1. Confucius said: "Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it over time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar? Isn't it a gentleman if a person does not know but is not stunned?"

Translation Confucius said: "Isn't it joyful to study and review often? Isn't it also joyful to have friends from far away? Isn't it also a gentleman who doesn't resent others if they don't understand him?"

2. Confucius said: Clever words bring beauty, and benevolence is fresh.

Translation Confucius said: "Those who talk sweetly and smile all over their faces are rarely virtuous."

3. Zengzi said: I examine myself three times every day; Are you being disloyal to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it?

Translation Zengzi said: "I have to reflect on myself many times every day: Am I loyal when I give advice to others? Are I trustworthy when making friends? Have I reviewed the knowledge imparted by the teacher?"

< p>4. Confucius said: A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to satisfy, and nothing to live in peace. He is sensitive to things and careful in his words. He is Taoist and upright, and he can be said to be eager to learn.

Translation: Confucius said: "A gentleman who does not pursue satiety when eating, does not pursue comfort when living, is agile in doing things, cautious in speech, and corrects his mistakes from time to time, is said to be easy to learn."

5. Confucius said: "Don't worry about others because you don't know yourself, but worry about not knowing others."

Translation Confucius said: "You are not afraid that no one understands you, but you are afraid that you don't understand others."

6. Confucius said: "There are three hundred poems in the Book of Songs, which can be summed up in one sentence: 'Thinking is innocent.'"

Translation Confucius said: "There are three hundred (05) poems in the Book of Songs , can be summed up in one sentence, that is: 'the thoughts are pure and there is nothing evil'"

7. Confucius said: "When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn, when I was thirty, I was established, and when I was forty, I was not confused. "At fifty, I know the destiny; at sixty, my ears are attuned; at seventy, I follow my heart's desires without exceeding the rules."

Translation: Confucius said: "I determined to study at the age of fifteen; When you are ten years old, you are not confused about things. At fifty years old, you understand what destiny is. At sixty years old, you can distinguish between right and wrong. At seventy years old, you can do as you please without going beyond the rules."

8. Confucius said: "You can become a teacher by reviewing the past and learning the new."

Translation Confucius said: "When you review old knowledge, you can gain new insights, and you can become a teacher."

9. Confucius said: "Gentlemen do not compare each other, while villains do. But not Zhou."

Translation Confucius said: "A gentleman unites the masses without colluding with each other, and a villain colludes with each other without uniting the masses."

Confucius said: "Learn from it. If you don’t think, you will be in vain; if you think without studying, you will be in danger.”

Translation Confucius said: “If you study without thinking deeply, you will become confused; if you think without reading, you will be in danger.”

11. Confucius said: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, which is knowing."

Translation Confucius said: "What you know is what you know, and what you don't know is what you don't know. This attitude is wise. . ”

12. Confucius said: “If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do.”

Translation: Confucius said: “If a person has no credibility, he does not know what he can do.”

13. Confucius said to the Ji family: "Eight people dancing in the court are tolerable, but which one is intolerable? "

Translation Confucius said about Ji: "He used the emperor's dance lineup to dance in his ancestral temple. This kind of thing can be tolerated, but what cannot be tolerated? "

14. Confucius said: ""Guanyong", joy but not obscenity, sadness but not sadness. "

Translation Confucius said: "The theme of the poem "Guanyong" is happy but not debauched, sad but not sad. ”

15. Confucius said: “Don’t talk about things when they are done, don’t admonish them when things are done, and don’t take blame for the past.” ”

Translation Confucius said: “Don’t comment on the past anymore, don’t discuss the things that have been done, and don’t hold people accountable for the past.” ”

16. Confucius said: “He who hears the Tao in the morning will die in the evening.” "

Translation Confucius said: "Understanding the truth in the morning is worth dying at night. ”

17. Confucius said: “A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to profit.” ”

Translation Confucius said: “A gentleman understands morality and justice, while a villain understands self-interest.” ”

18. Confucius said: “When you see the virtuous, think about them all; when you see the virtuous, you have to reflect on yourself.” ”

Translation Confucius said: “When you see a virtuous person, you should follow his example; when you see an unworthy person, you should reflect on yourself. ”

19. Confucius said: “Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be made flat. How can I be punished?” ”

Translation Confucius said: “Rotten wood cannot be carved, and walls made of dung cannot be painted. What can I do with it?” ”

20. Confucius said: “A person who is quick, eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions is called ‘literary’. ”

Translation Confucius said: “A person who is sensitive and eager to learn does not feel embarrassed when asking for advice from people who are less knowledgeable than himself, so he is called ‘Wen’.

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60 examples of commonly used famous sayings and aphorisms from The Analects of Confucius and their translations (medium)