Cultivation of one’s mind and body

1. Confucius said: "If quality is superior to literature, then history will be unruly; if literature is superior to quality, history will be achieved. If literature and quality are gentle, then a gentleman will be a gentleman." - "Yong Ye"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If a person's simplicity exceeds his literary talent, then he will be a gentleman." It would be a bit rough; if his literary talent exceeds his simplicity, it would be a bit flashy. Only a balanced combination of literary talent and simplicity can be called an elegant gentleman."

2. Confucius said: "A gentleman is in competition but not in competition; a villain is in competition but not in competition." - "Wei Zheng"

Explanation Confucius said: "A gentleman unites people without collusion, while a villain only colludes with others." Rather than uniting people.”

3. Confucius said: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do. A big cart has no hooks and a small cart has no pulleys. How can it move?"

—— "For Politics"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If a person does not pay attention to credibility, he does not know how he can live in the world. This is like a big cart or a small cart that lacks key parts and cannot hit an animal. How can it drive and walk?"

4． Confucius said: "The life of a man is straight, and the life of ignorance is fortunately avoided." - "Yong Ye"

Explanation Confucius said: "A person can live in the world with a clear conscience because he is worthy; A bad person can still live in the world because he has been lucky enough to avoid disaster. ”

5. Confucius said: "Aspirations are based on Tao, based on virtue, based on benevolence, and wandering on art." - "Shuer"

Explanation Confucius said: "Ambition is based on Tao, based on virtue, and relied on Be benevolent, and cultivate your body and mind by studying recreation among the six arts of etiquette, music, archery, driving, writing, and arithmetic.”

6. Confucius said: "Virtue is not alone, it must have neighbors." - "Li Ren"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A moral person will never be alone, there must be like-minded people to be his partners." ”

7. Confucius said: "A wise man is not confused, a benevolent man is not worried, a brave man is not afraid." - "Zi Han"

Explanation Confucius said: "A wise man is not confused when encountering things, a virtuous man is not worried. A brave man has nothing to fear."

8. Confucius said: "The wise are happy in water, and the benevolent are happy in mountains. The wise are active, and the benevolent are still. The wise are happy, and the benevolent are long-lived."

——"Yong Ye"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Smart people like water, and virtuous people like mountains. Smart people are active, and virtuous people are quiet. Smart people live happily, and virtuous people tend to live longer."

9 ． Confucius said: "When you see a virtuous person, you think about it; when you see an ungrateful person, you reflect on yourself." - "Li Ren"

Explanation Confucius said: "When you see a virtuous person, you want to be like him; when you see an unworthy person, you want to be like him People should reflect on themselves to see if they have the same problem as him. ”

10. Confucius said: "A gentleman is understood by righteousness, and a villain is understood by benefit." - "Li Ren"

Explanation Confucius said: "What a gentleman understands is righteousness, and what a villain understands is benefit."

11. Confucius said: "A gentleman is dignified and does not argue with others; he is gregarious and does not form cliques." - "Wei Linggong" Pie. ”

12. Confucius said: "Smooth words will ruin morality. Small impatience will ruin big plans." - "Wei Ling Gong"

Main idea: Confucius said: "Smooth words will corrupt morality. If you can't tolerate small things, you will disturb the moral integrity." It’s a big deal.”

13. Confucius said: "A gentleman has three warnings: when he is young, his blood energy is not yet stable, and the warning lies in appearance; when he is strong, his blood energy is strong, and he should guard against fighting; when he is old, his blood energy has declined, and the warning lies in gaining."

"——"Ji Shi"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman should be wary of three things: in adolescence, when the blood has not yet been developed, he must be careful not to be obsessed with women; in the prime of life, when the blood is strong, Be careful not to be competitive; when you get older and your vitality has declined, be careful not to be greedy. "

14. Confucius said: "If you are knowledgeable in literature and make appointments with etiquette, you can be a good friend. "——"Yan Yuan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If you study cultural classics extensively and use etiquette to restrain yourself, you will not have a rebellious mind. ”

15. Confucius said: “A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others.” "——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman is strict with himself, while a villain is strict with others. "

Be careful in speech and quick in action

16. Confucius said: "A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. "——"Li Ren"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman should be cautious in his words and diligent in his work. ”

