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Confucius said: "Government based on virtue is like Beichen, where the stars live and shine."

Confucius said: "The Three Hundred Poems can be summed up in one sentence, saying: 'Thinking without evil'."

Confucius said: "Tao is governed by government, unified by punishment, and the people are spared and shameless; Tao is The Master said: "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 you are ten years old, your ears are obedient; when you are seventy years old, you will follow your heart's desires and do not exceed the rules."

Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "No violation." Fan Chi tried to stop him, and Confucius told him: "Meng Sun asked about his filial piety to me, and I replied, No violation." Fan Chi said: "What do you mean?" Confucius said: "Sheng, things are done. With etiquette; death, burial with etiquette, sacrifice with etiquette."

Meng Wubo asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Parents only worry about their illness."

Zi You asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Today's filial piety means being able to raise. As for dogs and horses, they can be raised. How can we be different if we are disrespectful?"

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Confucius said: "( Zhou Jun) governs political affairs with moral education, and he will be like the North Star, which will occupy a certain position and the stars will surround it."

Confucius said: "The Book of Songs contains three hundred chapters. The righteousness of small words can be summed up in one sentence, which is 'purity of thought'."

Confucius said: "Use legal prohibitions to guide the people and use criminal laws to restrain them. The people just want to be free from punishment for crimes. But they have lost their sense of shame; if they use moral education to guide the people and use rituals to unify their words and deeds, the people will not only have a sense of shame, but also abide by the rules."

Confucius said: "I. At the age of fifteen, one is determined to study; at the age of thirty, he can stand on his own; at the age of forty, he can not be confused by external things; at the age of fifty, he understands the destiny; at the age of sixty, he can treat all kinds of opinions correctly without feeling uncomfortable; at the age of seventy, he can Do as you please without breaking the rules."

Meng Yizi asked what filial piety was, and Confucius said: "Filial piety means not violating etiquette." Later, Fan Chi drove Confucius, and Confucius told him: "What did Meng Sun ask me?" It's filial piety. I replied: "Don't violate etiquette." Fan Chi said, "What do you mean by don't violate etiquette?" Confucius said, "When your parents are alive, you must serve them according to etiquette; after your parents die, you must bury them according to etiquette." , sacrifice them."

Meng Wubo asked Confucius for advice on filial piety, and Confucius said: "Be especially worried about your parents' illnesses (doing so can be regarded as filial piety.)"

< p> Ziyou asked what filial piety is, and Confucius said: "The so-called filial piety today just means being able to support your parents. However, even dogs and horses can be raised. If you don't have the intention to honor your parents, then there is no difference between supporting your parents and raising dogs and horses. What's the difference?"

Source: From "Wei Zheng" in Confucius' "The Analects of Confucius" during the Spring and Autumn Period.

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Confucius (September 28, 551 BC - April 11, 479 BC), surnamed Zi , Kong family, named Qiu and styled Zhongni, was a native of Zou Yi (now Qufu, Shandong Province) of the state of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and his ancestral home was Li Yi (now Xiayi, Henan Province) of the Song state. He was an ancient Chinese thinker, educator, and founder of the Confucian school.

Confucius created the style of private lectures and advocated benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. According to legend, Confucius once asked Laozi for advice and had three thousand disciples, including seventy-two sages. He once led some of his disciples to travel around the country for thirteen years. In his later years, he revised the Six Classics of Poems, Book, Rites, Music, Yi, and Spring and Autumn.

After Confucius died, his disciples and his subsequent disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotes and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples, and compiled them into the Confucian classic "The Analects of Confucius".

Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and "The Wooden Duo of Heaven" in ancient times. He was one of the most knowledgeable scholars in the society at that time. The Holy Teacher, the Great Saint Wenxuan Wang, the Great Teacher, and the Teacher for Eternity.

His thoughts have a profound impact on China and the world, and he is listed as the first among the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". As the influence of Confucius expanded, the "Confucius Ceremony" to worship Confucius once became a "big sacrifice" on the same level as the Chinese ancestor gods.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Confucius