From "Mencius · Devoting Your Heart · Forty". Mencius said: "There are five reasons why a gentleman teaches: there are those who transform like the rain of time, there are those who become virtuous, there are those who achieve wealth, there are those who answer questions, and there are those who are private and kind. These five are the reasons why a gentleman teaches."
Mencius said: "There are five ways that a gentleman uses to educate: those that nourish and teach like timely rain, those that perfect virtue, those that are knowledgeable, those that answer questions, and those that let students pick up in private for self-cultivation. Oneself. These five are the ways a gentleman educates others. Mencius intended to explain that there are five ways a gentleman can educate others, such as "timely rain transforms it", rather than telling people to accept it. Only through these five kinds of education can one become a gentleman.
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1 Mencius said: "There are five ways that a gentleman uses education: those that nourish education like timely rain, those that perfect virtue, those that have mastery of talents, There are those for answering questions, and there are those for students to pick up in private for self-cultivation. These five are the ways that a gentleman uses to educate." ("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart")
2 Mencius said: "There are also ways to educate." There are many ways and methods. I don't bother to teach him, it is his teaching itself." ("Mencius Gaozi")
3 Mencius said: "A good craftsman will not change or change because of a poor worker. Abandoning the rules, Hou Yi never changed his bow-drawing standards because of poor archers. , and those who have the ability to learn will follow him."? ("Mencius: Endeavor")
4 Rubei wanted to see Confucius, but Confucius refused because of illness. As soon as the messenger went out, Confucius took the harp and played and sang, hoping that Rubei would hear him. ("The Analects of Confucius·Yang Huo")?