From the Analects of Confucius, it is a famous saying since ancient times. Many people often write this as a banner and hang it in their rooms to motivate themselves. Confucius thought that an upright man is open and poised took his time. Little people haggle over every ounce.

original text

Confucius said, "an upright man is open and poised, I am worried."

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Confucius said, "A gentleman is aboveboard, while a villain haggles over every ounce."

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Swing: cleaning and washing. Open-minded: describes the appearance of frankness, no distractions, and peace of mind.

Qi: in ancient times, it meant sound and shape. From graupel, from honk, honk also sounds. Axe. Sorrow: describes the sound of continuous chopping with an axe.

Comment and analysis

This gentleman is open-minded, frank and clean, and his appearance and movements are also very comfortable and steady; Little people have too many inner desires and a heavy psychological burden, so they are often worried, worried, restless in appearance and movements, often fidgeting and emotionally unstable.

Open-minded people, when things happen, don't worry or worry, act according to the degree and be fearless; People who care about each other are too busy to care about anything.

The sentence is magnanimous, a petty man is anxious and worried.. "is a famous saying since ancient times. Many people often write this as a banner and hang it in their rooms to motivate themselves.

The Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of Confucianism, compiled by Confucius' disciples and their disciples. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, logical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. It is also called "Four Books and Five Classics" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu. There are twenty popular Analects of Confucius.