This passage first came from The Analects of Confucius and was changed into this rhythmic sentence pattern by the author of Disciples Rules.
This is the original text:
Confucius said, "Disciples are filial when they enter, and filial when they leave. Sincerely believe; Pan-love is kindness; I have spare capacity to study literature. "
The Analects of Confucius: It is a compilation that mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius, a thinker and educator, and his disciples and disciples in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also called theory, language, biography and memory, and it is one of the important Confucian classics. A * * * twenty volumes. The Analects focuses on memorizing words. Because of its numerous dialogues, it focuses on selecting educational dialogues. Theory means choice, discussion and communication, and language means discourse. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu suggested that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopt Confucianism, so he had the slogan of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone". On "is pronounced" lùn ". Literally, The Analects is a compilation of some remarks. Ban Gu's History of Literature and Art in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "As for The Analects of Confucius, Confucius responded to his disciples. At that time, his disciples heard Confucius' words. At that time, disciples had their own records, the master was a pawn, and the master compiled it according to the series, so it was called The Analects. Fu Zi was quoted in Notes on Selected Works as saying: "In the past, there was no Zhong Ni, and the disciples of Zhonggong chased the words of the master, which was called the Analects of Confucius. " ?
Disciples' Rules: Disciples' Rules was originally named Xun, and was written by scholars in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. Its content adopts article 6 of the Analects of Confucius, in which a disciple is filial when he enters and a younger brother when he leaves. They are sincere and trustworthy, kind to others and have spare capacity. They list their disciples by studying texts at home. Later, it was revised and adapted by Jia Cunren in Qing Dynasty and renamed Disciples Rules. Disciple rules * * * have 360 sentences, 1080 words, three words and one sentence, two sentences and four sentences, which rhyme fluently; The whole article begins with a "general introduction", and then it is divided into seven parts: "Filial piety is when you enter, filial piety is when you leave, honesty is when you believe, universal love, kindness is good, and you spare no effort to learn literature". When people learn the rules of disciples, they will have a wrong understanding when they hear "disciples". Who do they think learned it? Children learn it. In fact, this "disciple" is not a child, but a disciple refers to a saint. Students are called apprentices. Teacher Deng Weidong of Beijing Disciple Control Education and Training Center pointed out that the meaning of "disciple" should also keep pace with the times: at home, it refers to children; In school, refers to students; In the company, employees; In the unit refers to the next level; In society, it refers to citizens. "Gui" is also a knowing word, with "Fu" on the left and "Jian" on the right, which is called a gentleman's opinion. Of course, the gentleman's opinion must be to follow the teachings of sages, that is, the truth of life, to do things and treat others.