17. Confucius said: “The ancients could not speak out their words, and they could not catch them in shame. "——"Li Ren"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "People in ancient times were reluctant to express their opinions easily because they thought it was shameful to just say something but not be able to do it themselves. "

18. Confucius said: "A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his deeds. "——"Xianwen"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman thinks that it is shameful to talk too much and do too little. ”

19. Confucius said: “If the state has the Way, speaking with caution will endanger the deeds; if the State does not have the Way, speaking with deeds will endanger the descendants.” "——"Xianwen"

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Xiangli Zhongxiang Official Member 5 Explanation Confucius said: "If the country's politics is clear, then Both speech and action must be upright; the country's politics are dark, so why should one's behavior be upright and what one says be cautious and easy-going? ”

20. Confucius said: “How can the French language be ignored? Change it to expensive. When Xun talks to him, can he say nothing? It is precious to interpret it. If I say it but don’t explain it, and therefore don’t change it, then I’m done with it. "——"Zihan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "When you hear something that is in line with principles, can you not accept it? It is valuable to be able to correct mistakes after receiving them. Can you not be happy when you hear someone obeying you? It is valuable to be able to analyze and identify after being happy. But there is really nothing I can do about people who are blindly happy without analysis, or who accept things superficially but do not actually change them. "

21. Confucius said: "If what he says is not correct, it will be difficult to do it. "——"Xianwen"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "His words are bold, but it is difficult for him to do them. "

22. Confucius said: "To make a mistake without correcting it is to make a mistake. "——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If you make a mistake and don't correct it, this is the real mistake. ”

23. Confucius said: “A gentleman has nine thoughts: to see clearly, to listen to be wise, to look warm, to look respectful, to speak loyally, to act respectfully, to think doubtful, to think angry and difficult. Seeing the meaning. "——"Ji Shi"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman should have nine considerations: when seeing, he should consider whether he understood clearly; when listening, he should consider whether he heard clearly; and when dealing with others, he should consider whether he understood clearly. Consider whether you are gentle, whether your appearance and attitude are respectful, whether you are sincere when speaking, whether you are serious when doing things, consider how to ask others for advice when encountering difficult problems, consider the consequences before anger occurs, and when you see fame and fortune Consider whether it is morally appropriate to obtain it. "

24. Confucius said: "Those who die without regrets are bound to fight against the fierce tiger Feng He. You must be afraid when things happen and like to make plans. "——"Shu Er"

Interpretation Confucius said: "I have nothing to do with people who fight tigers with bare hands and cross rivers without boats. They don't regret it even if they die.

Tongwo ambassadors must be people who are cautious when encountering problems and like to use their brains to come up with ideas to complete tasks. ”

25. Confucius said: “Three pleasures will be gained, and three pleasures will be harmed.” It is beneficial to enjoy festivals, etiquette and music, enjoy the kindness of Taoists, and enjoy many virtuous friends. It is a pleasure to be arrogant, a pleasure to travel, a pleasure to feast, and it is a loss. "——"Ji Shi"

Explanation Confucius said: "There are three kinds of beneficial happiness, and three kinds of harmful happiness. It is happiness to be adjusted by rituals and music, happiness to praise others' strengths, and happiness to make more capable friends. This is a beneficial happiness. It is harmful to take pleasure in arrogance, to take pleasure in idle wandering, and to take pleasure in excessive feasting. ”

Integrity and Friendship

26. Confucius said: “The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man.” The villain is on the contrary. "——"Yan Yuan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman likes to accomplish other people's good deeds, and does not like to promote other people's bad deeds. The villain is the opposite.

27. Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous and magnanimous, but a villain is always worried."

28. Confucius said: "Everyone who is evil must be examined; everyone who is good must be examined." - "Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Even if everyone hates him, he should not be casual. I agree, we must check it out; even if everyone likes him, we must check it out.”

29. Confucius said: "If you don't worry about others, you don't know them." - "Xue Er"

Explanation Confucius said: "If you are not afraid of others trying to understand you, you are afraid that you will not understand others. ”

30. Confucius said: "He who does not betray others and does not believe in them, but who is also enlightened beforehand, is a wise man!" - "Xian Wen"

Explanation Confucius said: "Do not suspect others' deceit in advance, and do not act arbitrarily A virtuous person is someone who can guess the dishonesty of others but detect it early! ”

31. Confucius said: "Look at its reason, observe its reason, and observe its peace. How can a person be thin? How can a person be thin?"

