Translation of the Eight Analects, Original Text and Translation of the Eight Analects

Isn't it gratifying to learn to cultivate oneself and to benefit the country and the people, and to be able to practice it in a timely manner? Wouldn't it be nice to have like-minded friends from afar? When one's moral knowledge is accomplished, even if others don't know it, there is not the slightest resentment in his heart, isn't this exactly the demeanor of a gentleman?

Reviewing old knowledge and then understanding new knowledge, such a person can become a teacher.

Confucius said, "Do you understand what I taught you how to do?" To know is to know, not to know is not to know, this is wisdom! ”

There are some people who can't let him know, or they can't understand at all, so don't let him know, this is the wise man.

There must be three people in the group, and there must be my teacher among them. I choose the good aspects of him to learn from him, and when I see the bad aspects of him, I correct my own shortcomings against myself.

When the weather is cold, all the vegetation is withered, and only the pine and cypress trees are always green - Taiwan's climate is not visible.

Zi Xia became the chief steward of Ju's father and asked Confucius how to handle political affairs. Confucius said, "Don't ask for speed, don't be greedy for small profits." Seeking speed will not achieve the goal, and greedy for small profits will not achieve great things. ”

Confucius said, "I used to go all day without eating, all night without sleeping, thinking about problems, [but] it was not beneficial, it was better to study." ”

In addition to studying hard, you also need to review it from time to time, so you can be very happy! It is also a great joy to see friends from afar. Isn't it a gentleman that others don't understand me and I can do it without resentment?

By reviewing old knowledge and mastering new principles, you can become a teacher.

To know is to know, not to know is not to know, this is wisdom.

Three people (several people) are walking together, and there must be people among them who can be my teachers, choose their strengths to learn, and see their weaknesses to correct.

The weather was cold, all the vegetation withered, only the pines and cypresses were still green.

Don't ask for fast, don't be greedy for small profits. Seeking speed will not achieve the goal, and greedy for small profits will not achieve great things.

I used to skip food and sleep every day, and I spent all this time thinking, but I didn't gain anything, so I might as well study.

Shanghai Education Edition: Zi said: "Learn and learn from time to time, don't you also say it? Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know and are not ashamed, and they are not gentlemen? (Learning).

Zi said: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is also knowing." The first scum" ("For the Politics").

Zi said: "Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy." (Yongye).

Zi said: "If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher; Choose those who are good and follow them, and change those who are not good. (Narrative).

Zi said: "Reviewing the old and learning the new can be a teacher." (for politics).

The Analects – Confucius.

Zi said: "The year is cold, and then I know that the pine and cypress will wither." (Zihan).

Zi said: "There is no desire for speed, and there is no small profit." If you want to hurry, you can't reach it; If you see small profits, you can't do big things. (Zilu).

Zi said: "I don't eat all day long, and I don't sleep all night." Thinking is useless, it is better to learn. (Wei Linggong).

Translation: Confucius said, "Isn't it also a pleasure to study on time?"

Isn't it also a happy thing for people with the same aspirations to come together from afar (to learn from each other and increase their knowledge)? Others don't understand (me), (I) don't get angry, isn't this also a person with both ability and integrity? ”

Confucius said, "To know is to know, and not to know is not to know, and this is wisdom." ”

Confucius said, "Those who know (knowledge) are not as good as those who like (knowledge); People who like (knowledge) are not as good as people who take pleasure in knowledge. ”

Confucius said, "A few people go with you, and among them there must be my teacher here." I should choose their strengths to learn from them, and correct their shortcomings (if they have them). ”

The Analects - Narratives

Confucius said, "You can become a teacher by reviewing the old (knowledge) and thus knowing the new (knowledge)." ”

Confucius said, "When the coldest season of the year comes, then you will know that the pine and cypress trees are the last to wither." ”

Confucius said: "You can't want to be fast, and you can't covet the small interests in front of you." If you want to be fast, you can't reach your goal; If you covet the small interests in front of you, then you can't do big things. ”

Confucius said, "I used to go without eating all day, not sleeping all night, and using [these time] to think, there is no benefit, it is better to study." ”