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1.To learn and review from time to time what is learned
2.The man of noble character devotes himself to the fundamentals
3.I examine myself several times a day
4. Fulfill their filial duties at home and obey their elder brothers when away from home
5.Value virtues more than lust upon a young woman
6. Carefully attend to the funeral rites of one’s parents and earnestly worship one’s ancestors
7.Gentleness, kindness, courtesy, restraint and magnanimity
8.In the practice of rites, harmony is to be prized
9. The person is poor, but finds delight in pursuing knowledge, or rich, but observing the rites
10.Rule a country on the basis of morality
11. The general public is directed by moral education and constrained by Rites
12. Establish myself at 30 and have no doubts about the world at 40
13.Derive new reflections from reviewing what one’s learnt
14. He who is steeped in learning but neglecting thinking feels perplexed while he who is absorbed in thinking but neglecting learning puts himself in danger
15.Say yes when you know and no when you don’t, it’s the wisdom
16. With fewer mistakes in your words and fewer regrets in your deeds, you can obtain a government position and receive an official’s salary
17. An untrustworthy person cannot establish himself in the world
18.what is subtracted and added is knowable
19.How can a person with no humaneness observe rites
20.Being economical is better than extravagant at ritual ceremonies
21. The ruler should use his ministers in accordance with rites and his ministers should serve his ruler with loyalty
22. The man of noble character will never deviate from humaneness for even the time of a simple meal
23. If I know the Way in the morning, I can die without regrets at night
24. The man of noble character takes action in accordance with righteousness
25. One should worry not about obtaining no official positions, but about not qualified for that position
26.There is one main thread throughout my teaching
27. The man of noble character understands righteousness while the mean man knows only profits
28.When you see the man with virtues, try to emulate him
29. When waiting on parents, children should euphemistically persuade their parents into correcting their mistakes
30.Being slow to speak for fear of not suiting their deeds to their words
31.Self-disciplined people scarcely make any mistakes
32.Being slow to speak, but quick to act
33.Infer ten things from one he has learnt
34.Rotten wood cannot be carved
35. The elder are taken good care of and live in comfort, friends trust each other and the young have good examples to follow
36. Remain cheerful with only a small bamboo basket of rice to eat and a gourdful of water to drink
37. With perfect mix of simplicity and refinement, one can be called the man of noble character
38.Liking it is better than understanding it while enjoying it is the best
39.The wise love water while the humane love mountains
40. If you want to be established, help others be established. If you want to achieve success, help others achieve their success
41.Learn and never feel content. Teach tirelessly
42.Draw inferences about other cases from one instance
43.Follow my own inclinations
44.Wealth and rank achieved by improper means are like floating clouds
45.There is always someone for me to learn from
46.If I want to achieve it, the humaneness will be at hand
47. A scholar should be unyielding for he shoulders a heavy responsibility and has a long way to go
48.The Book of Songs inspires us
49.The master is free of the four defects
50.Inquire about both pros and cons of the question
51.The young deserve to be treated with awe
52.A man will not be deprived of his aspirations
53. It’s not until the weather turns extremely cold can we see the leaves of pines and cypresses are the last to wither and fall
54. The wise have no puzzlement, the humane have no worries and the brave have no fears
55.Ask about casualty after the stable caught a fire
56.We have not yet known life, how can we know death?
57.Discipline yourself and act in accordance with rites. It’s humaneness
58.All men under heaven are his brothers
59. If the common people are wanting in money, how can the sovereign have enough to spend?
60. The ruler should behave like a ruler, the minister like a minister, the father like a father, and the son like a son
61.The man of noble character helps others achieve their virtuous purposes
62.If you are an upright ruler, who else will not be upright?
63. If you are not greedy for money, you will not see burglars even though rewarding people for being burglars
64.The humane love others
65. Set a good example and forgive the small mistakes of others and promote people with talents and virtues
66.If the name is not correct, the words won’t be justified
67. If the ruler acts properly, the common people will obey him without being ordered to
68.Educate people after they become rich
69.Speed hinders you from achieving goals
70.Seek harmony rather than uniformity
71. Fortitude, perseverance, artlessness and discreet are close to humaneness
72. He who is reluctant to give up his comfort family life is unworthy of a scholar
73. The man of noble character is ashamed of too much talk but not enough action
74.Knowing it’s of no use, but keeping on doing it
75. Cultivate yourself and make the common people live in happiness and peace
76. When in destitution, the man of noble character will preserve his moral integrity
77.Sacrifice his life for humaneness…
78.A craftsman must sharpen his tools first if he is to do his work well
79.He who lacks long-term plans will have worries at hand
80.Reproach others less and question yourself more
81. Do not recommend a person because of his words. Do not ignore a person’s good suggestions because of his deeds
82.Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire
83.Lack of patience in small matters leads to the disruption of great plans
84.If one is hated by all, find out reasons
85.It’s men who carry forward the Way
86.A mistake is a real mistake if not corrected
87. Students don’t have to be inferior to their teachers concerning humaneness
88.Teach all with no discrimination
89. The trouble lies not in a small population but in uneven distribution of wealth, not in poverty but in instability
90.The man of noble character should always guard against three things
91.By nature, men are much alike; but in practice, they are far apart
92.He who likes humaneness but dislikes learning will be fooled
93.How can he with a full stomach but empty head achieve something?
94.The past cannot be retrieved, yet the future can be remedied
95. Scholars sacrifice their lives in times of danger, keep righteousness in mind in front of profits
96. Learn extensively while sticking to one’s interests, ask questions earnestly and give more thoughts to the current issues
97. A scholar, after completing his learning, should devote himself to duties as an official
98. Mistakes made by the man of noble character are like eclipses of the sun and the moon
99.Direct people to get what are beneficial to them
100.He who doesn’t know his destiny will not be the man of noble character
1.學(xué)而時(shí)習(xí)之
【原文】
子曰：“學(xué)而時(shí)習(xí)之，不亦說乎？有朋自遠(yuǎn)方來，不亦樂乎？人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？”
《論語•學(xué)而》1.1章
【釋文】
孔子說：“學(xué)了又按時(shí)溫習(xí)和練習(xí)，不是很愉快嗎？有志同道合的人從遠(yuǎn)方來，不是很令人高興的嗎？人家不了解我，我也不怨恨、惱怒，不也是一個(gè)有德的君子嗎？”
【解析】
本章提出以學(xué)習(xí)為樂事，做到人不知而不慍，反映出孔子學(xué)而不厭、誨人不倦、注重修養(yǎng)、嚴(yán)格要求自己的主張。
1. To learn and review from time to time what is learned
【Source】
The Master said, “Is it not a pleasure to learn and review from time to time what is learned? Is it not a delight to have friends coming from afar? Is it not the man of noble character who bears no grudges when not being recognized? ”
The Analects•Xue Er Chapter1.1
【Comments】
The chapter emphasizes taking learning as a great pleasure and not feeling angry when not being recognized. It reflects the view of Confucius on having insatiable desire to learn, teaching tirelessly and focusing on self-cultivation and self-discipline.
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