Mozi s famous sayings about kindness, Mozi s famous sayings and aphorisms

1.A gentleman is not a mirror of water, but a mirror of people. The mirror is in the water, the face of the meeting, and the mirror is in the person, then you know the good and the bad.

Interpretation] A gentleman does not use water as a mirror, but uses others as a mirror. Using water as a mirror can see the face, and using people as a mirror can tell the right and wrong.

2.If you are unprepared, you should not respond.

Interpretation] pawn: the same as "suddenly", referring to sudden events. These two sentences are to the effect that if you do not think about the way to deal with the incident in advance, you cannot cope with the sudden change.

3.Whoever loves his neighbor will love him; Those who benefit others will benefit them; and to the wicked, they will be wicked; Whoever harms others, they will do harm.

Interpretation] He who loves others, others will love him, and whoever is good to others will also benefit him, and whoever hates others will hate him, and whoever harms others will inevitably harm him.

4.Those who are not strong will will not reach wisdom, and those who do not believe in words will not be able to achieve results. Those who cannot divide people according to wealth are not enough to make friends. Those who do not guard the road, do not know what to do, debate right and wrong and do not observe, are not enough and swim.

Interpretation] If the will is not strong, the wisdom must not be high; If you don't speak with credit, you won't be bold in action; He who has wealth and refuses to give it to others is not worthy of befriending him; He is not firm in his observance, he is not knowledgeable in things, he is not clear in distinguishing right from wrong, and it is not worth traveling with him.

5.There is no end, there is no business; Lifting things and being dark, there is no business to be heard.

Analysis: If you can't do anything from the beginning to the end, don't do other things; If you don't understand anything, don't pursue knowledge.

6.A good bow is difficult to open, but it can be as deep as a master; A good horse is difficult to ride, but it can go a long way.

Interpretation] A good bow is difficult to pull out, but it can shoot high and deep; A good horse is difficult to control, but it can travel far with a load.

7.If you love each other, you will be governed, and if you are evil, you will be chaotic.

Interpretation] If everyone loves each other, the world will be peaceful; If everyone is against one another, then there will be great chaos in the world. The Mohists advocate both love. Simultaneous love refers to loving different people or things at the same time. Mozi advocates that love has no difference in rank, regardless of thickness and intimacy.

8.It is the reason why the gentleman is easy to make it difficult for him, and everyone is easy to make it difficult for him.

Interpretation] Therefore, a gentleman is strict with himself and lenient with others, while a mediocre person is lenient with himself and strict with others.

9.Silent thoughts, words are teaching, and action is things, so that the three will be the king, and they will be saints.

Interpretation] When you are silent, you can think, when you speak, you can teach, if you have moral behavior, you can achieve a career, and if you use these three alternately, you can become a saint.

A gentleman is not a mirror of water, but a mirror of people. The mirror is in the water, the face of the meeting, and the mirror is in the person, then you know the good and the bad.

Interpretation] The gentleman does not use water as a mirror, but uses others as a mirror. The stupidity that can be seen with water as a mirror is the appearance, and the chaos and only people can be used as a mirror to know the good and the bad.

1. The official has no permanent responsibility and the people have no ultimate cheapness.

2. The reason why benevolent people do things is to promote the benefits of the world and eliminate the harm of the world.

3. It is difficult to ride a good horse, but it can go a long way; It is difficult to order a good talent, but it can be with only the king.

4. If you love each other, you will be governed, and if you are evil, you will be chaotic.

5. Don't believe without words, don't report without virtue, vote for me with a peach, and repay it with a li.

6. If the righteous are above, the world will be governed.

7. Although the gentleman's war has Chen, he is brave; Although the funeral is polite, it is the essence of calling for mourning; Although the scholar has learned, he has the best behavior.

8. If the husband loves others, people will love them; Those who benefit others will benefit from the state; and to the wicked, they will be wicked; Whoever harms others, they will do harm.

9. Heaven desires righteousness and evil is unjust.

10. If you love each other, you will be governed, and if you are evil, you will be chaotic.