——"Wei Zheng"

Interpretation Confucius said: "Observe what a person does, examine the path he has taken, and understand his mood and hobbies. How can the true face of this person be hidden? How can it be hidden?"

32. Confucius said: "A gentleman does not recommend people by their words, and does not use their words to waste." - "Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman does not recommend a person just because he has a few correct words. Nor should a person’s correct speech be discarded just because he has bad moral character.”

33. Confucius said: "You can learn from others, but you can't learn from the right way; you can learn from the right way, but you can't stand with it; you can stand with others, but you can't stand with power." - "Zi Han"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Those who can study together may not be able to achieve the truth together; those who can approach the truth together may not be able to adhere to the truth together; those who can adhere to the truth together may not be able to achieve comprehension." Quan Da changed."

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Xiangli Zhongxiang official member 5 34. Confucius said: "If you can talk to someone but don't talk to them, you will lose people; if you talk to them if you can't talk to them, you will lose words. Those who know will not lose people and will not lose words." - "Wei Linggong"

Explanation Confucius said: "You can talk to him, but don't talk to him, this will miss the talent; you can't talk to him, but talk to him, this is the wrong thing to talk about. A smart person will neither miss talents nor Wrong words. ”

35. Confucius said: "If people have different opinions, they should not plot against each other." - "Wei Linggong"

Explanation Confucius said: "If people have different opinions, they should not plot against each other."

36. Confucius said: "A man with lofty ideals and benevolence does not seek life to harm others, but kills himself to achieve benevolence."

"——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A man of lofty ideals and a virtuous person will not be greedy for life and fear death to the detriment of benevolence, but will be brave enough to sacrifice himself to safeguard benevolence. ”

37. Confucius said: “If you are generous to yourself and do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. "——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Blame yourself more and blame others less, and you can resolve resentment. ”

38. Confucius said: “If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. If you live in this country, serve its officials with wise men, and make friends with its scholars who are benevolent. ” - "Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If a craftsman wants to do his job well, he must repair his tools in advance." When we live in this country, we must serve the sage among the ministers and officials and make friends with the benevolent among the scholars. ”

39. Confucius said: “Three friends will benefit you, and three friends will harm you.” Friends who are straightforward, friends who are forgiving, friends who are well-informed, are beneficial; friends who are friendly are open-minded, friends who are gentle, friends who are sycophantic, are harmed. "——"Ji Shi"

Explanation Confucius said: "There are three kinds of helpful friends and three kinds of harmful friends. It is beneficial to make friends with upright people, make friends with honest people, and make friends with well-informed people. It is harmful to make friends with flatterers, friends with flatterers and slanderers, and friends with smooth talkers. ”

40. Confucius said: “Advice is good and the way is good. If it doesn’t work, stop it. Don’t humiliate yourself.” "——"Yan Yuan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Advise him sincerely and guide him well. If he still doesn't listen, forget it, so as not to bring shame on yourself. "

Benevolence and Morality

41. The Master said: "Only the benevolent can do good to others and do evil to others. "——"Li Ren"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Only a benevolent person can care for others with a correct attitude, and can also hate people with a correct attitude. ”

42. The Master said: “Knowing words and making people look fresh and benevolent!” "——"Xueer"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Those who talk sweetly and pretend to be kind are rarely virtuous! ”

43. Confucius said: “There are three types of gentlemen: the benevolent do not worry, the knowledgeable do not be confused, and the brave do not fear.” Zigong said, "Master, it is your own way." "——"Xian Wen"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "I have failed to achieve the three aspects of a gentleman: a virtuous person does not worry when encountering difficulties, a wise person does not get confused, and a brave person Be fearless. Zigong said: "These three points are exactly the teacher's self-comments." ”

44. Confucius said: “A gentleman takes his righteousness as a pledge, practices it with rigor, develops it as a grandson, and fulfills it with faith.” What a gentleman! "

——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman regards righteousness as the foundation of his life, practices it with etiquette, expresses it with modest words, and uses honesty to express it. attitude to get it done. This is a gentleman! "

45. The Master said: "When you go out, you feel like seeing a distinguished guest, and the people feel like receiving a great sacrifice. And what you have nurtured, do not do it to others. No resentment in the country, no resentment at home. "——"Yan Yuan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "When you go out to do things, you are as serious as receiving distinguished guests, and when you serve the people, you are as careful as undertaking important sacrifices. Don't force things on others that you don't want to do. No matter whether you are doing things in the country or in the family, don't let others hate you. "

46. Confucius said: "Strength, perseverance, wood, and restraint are close to benevolence. "——"Zi Lu"

Explanation Confucius said: "Strongness, decisiveness, simplicity, and careful speech are qualities close to benevolence. "

47. Confucius said: "Benevolence is beauty. How can you know if you choose not to be kind? "——"Li Ren"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "It is wonderful to live in a place with a culture of benevolence.

