1. Take fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps. ——Translation of "Mencius": Thinking that one's own mistakes are smaller than others' and that one's shortcomings are fewer than others' are complacent.
2. A gentleman is ashamed of his words rather than his actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman thinks that it is shameful to talk too much and do too little.
3. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. ——Translation of "The Analects of Confucius": When you have said something, you must keep your word; when you have determined what you want to do, you must do it resolutely and courageously.
4. To know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it. This is knowledge. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: To know is to know. If you don't know, you should say you don't know. Don't cheat. This is wise behavior.
5. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. ——Translation of "The Analects of Confucius": If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is a real mistake.
6. No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no me. ——Translation of "The Analects of Confucius": Speak facts, don't make assumptions out of thin air; don't be arbitrary or capricious when things happen, do whatever is feasible; be flexible in your actions, not rigid; don't take "I" as the center in everything, don't be self-righteous, and work together with the people around you , ***complete the task together.
7. If you are a three-person person, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When three people are together, there must be someone among them who is worth learning in some way, then he can be my teacher. I choose his strengths to learn from, and I will learn from his shortcomings and shortcomings and correct them.
8. Translation: According to thousands of classics, filial piety to parents and friendship to brothers are the first things that should be done.
9. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher. ——Translation of "The Analects of Confucius": When you encounter a good thing that you should do, you should not hesitate. Even if the teacher is nearby, you should rush to do it. Later it developed into the idiom "do your duty without giving in".
10. Good and evil are done by people, and misfortunes and blessings are caused by oneself. - Translation of "Zengguang Xianwen": Good and bad things are all done by oneself, and disasters and happiness are all caused by one's own words and deeds.
11. Translation: Study hard without feeling satisfied, teach others without feeling tired.
12. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. ——Translation of "The Analects of Confucius": If you don't want anything (pain, disaster, misfortune...), don't impose it on others.
13. Knowing shame is almost courageous. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean" Translation: Knowing what is a shameful behavior is a good sign of bravery.
14. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If you only study without thinking, you will not feel confused; if you only dream without studying, you will be tired and gain nothing.
15. A gentleman is always kind to others. ——Translation of "Mencius": The greatest advantage of a gentleman is to treat others with a noble and benevolent heart.
16. A gentleman sticks to his roots, and the Tao is born from his roots. ——"The Analects" Translation: A gentleman devotes himself to the fundamentals and establishes the fundamentals, and the "Tao" will naturally arise.
17. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——"The Analects of Confucius"
18. Work is accomplished by hard work, but waste is achieved by play; actions are accomplished by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. ——Han Yu Translation: Success in career or studies lies in hard work and diligence. If you are too playful and relax your requirements, you will achieve nothing; in life, you must think carefully and thoroughly before you can achieve anything. Willfulness, sloppiness, and casualness will only lead to failure.
19. There are three ways to read: reading with the heart, with the eyes, and with the mouth. ——Translation by Zhu Xi of the Ming Dynasty: Thinking with your heart, looking carefully with your eyes, and reading more with your mouth. Only when you do all three aspects well can you truly read.
20. In thousands of scriptures, filial piety and brotherhood come first. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"
21. Think before you act. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Everything you do must be done after repeated consideration.
22. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. ——Translation of "The Analects of Confucius": A gentleman does not talk too much, but does things quickly and dexterously.