The sentence "A gentleman will never leave his body without reason" comes from the "Book of Rites", which means that something as important as yours should not be thrown away without reason, but should be cherished and cherished. It does not mean that you cannot leave it. Body. In fact, the deeper meaning of this sentence is to tell people that as a gentleman, you must maintain a good image of yourself and not give up your moral bottom line casually.
There is a saying in "Tamazao" that "a gentleman has no reason, and the jade will not leave his body." In addition to the moral symbolism of "a gentleman is more virtuous than jade", it also contains the meaning of controlling a man's behavior through wearing jade. The jade that "jade never leaves the body" mainly refers to pendant jade.
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The ancient book "Tongyi of the Five Classics" says that jade is "warm and moist, similar to wisdom; sharp but not harmful, similar to benevolence; restrained but not inflexible, there is It is like righteousness; if it is defective on the inside, it will be seen on the outside, it is like faith; if it hangs like a pendant, it is like etiquette." Confucius also said: "The beauty of jade is like the virtue of a gentleman."
He believes that jade has the qualities of a gentleman such as benevolence, wisdom, righteousness, etiquette, music, loyalty, trust, heaven, earth, morality, and Tao. There is a sentence in "The Book of Songs" that "Speaks to a gentleman and warms him like jade".
Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia-Chinese Jade