1. Wang Chao Wen: "The Analects of Confucius. Li Ren" - Confucius said: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.
The "Tao" in the sentence "He who hears the Tao in the morning will die in the evening" refers to all the laws and principles in the universe. That is, "the Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao." It is not the literal meaning that ordinary people understand: "If you hear (or understand) a principle (or truth) in the morning, you can die (or practice it) at night."
2. Chen Sansheng: " "The Analects of Confucius·Xue Er" - I examine myself three times every day.
I examine myself three times a day, which means I reflect on myself multiple times a day. It originally refers to checking oneself from three aspects every day, and later refers to checking oneself consciously many times. This chapter is about learning attitudes and emphasizes the importance of self-reflection.
3. Zhang Yousan: "The Analects of Confucius? Ji Shi" - Confucius said: There are three friends who benefit.
Confucius said: "There are three kinds of useful friends and three kinds of harmful friends. Make friends with upright people, make friends with honest people (forgiveness, integrity), make friends with knowledgeable people, It is beneficial.
It is harmful to make friends with people who are flattering but slanderous. ”
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The content of "The Analects of Confucius" covers many aspects such as politics, education, literature, philosophy, and principles of life. As early as the period when Confucius set up a lecture forum in the late Spring and Autumn Period, its main content had been initially created.
As a Confucian classic, "The Analects" has broad, profound and all-encompassing content. The thoughts of "The Analects" mainly have three categories that are independent but closely interdependent: the ethical and moral category "benevolence", and the social and political category "ritual". ”, understanding the methodological category “the golden mean”. Benevolence, first of all, is a true state deep in the human heart. The ultimate compromise must be goodness. This overall state of truth and goodness is "benevolence."