Origin: It cannot be studied. There is one place where it is said that it was said by Confucius, but there is no written record.
Full text: If people don’t respect me, it’s because I have no talent; if I don’t respect others, it’s because I have no virtue; if people don’t tolerate me, it’s because I am incompetent; if people don’t tolerate me, it’s because I am immeasurable; if people don’t help me, it’s me Inaction means I don't help others, it means I am unkind.
Translation: Others don’t respect me because I am not talented enough. I don't respect others because my moral cultivation is low. If others can't tolerate me, it's because I don't have enough ability; if I can't tolerate others, it's because my belly is too small. If others are not willing to help me, I will do nothing. I don't want to help others because I'm not kind enough.
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Confucius’ educational thoughts
Confucius was the first in Chinese history to propose that people have similar talents and qualities, and that personality differences are mainly due to acquired education and society. Environmental influence ("Sex is similar, habits are far apart").
Therefore everyone can receive education and everyone should receive education. He advocated "education without distinction", founded private schools, and recruited students widely. He broke the monopoly of slave-owning aristocrats on school education, expanded the scope of education to common people, and conformed to the trend of social development at that time. He advocated "If you are good at learning, you will become an official." If you have enough energy after studying, you can become an official.
The purpose of his education is to cultivate gentlemen for politics, and gentlemen must have high moral quality, so Confucius emphasized that school education must give top priority to moral education ("Disciples will be filial when they enter, and they will be filial when they leave." Then be loyal, sincere and trustworthy, love others universally, and be kind.
In terms of teaching methods, Confucius required teachers to have an educational outlook of "teaching without distinction", "economicalizing the country and benefiting the world", a methodology of "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude", and a "heuristic" methodology, and focusing on children's enlightenment and enlightenment education. He educates students to have an honest attitude towards learning, to be humble and eager to learn, and to review the knowledge they have learned from time to time, so that they can "review the past and learn the new", expand and deepen the new knowledge, and "draw inferences from one example".
The main contents of Confucius’ moral education are “propriety” and “benevolence”. Among them, "propriety" is the moral norm, and "benevolence" is the highest moral principle. "Ritual" is the form of "benevolence", and "benevolence" is the content of "ritual". With the spirit of "benevolence", "ritual" can be truly enriched. In terms of moral cultivation, he proposed methods such as establishing ambition, self-denial, practice, introspection, and the courage to make corrections.
“Learn to know” is the dominant idea of ??Confucius’ teaching thought. While advocating not being ashamed to ask questions and being open-minded and eager to learn, he emphasized the combination of learning and thinking ("Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is peril"). At the same time, he must also "apply what he has learned" and apply the learned knowledge to social practice.
He was the first to propose heuristic teaching. He said: "If you are not angry, you are not enlightened; if you are not angry, you are not angry." This means that teachers should inspire and enlighten students appropriately when they think seriously and have reached a certain level. He was also the first educator to adopt the method of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude in teaching practice. Home.
Through conversation and individual observation, he understands and is familiar with the students' personality characteristics. On this basis, according to the specific situation of each student, he adopts different educational methods to cultivate moral, speech, and political skills. , literature and other talents. Confucius loved education and was engaged in educational activities throughout his life.
He is tireless in learning and teaching. He not only teaches by words, but also teaches by example, influencing students with his exemplary behavior. He loves his students and they respect him very much. The relationship between teachers and students is very harmonious. He is a shining example of ancient Chinese teachers.
Confucius’ educational activities not only cultivated many students, but also the educational theories he proposed based on practice laid the theoretical foundation for ancient Chinese education. Due to Confucius's conservative political attitude, the reform of the economic system also reflected conservative ideas
. For example, in the fifteenth year of Lu Xuangong (594 BC), the "initial taxation of acres" was implemented, which legally recognized the legal status of private land, which was a major economic reform in the Spring and Autumn Period; however, according to "Zuo Zhuan", Confucius revised " In the Spring and Autumn Annals, the "first taxation of acres" was recorded, with the purpose of criticizing it as "indecent". But if the people are not rich, no king will be rich. It is also recorded in "The Analects of Confucius: Yao" that Confucius advocated "benefiting the people for their benefit", that is, only doing things that are beneficial to the people.
On the other hand, he also advocated that taxes should be lighter and the apportionment of corvees should not delay the farming season. "The Analects of Confucius Shuer" records that Confucius also preached to the politicians at that time, asking them not to be too extravagant and to pay attention to frugality. He said: "Luxury is not inferior, frugality is solid. Rather than being inferior, it is better to be solid." At the same time, he also advocated "being frugal and loving others." This includes applying Confucius' "benevolence" thought to the economic field.