1. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice it from time to time? Isn’t it great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but doesn't get upset?

Explanation Confucius said: "Isn't it very pleasant to have learned and review and practice from time to time? Isn't it very pleasant to have like-minded people coming from afar? I don't resent people who don't understand me. , Angry, isn’t he also a virtuous gentleman? ”

2. A gentleman who has nothing to eat and seek to be satisfied, and who has no desire to live in peace, who is sensitive to things and careful in his words, is Taoist and upright, and he can be said to be eager to learn.

Explain that a gentleman does not require food to be full, nor does residence require comfort. He is diligent and agile in his work, but cautious in his words.

3. Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is knowing.

Explain that knowing means knowing, and not knowing means not knowing. This is smart.

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

Explain that if you only study without thinking, you will feel confused and at a loss; if you just think without studying, you will be confused and gain nothing.

5. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher. (Reviewing the past and learning the new)

Explanation: Reviewing the knowledge you have learned can gain new insights and experiences. With this, you can become a teacher.

6． When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I was established; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, my ears were attuned; when I was seventy, I followed my heart's desires without going beyond the limits.

Explain that I started to be interested in learning at the age of fifteen, I can do things independently at the age of thirty, I can not be confused (when encountering problems) at the age of forty, and I know which things cannot be controlled by human beings at the age of fifty. , When you are sixty, you can listen to different opinions, and when you are seventy, you can do things as you please without going beyond the rules.

7. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.

Explain that it is okay to understand the truth in the morning and die in the evening.

8． If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened; if you are not angry, you will not be angry.

Don’t enlighten him if you can’t explain it to the extent that he tries hard to understand but can’t get it; don’t enlighten him if he doesn’t understand it in his heart but can’t express it perfectly.

9． If you work hard and forget to eat, if you are happy and forget your worries, you don’t know that old age is coming.

Explain that when you are working hard, you forget to eat, when you are happy you forget about sorrow, and you don’t care about getting old, that’s all. ”

10. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.

Explain that people who know how to learn are not as good as those who love learning; people who love learning are not as good as those who love learning. Not as good as those who enjoy learning.

11. If you are a three-person person, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and correct the bad ones.

If there are many people walking together, there must be someone who can be my teacher. I will choose his good aspects to learn from him, and when I see his bad aspects, I will correct my own shortcomings.

12. Hongyi has a long way to go.

Explain that an ambitious person must have a broad mind and a firm will, because he has a great mission (or responsibility) and a long way to go.

13. The army can seize the commander, but the ordinary man cannot seize the ambition.

Explain that the commander of the army can be changed, but the ambition of ordinary people cannot be changed.

14. , then we know that pines and cypresses will eventually wither.

Explanation: It is not until the coldest season of the year that we know that pines and cypresses are the last to lose their leaves.

Morality Chapter

15. People who use sweet words and put on a kind face will not have much "benevolence" in their hearts (such people will not have a true love for others). /p>

16. If you make mistakes, everyone will see them; if you make mistakes, everyone will respect you.

Explain that if you make mistakes, others will see them; if you correct them, people will respect you.

17. Virtue is never alone, there must be neighbors.

Explain that a moral person will never be alone, there must be like-minded people to accompany him.

Explanation: Only when a person’s noble qualities are consistent with his external performance can he become a gentleman.

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Explain that a gentleman should not be like a tool (meaning that the function is limited to a certain aspect.

Used to praise others for their versatility)

20. A gentleman cannot know a little but can suffer a great deal; a villain cannot suffer a great deal but can know a little.

Explain that people with high personality cannot be tested by small things, but they can be entrusted with important tasks; people with low personality cannot be entrusted with important tasks, but they can be tested by small things.

21. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek life to harm their benevolence, but kill to achieve benevolence. (Sacrifice one's life to achieve benevolence)

Explain that people with lofty ideals and benevolence do not harm benevolence by being greedy for life and fear of death, but only those who sacrifice their own lives to achieve benevolence.