Sharp tools can do a good job.
A craftsman must sharpen his knife if he wants to do a good job.
Good: done.
Leon: Make it sharp.
Equipment: tools.
Source: Seven Analects of Confucius, anonymous in pre-Qin.
Excerpt:
Zi Gong asks for benevolence. Confucius said, "If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first. Living in a country is also a saint and a doctor, and a benevolent person is a friend of the people. " The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong "
Translation:
Zi Gong asked how to cultivate benevolence. Confucius said, "A skillful craftsman must sharpen his tools first if he wants to do a good job. When we live in this country, we must respect those talented doctors and make friends with those kind scholars. "
Appreciate:
"Sharpening the knife does not mistake the woodcutter". Craftsmen can polish tools before work, and it is also easy to operate, so that they can get twice the result with half the effort, and their ideological and moral cultivation can also be achieved. Choose people with high moral character, make friends with them, be influenced by them, and your ideological realm and moral cultivation will be improved invisibly.
This article clearly tells people that in order to cultivate kindness, we must go deep into society to hone, respect virtuous people with humility, and make friends with virtuous people with sincere actions. With such opportunities and environment, we can successfully cultivate benevolence.
Translation content:
Confucius said, "I was about fifteen years old, and I wanted to learn Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu before Wang Zhidao. Seriously study history, study poetry, etiquette, books and other cultures with your heart. By the time I was 30, my theory had laid the foundation.
I can also stand in the society with my theory. At the age of forty, I knew my theory was providence, so I could believe it. Although I heard all kinds of comments, I didn't doubt or waver.
At the age of fifty, I have understood that Tao is heaven. At the same time, I understand that I am a servant of God, and the mission entrusted to me by God is to cultivate and preach.
At the age of sixty, when you listen to others, you can understand them accurately and judge whether their words are correct or not. If there is something wrong with his words, I also know where he is wrong and why. And my judgment is in line with god's will. I can answer other people's questions right away. And my answer is in line with God's will.
Seventy years old, the sky is in me, I am in the sky, the sky is with me, and the sky is with me. Therefore, you can do whatever you want without going beyond the rules and laws of heaven. "
Confucius said: "A gentleman does not want to eat enough, live in peace, work hard and be careful in his words. In this way, they can be said to be studious. "
Confucius said, "I am very happy to eat coarse grains, drink cold water and bend my arms to make pillows." It's like a cloud to me to make myself rich and noble by improper means. "