Confucius’ classic sayings (100 sentences)

The great man Confucius left us a lot of spiritual wealth, among which are our common classic sayings. What do you know? The following are I have collected and compiled 100 classic sayings of Confucius. Welcome to read. For more information, please continue to pay attention to the column of famous quotes!

1. It is easy for a gentleman to say (pleasant) but difficult to say (pleasant). Saying (pleasant) is not the way, and not saying (pleasant).

2. If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool, and if people do not learn it, they will not know it.

3. Gentlemen are harmonious but different; villains are harmonious but not harmonious.

4. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

5. Don’t worry about what others don’t know, but you don’t know what others know when you are worried.

6. I examine myself three times every day.

7. 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, you will lose your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.

8. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger.

9. 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.

10. Zigong asked: Why did Confucius call it Wen? Confucius said: He was quick and eager to learn, and he was not ashamed to ask questions, so he called it Wen.

11. A gentleman is respectful and courteous. He is respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world. He speaks faithfully and acts respectfully. This is true even in a barbaric country. If one is dishonest in words and dishonest in deeds, how can one behave even in the state? If one behaves oneself with shame, if one is sent to all directions and does not disgrace the emperor's orders, he can be called a scholar.

12. Use the able to ask questions about the incompetent, ask more questions than the few; if there is something there, if there is nothing, if it is true, then it will be false. If you make mistakes, you will not correct them.

13. When you see the virtuous, you think about them; when you see the virtuous, you reflect inwardly.

14. After learning, you will realize your shortcomings; after teaching, you will realize your difficulties. If you know your shortcomings, you can reflect on yourself; if you know your difficulties, you can improve yourself.

15. Is it possible to say something in French that is useless? Change it to expensive. Is it possible to say something to him by the handle without saying anything? It is precious to interpret it. If I say it without interpreting it, and therefore without changing it, then I am no longer as good as I am.

16. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. (Confucius?

17. When you are young, your blood energy is not stable, and you should be careful about it; when you are strong, your blood energy is strong, and you should be careful about fighting; when you are old, your blood energy has declined, and you should be careful about it. .

18. A person’s life is straight, and he will be spared.

19. If you are straight and wrong, the people will obey; if you are straight and wrong, the people will obey. Don't accept it.

20. A person without perseverance cannot be a witch doctor.

21. A gentleman's official position is to act righteously.

22. If your parents are here, you will have to travel well.

23. Serve the king with respect and then eat. Teacher.

25. A person with lofty ideals does not seek to harm his benevolence, but sacrifices his life to achieve benevolence.

26. Harmony is the most important thing for the purpose of etiquette. >27. The wise enjoy the water, the benevolent enjoy the mountains; the wise are active, the benevolent are still; the wise are happy, the benevolent live long.

28. When the year is cold, you will know that after the pines and cypresses, they will grow.

29. Knowing things silently, never getting tired of learning, never getting tired of teaching others, what is that for me?

30. Learning without thinking is a waste, and thinking without learning is lazy.

31. Be tireless in learning and tireless in teaching.

32. Be eloquent and benevolent!

33. Be so angry that you forget to eat, you are happy and forget your worries, and you don’t know that old age is coming...

34. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

35. It is not enough for a scholar to be dissatisfied with bad clothes and food.

36. A gentleman respects the virtuous but tolerates others.

37. Use literature to make friends, and use friends to help benevolence.

38. Learning without thinking is useless. , Thinking without learning is dangerous.

39. A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain has long-term relationships.

40. Wealth and honor are not what people want. , There is no place to get it. Poverty and lowliness are what people hate.

41. If you don’t know the author, I will not do it. I will choose the good ones and follow them. See and understand.

42. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither.

43. The Master said: "Learn and learn from time to time." , Isn’t it better to be ignorant but not stunned, not to be a gentleman?

44. A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and he is a group but not a party.

45. I have to examine myself three times: how to be a human being. Are you being unfaithful when planning? Are you not trusting your friends? Are you not accustomed to passing on?

46. When you are young, your blood and energy are not stable, and you should be careful about your appearance; when you are strong, your blood and energy will become strong, and you should be careful about it. Fighting; when one is old and one's vitality is declining, it is necessary to be careful.

