Twelve quotations from pre-Qin philosophers and their translation

Twelve quotations from pre-Qin philosophers and their translations are as follows:

Original text: 1, Confucius said: "Learn without saying? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? Ignorance and dissatisfaction are not gentlemen? "

2. Zeng Zitao said, "I will save myself three times a day: I am unfaithful to others." Don't believe in making friends? Can't you learn? "

3. Confucius said: "I am determined to learn five out of ten, stand at thirty, not be confused at forty, know my destiny at fifty, listen to my ears at sixty, and do what I want at seventy, without exceeding the rules."

4. Confucius said, "Reviewing the past and learning the new can be a teacher."

5. Confucius said, "Learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous."

6. Confucius said, "Xian Zai, come back! A spoonful of food, a spoonful of drink, in the mean lane, people can't bear their worries, and they won't change their fun when they go back. Xian zai, you come back! "

7. Confucius said, "Knowing is not as good as being kind, and being kind is not as good as being happy."

8. Confucius said: "Eating and drinking, bending your arms and resting on them, is also fun. Being unjust and rich is like a cloud to me. "

9. Confucius said, "In a threesome, there must be a teacher. Choose good and follow it, but change it if it is not good. "

10, Zi Zaichuan said: "The deceased is like a husband, not giving up day and night."

1 1, Confucius said: "The three armed forces can win the handsome, but the ordinary man can't win the ambition."

12, Xia Zi said: "Be knowledgeable and determined, be inquisitive and thoughtful, and benevolence is among them."

Translation: 1, Confucius said, "Isn't it pleasant to learn knowledge and then review it on time?" Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't understand me, but I'm not angry. Isn't it a talent? "

2. Ceng Zi said, "I check myself many times every day: Do I try my best to plan things for others? Is it honest and trustworthy to associate with friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge taught by the teacher? "

3. Confucius said, "I became interested in learning when I was fifteen. At the age of thirty, I can do things independently. At the age of forty, I don't have to be confused by foreign things. At the age of fifty, I can know what human resources can't control. Sixty years old, I can listen to different opinions. At the age of 70, you can do whatever you want without overstepping the bounds. "

4. Confucius said: "If you review what you have learned, you can gain new understanding and experience, then you can become a teacher (of others) by virtue of this."

5. Confucius said: "Learning without thinking will make you feel confused and at a loss; Dreaming without studying will damage the spirit. "

6. Confucius said, "How virtuous, Yan Hui! A bowl of rice, a ladle of water, living in a humble alley, others can't stand this kind of poverty and poverty, but Yan Hui doesn't change his (hobby of learning) fun. How virtuous, Yan Hui! "

7. Confucius said: "People who know how to learn are not as good as those who like to learn; People who love learning can't compare with those who enjoy learning. "

8. Confucius said, "Eating coarse grains, drinking cold water, and sleeping with your arms on your pillow are also fun. Wealth and status gained by improper means are like clouds in the sky to me. "

9. Confucius said, "Among many people, one must be my teacher. I choose his strengths and learn from him. If I find his weakness (if I have it), I will correct my own shortcomings. "

10, Confucius said on the riverbank: "The passing time is like running water, day and night."

1 1, Confucius said: "The commander-in-chief of the army can change, but the ambition of the people cannot change."

12, Xia Zi said: "I read widely, and I can stick to my ambition, ask questions seriously and think more about current events. Benevolence is one of them. "

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