How can we be called smart if we don’t choose a place with a benevolent atmosphere when we choose a place to live? ”

48. Master said: “Be responsible and do not give in to the teacher.” "——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "When faced with things that are in line with humanity, there is no need to be humble to the teacher. "

49. Confucius said: "Those who are virtuous must have words, but those who have words do not need to be virtuous. A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person does not have to be benevolent. "

——"Xianwen"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A moral person must have wonderful speeches, but a person with wonderful speeches does not necessarily have morality. A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person is not necessarily a benevolent person. ”

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Xiangli Zhongxiang Official Member 5 50. Master said: “The gentleman is poor, but the villain is poor.” "——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman can stay in poverty, but a villain will do whatever is wrong when he is poor. "

Humility and Respect

51. Confucius said: "A gentleman is sick and incompetent. He who is not sick does not know himself. ”——“Wei Linggong”

Paraphrase Confucius said: “A gentleman only worries that he has no talent, and does not worry that others do not understand him. "

52. Confucius said: "When a disciple enters, he will be filial, and when he leaves, he will be a younger brother. He will be sincere and trustworthy, and he will love everyone and be kind. If you have enough energy to do it, study literature. "——"Xue Er"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Young children should be filial to their parents at home, respect and love their brothers when going out, be cautious in doing things, be trustworthy in what they say, care about the public extensively, and be kind and virtuous. people. If you still have extra energy, use it to learn cultural knowledge. "

53. Confucius said: "It is not generous to live on top, it is disrespectful to be polite, and it is not weak in the face of mourning. How can I observe it? "——"Eight Hundreds"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "When you are in a superior position, you are not magnanimous; when you perform rituals, you are not serious; when you attend funerals, you are not sad. How can I stand watching this kind of performance! "

54. Master said: "A gentleman has nothing to fight for. Must also shoot! Bow and give way to ascend, descend to cook. His struggle is also a gentleman. "

——"Eight Yi"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman has nothing to fight for. If there is one, it must be competitive archery! During the archery competition, they bow to each other first and then go on the court; after the game is over, they toast each other. This is the battle between gentlemen. "

55. Confucius said: "If it is saintly and benevolent, how dare I! If you never get tired of doing it and never tire of teaching others, you can say that you are done. "——"Shu Er"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "As for treating me as a saint and a benevolent person, how dare I take the responsibility! I just never get tired of studying and working, and I never get tired of teaching students. That's all. "

56. Confucius said: "If the beauty of Zhou Gong's talents makes him arrogant and stingy, the rest is not enough. "——"Taibo"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Even if a person has as good a talent as Zhou Gong, as long as he is proud and stingy, other aspects will be worth mentioning. ”

57. Confucius said: “I am worried about not cultivating virtue, not learning about it, not being able to move after hearing the righteousness, not being able to correct bad deeds.” "

——"Shu Er"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If you do not cultivate yourself morally, do not learn knowledge, you will not be able to do what is right and reasonable when you hear it. , there are mistakes that cannot be corrected, these are what I feel worried about. "

58. Confucius said: "Do I know anything? Ignorant. A humble man asked me, but it was all in vain. I knocked on both ends and it was exhausted. "——"Zihan"

Explanation Confucius said: "Do I have knowledge? I have no knowledge.

