Confucius’s inspirational sayings

1. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned.

2. Zi means Yu Chan. There are four principles of a gentleman: he behaves respectfully towards himself, he is respectful in his conduct, he benefits the people when he nourishes them, and he treats the people righteously.

3. If you don’t follow the path, you won’t be able to get rid of it.

4. Yan Yuan asked Ren. To deny oneself and restore propriety is benevolence. If one day restrains oneself and returns to ritual, the world will return to benevolence. Is it up to oneself to be benevolent, rather than up to others? Yan Yuan said: Please ask about his eyes. Do not see anything inappropriate, hear nothing inappropriate, speak nothing inappropriate, or move anything inappropriate. Yan Yuan said: "Although I am not quick to reply, please tell me this!"

5. If you are good at etiquette, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; if you are good at righteousness, the people will not dare to be disobedient; if you are good at trust, then the people will not dare to be unkind.

6. Ning Wuzi is smart when the country is in peace, but stupid when the country is in chaos. His intelligence can catch up with him, but his stupidity cannot be matched by others.

7. Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group-building, and resentful. Those who are near serve the father, and those who are far away serve the king; they are more familiar with the names of birds, beasts, grass and trees.

8. He is sensitive and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. This is why he is called literary.

9. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher!

10. Therefore, teaching girls know it! Knowing it means knowing it, and not knowing it means not knowing it. This is knowing.

11. If you raise the straight and ignore the false, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and false, the people will not obey.

12. It is not good to be aware of something, to be benevolent enough to guard it, to look after it with care, but to move it without courtesy.

13. Think of righteousness when you see benefit, and give orders when you see danger.

14. Why should the son kill when he is in charge of government? The son wants to be good and the people will be good.

15. There is a secretary first, who can pardon minor faults and promote talents.

16. If the name is incorrect, the words will not be correct.

17. If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up.

18. Be gentle and polite, and then be a gentleman.

19. Not teaching the people to fight is to abandon them.

20. Being rich and noble through unrighteousness is like a floating cloud to me.

21. Politicians are upright, and commanders are upright. Who dares to be unjust?

22. A king benefits without wasting money, works without complaining, desires without being greedy, is peaceful without being arrogant, is powerful without being fierce.

23. Look ahead, suddenly look behind. Master is always good at seducing people. He persuades me with words and invites me with courtesy.

24. A gentleman does not use words to promote others, nor does he use people to waste words.

25. If the name is not correct, then the words will not go smoothly; if the words are not smooth, then the things will not be accomplished;... Therefore, a gentleman's name must be eloquent, and his words must be feasible.

26. Zigong asked: Is there anyone who can say something that can be carried out throughout his life?

27. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes!

28. A little success is like nature, and habits are like nature.

29. If you can talk to someone but don’t talk to them, you will lose someone. If you can't talk to him, you'll make a mistake. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.

30. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher.

31. People are born straight, and they are lucky to be born recklessly.

32. You are so virtuous, come back! A basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people cannot bear their worries. Even if I return, I will not change my joy. You are so virtuous, come back!

33. If you cannot serve people, how can you serve ghosts?

34. If you are not in that position, don’t think about things in that position.

35. When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I stood firm; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, my ears were obedient; when I was seventy, I followed my heart's desires without exceeding the rules.

36. Virtue is never alone, it must have neighbors.

37. Those who are evil must be observed; those who are good must be observed.

38. A gentleman has three warnings: when he is young, his blood energy is not stable, and he should be careful about his appearance; when he is in his prime, his blood energy is strong, he should be careful about fighting; when he is old, his blood energy has declined, and he should be careful about it. have to.

39. Gentlemen are harmonious but not identical; villains are harmonious but not harmonious.

40. Be erudite and determined, ask questions and think deeply, and benevolence is in it.

41. If a gentleman wants to transform the people into customs, he must learn from it!

42. Don’t worry about what you don’t know, seek what you can know.

43. If I am the author without knowing it, then I am not the author.

44. Resolute, dull and benevolent.

45. A gentleman has a broad mind, but a villain is sad.

46. Wei Gongsun asked Yu Zigong: "How can Zhongni learn from it?" Zigong said: The way of civility and martial arts has not fallen to the ground. Among people, wise people know their greatness, and unwise people , Those who know how to be small must have some knowledge of civil and military affairs. Master, if you don't learn, how can you always have a teacher?

47. Seeing and thinking about meaning.

48. A gentleman seeks for himself, while a villain seeks for others.

49. You don’t use your words to lift people up, and you don’t use people to waste your words.

50. You can support an orphan six feet away, you can send a life a hundred miles away, and you can't take it away during a big festival.

51. If a person's inner simplicity is better than his external literary talent, he will be rough; if his literary talent is better than simplicity, he will be glitzy. Only when literary talent and simplicity are combined appropriately can one be a gentleman.

52. A gentleman is arrogant but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.

53. Don’t express your anger and never make mistakes.

54. Human beings are immutable and cannot be witch doctors.

55. Rotten wood cannot be carved.

56. A wise man never loses people or loses words.

57. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy them. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.

58. To know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it, and to know it is to know it.

59. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

60. Acting with interests in mind and complaining too much. If you seek benevolence and gain benevolence, why complain?

61. Confucius listened to "Shao Music" in Qi State and ate meat for a long time without realizing the taste. He said: I didn’t expect good music to be so charming.

62. Do you know this? To know is to know, and to not know is to know. This is knowledge.

63. The sun knows where one is dead, and the moon does not forget what one can do. It can be said that one is eager to learn.

64. Politicians are upright. The commander-in-chief is righteous, who dares to be unrighteous?

65. A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his actions.

66. If you pass it, you will have to change it in a hurry. ;