit on the edge of the bed and ask her son to stand on the footrest in front of the window and “reflect on myself”: What words did I say or did wrong today? What should I memorize? Whether you have memorized it by heart, and whether you have finished writing all the posts that need to be written. After urging her son to reflect on himself, Mother Hu told her son about his father's various benefits during his lifetime and how he regulated and restrained his behavior. She said: "All I know in my life is that your father is a completely good man who has very strict requirements on himself. I will reflect on it every day. You must learn from him and don’t embarrass him.”

After his mother’s earnest instruction, when another cold morning came, Xiao Hu Shi also wanted to sleep a little longer. , but he used his mother’s words to remind himself, following his father’s example, and got up immediately. So later, when the morning light showed every day, Hu's mother called her son, and Hu Shi got up quickly. Because the key to the school was left at the teacher's house, Hu Shi always had to rush to the teacher's house at dawn. There was a knock on the door, and someone inside handed the key through the crack in the door. After Hu Shi received the key, he immediately rushed to the school, opened the door, and sat quietly reading alone, waiting for the teacher and classmates to arrive, every day.

When Hu Shi grew up, he recalled the education his mother gave him when he was a child, saying that he was a "loving mother and strict father". The love his mother gave Hu Shi was something that Hu Shi would cherish throughout his life. At the same time, his mother's strict requirements for him were particularly special. Learning to discipline himself will have a very important impact on his future conduct and even his academic studies.

There are two other sentences that can also reflect the results of "introspection", but no suitable examples have been found, so they can only be used for your reference.

·If you listen to both, you will be enlightened; if you listen to one side, you will be dark. ——The Biography of Wei Zheng

·If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. —— Confucius