"Learning from time to time is better than speaking", from Confucius' Analects of Confucius, is a famous sentence handed down from generation to generation. Confucius said, "Isn't it a pleasure to learn the truth of dealing with people and practice it in time?" "
Zhu's view on this sentence in Notes to Four Books is: If you keep learning it, you must go to Xi Zhi, but the center likes to say it, but you can't enter it. During the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, the word "Shi" was used as an adverb, meaning "at a certain time" or "at an appropriate time". However, Zhu interpreted "time" as "constant" in his book The Analects of Confucius. In the textbook of People's Education Edition, "learning from time to time" is also interpreted as "reviewing frequently".
Appreciation of Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius consists of 20 articles and 492 chapters, mainly citing and supplemented by narration. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.
Most of the works are quotations, but the words are rich in meaning, and some sentences and chapters are vivid. Their main features are concise language, easy to understand and far-reaching ideas. They have an elegant and subtle style, which can express characters in simple dialogues and actions.