47. The way is based on virtue, and the way is based on etiquette. There is shame and morality.

48. Three people walk together. , there must be a teacher: choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

49. Live respectfully, be respectful in the work, and be loyal to others.

50. , Three people must have my teacher: choose the good ones and do them, and change the bad ones.

51. Confucius said: "Those who can do the five are benevolent in the world. "Please ask. He said: "Gong, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and benefit. If you are respectful, you will not be insulted; if you are tolerant, you will win people; if you are trustworthy, you will be trusted; if you are sensitive, you will be meritorious; if you are kind, you will be able to inspire others.”

52. If quality is superior to literature, then you will be wild; if literature is superior to quality, history will be achieved. Then a gentleman.

53. People can be magnanimous to the Tao, but not Tao to magnify people.

54. Poetry can be exciting, watchable, group, 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.

55. To say something without mentioning it is called impatience; to say something but not say anything is called concealment; to say something without seeing the color is called blindness.

56. Those who are upright are upright and righteous. Observe words and colors, and consider the following people.

57. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.

58. Don’t be angry and don’t be angry. If you take one corner and don't turn it back with three, it won't happen again.

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

60. The father is watching his ambitions, but he is not watching his actions. He has not changed his father's ways for three years, which can be called filial piety.

61. Three armies can seize the commander, but one man cannot. Seize ambition also.

62. A benevolent person will not worry, a knowledgeable person will not be confused, and a brave person will not be afraid.

63. Why should the son kill for government? The son wants to be good and the people will be good. The virtue of a gentleman, the virtue of a villain, the wind on the grass will surely die.

64. The three beneficial friends are: friends who are straightforward, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable.

65. A gentleman does not compare himself with others, while a villain does not compare himself with others.

66. There are three friends who benefit and three friends who harm. Friends who are straight, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable are beneficial. If you have friends, you will be friendly. If you are friendly, you will be friendly. If you are friends, you will be friendly.

67. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried.

68. At ten, I am determined to learn; at thirty, I am established; at forty, I am not confused; at fifty, I know the destiny; at sixty, my ears are obedient; at seventy, I follow my heart's desires without exceeding the rules.

69. Acting with interests in mind leads to many complaints. If you seek benevolence and gain benevolence, why complain?

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

71. A basket of food and a ladle of drink. In the back alleys, people cannot bear to worry, but they will not change their happiness even after returning. It is a virtuous person to return home

72. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. ;The wise are active, the benevolent are still; the wise are happy, the benevolent are long-lived.

73. You can support a six-foot-long orphan, you can send your life a hundred miles away, and you cannot take it away during the big festival.

74. Zi said 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.

75. If you are holy, I can’t do it. I will never tire of learning and teaching.

76. The king died due to illness and his name was not known.

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

78. Don’t vent your anger and never make mistakes.

79. A little impatience will mess up a big plan

80. If you go too far, you will change in a hurry.

81. Smart and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

82. Making mistakes without correcting them is called a mistake!

83. A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to live in. He who is sensitive to things and careful in his words is the way to go. And Zheng Yan can be said to be eager to learn.

84. When you see the virtuous, you think about them all; when you see the virtuous, you introspect yourself.

85. A gentleman takes righteousness as a pledge, practices etiquette as a pledge, a grandson as a gift, and trust as a fulfillment. You are a gentleman!

86. If you do not uphold your virtues and do not believe deeply, how can you live or die?

87. Listen to his words and watch his actions.

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

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

90. Three friends benefit and harm three friends. Friends who are straight, forgiving and knowledgeable are beneficial; friends are open, friendly and gentle, friends are sycophants, which is a loss.

91. If you don’t follow the path, you won’t get it.

92. The ancients couldn’t speak out their words, and they were ashamed of themselves.

93. Wealth can be sought after. Even if you are a whip-wielding man, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.

94. Isn’t it better to learn and practice it over time? Isn’t it a joy to have friends come from afar? Isn’t it true that a person who doesn’t know and is stunned is not a gentleman?

95. A gentleman's name must be something that can be said, and what he says must be feasible. A gentleman must be unscrupulous in his words.

96. I am not a person who is born with knowledge, but a person who loves the past and is keen to pursue it.

97. Those who are virtuous must cultivate their words, but those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate their virtues.

98. A gentleman seeks the road but not food; a gentleman worries about the road but not poverty.

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

100. Politicians are upright and their commanders are upright. Who dares to be unjust?