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The Analects of Confucius Self-cultivation Volume (9)
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Confucius said, "If a gentleman is not heavy, he will not be arrogant and his academic stability will be unstable. The Lord is faithful, and a man without friends is not as good as himself. If they pass, don't be afraid to change. " ("Learning" is the top eight)
Zhangzhi
Confucius said, to be a gentleman, you must be solemn and trustworthy, make friends widely, and change after knowing it.
To annotate ...
1) heavy and solemn.
2 Weiwei instrument.
3 solid and solid.
A man without friends is not as good as himself. Friends, verbs, make friends.
⑤ Dan, fear.
Analysis and discussion
This chapter is the kung fu that Confucius taught his disciples to cultivate themselves: only with dignified attitude can they have dignity and do solid learning. A man can be faithful, make good friends, learn from each other and correct what he has learned. The spirit of the whole chapter lies in "hard work". If you cultivate your self-cultivation, learn to make friends and sharpen your character, you will be invincible and benefit all your life.
It is very important to say that a friend is not as good as himself. Our friends are nothing more than third-class: one is better than himself, the other is similar to himself, and the other is not as good as himself. If you understand this sentence literally: Zhang San woos you and you want to be friends with him, but Zhang San doesn't want to be friends with you because you are not as good as him. So this sentence should be experienced. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Bao Shu Ya of the State of Qi befriended Guan Zhong, which was later called "the friendship between Guan Bao and Guan Yu". ……