A countryman asked me a question, of which I had no idea; I questioned him on both sides of the question, and when I came up with the answer, I told him as best I could. ”

59. Confucius said: “A gentleman is peaceful but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant.” ——"Zi Lu"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman is calm and tolerant but not arrogant; a villain is arrogant but not peaceful and tolerant." "

60. Confucius said: "Meng Zhi rebelled but did not attack. He rushed to the palace, was about to enter the door, rode his horse, and said: 'If you don't dare to rear, the horse will not enter. '" - "Yong Ye"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Meng Zhifan did not boast about himself. He stayed at the end to cover when the team was retreating. When they were about to retreat into the city gate, he whipped the horses. Said: 'It's not that I dare to break the queen, it's that the horse refuses to go. ”

Seeking knowledge and loving learning

61. Confucius said: “Those who are born knowing are the best; those who know by learning are the second best; those who are troubled and learn are the second best; those who are troubled are the second best.” If you don't learn, the people will be inferior. ——"Ji Shi"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Those who know from birth are the best; those who learn through learning are second-rate; those who learn only after encountering difficulties are the best." A second-class person who refuses to learn when encountering difficulties is the lowest class of people. ”

62. Confucius said: “I have fifty-two ambitions to learn at ten. moment. "——"For Politics"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "I began to aspire to be a scholar at the age of fifteen. At the age of ten, I understand the mission given to me by God. At the age of sixty, I can distinguish between true and false what I hear. At the age of seventy, I can do whatever I think without going outside the rules. "

63. Confucius said: "I don't eat all day long, stay up all night, thinking, it's useless, it's not as good as learning. "——"Wei Linggong"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "I once didn't eat all day long, didn't sleep all night, and thought over and over again, but in the end it was of no benefit, so it is better to study. ”

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Xiangli Zhongxiang Official Member 5 64. Master said: “Learning without thinking is wasteful; thinking without learning Then it's dangerous. "——"Wei Zheng"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If you only read without thinking, you will be easily deceived; if you only think without reading, you will still not be able to solve your doubts. "

65. Confucius said: "If you don't learn enough, you are afraid of losing it. ——"Taibo"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "My urgency in learning is like chasing something for fear of not catching up, and once I catch up, I am afraid of losing it." "

66. Confucius said: "Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice from time to time? Isn’t it great to have friends from far away? If a person doesn’t know something but doesn’t get upset, he is not a gentleman! "——"Xue Er"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "Isn't it great to be happy that all you have learned is to review it on time? Isn’t it wonderful to have like-minded friends coming from far away? If others don't understand you and you don't feel angry, isn't that a well-educated gentleman? ”

67. Confucius said: “You can become a teacher by reviewing the past and learning the new.” "——"Wei Zheng"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "When reviewing old knowledge, you can have new experiences and new insights. Such people can be teachers. ”

68. Confucius said: “A gentleman who has nothing to eat and nothing to live in, who is sensitive to things but careful in his words, has the right and correct way, and can be said to be eager to learn.” "——"Xueer"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "A gentleman does not seek to be satisfied with his diet, and does not seek comfort in his residence. He is diligent in his work, cautious in his words, and takes the initiative to learn from moral people so that he can correct himself. In terms of his own shortcomings, he can be said to be a studious person.

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69. The Master said: “It’s such a worry if the seedlings don’t show off! Those who are showy but not real will be troubled! "——"Zihan"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "There are some crops that only grow seedlings but do not bloom! There are some that only bloom but don’t bear fruit! "

70. Confucius said: "It is not enough to be a scholar if you are a scholar. "——"Xian Wen"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If a scholar is nostalgic for a comfortable life, he is not worthy of being a scholar. "

71. Confucius said: "When three people are walking together, there must be one who is my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. "

——"Shu Er"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "There are several people walking together, and among them there must be someone worthy of being regarded as a teacher. I choose their strengths for myself to learn from, and when I see their shortcomings, I check myself and correct them. ”

72. Confucius said: “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.” "——"Yong Ye"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "As for learning and career, those who understand it are not as good as those who love it, and those who love it are not as good as those who feel deeply happy from it. "

73. Confucius said: "In ancient times, scholars were for themselves, but today's scholars are for others. "——"Xianwen"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "In ancient times, people studied to improve themselves, but now people study to decorate themselves to show others. "

74. Zi Jue Four: No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no self. - "Zihan"

Interpretation Confucius put an end to four shortcomings and achieved: Don't make assumptions, don't be absolutely sure, don't be stubborn, don't be self-righteous.

75. Master said: "If you give me fifty years to study the Book of Changes, there will be no big mistake." "——"Shu Er"

Paraphrase Confucius said: "If I can live a few more years and study "Book of Changes" at the age of fifty, I will no longer make big mistakes. ”