A collection of classic quotes from the Four Books and Five Classics

The Four Books and the Five Classics: the collective name of the Four Books and the Five Classics, generally refers to the Confucian classics. The Four Books refer to the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects of Confucius, and Mencius, and the Five Classics refer to the Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi, and Spring and Autumn Annals. The name of the Four Books began in the Song Dynasty, and the name of the Five Classics began in the Han Dynasty.

The "Four Books and Five Classics" are the world-famous Eastern "Bible" and a cultural treasure that will shine through the ages.

For thousands of years, it has enlightened the descendants of Yan and Huang to understand the universe and nature, to have a profound understanding of the philosophy of life, to creatively interpret the principles of human ethics and nature, and to provide wisdom for self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace. and experience. The aphorisms, witty sayings, and idioms and allusions are still widely reflected in various cultural books and daily life and social activities.

"The Great Learning"

"The Great Learning" was originally a chapter in the "Book of Rites" and had never been published separately before the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said to have been written by Zeng Shen (505 BC - 434 BC), a disciple of Confucius. From the Tang Dynasty when Han Yu and Li Ao maintained Taoism and praised "The Great Learning" (and "The Doctrine of the Mean"), to the Second Cheng Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty, they praised and publicized it in every possible way, and even called "The Great Learning, Confucius' last words, the gateway to virtue for beginners". In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi inherited Ercheng's thought and extracted "The Great Learning" from the "Book of Rites" and placed it alongside "The Analects", "Mencius" and "The Doctrine of the Mean". By the time Zhu Xi wrote the "Collected Commentary on the Four Books" At that time, it became one of the "Four Books". According to Zhu Xi and Cheng Yi, another famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, "The Great Learning" is a suicide note left by Confucius and his disciples, and is an introductory book to the Confucian school. Therefore, Zhu Xi listed it as the first of the "Four Books".

1. Everything has its beginning and end, and everything has its beginning and end. If you know the order of things, you will be able to take the shortcut.

Translation: Everything in the world has its beginning and end. If you clarify their order, then