Therefore, being calm, lonely, nihility and inaction are the origin of heaven and earth and the highest realm of moral cultivation.
2. Being poor for salary, fire spreads, and I don't know what to do.
The grease is burned out, but the fire is passed on endlessly. This sentence uses salary as a metaphor and fire as a metaphor for spirit. When the salary is exhausted, it means that although the body is dead, the spirit will last forever. After that, it was said that the scholarship was passed down from master to apprentice.
3. Big knowledge is idle, while small knowledge is intermittent; Big words are hot, small words are Zhan Zhan.
translation: The most intelligent person always shows an open-minded attitude; Small and talented people always haggle over trifles. The words that conform to the avenue are like a prairie fire, both beautiful and grand, which makes people convinced. Those clever remarks are trivial and nonsense.
4, a foot of beating, half a day, inexhaustible.
translation: A foot-long whip can never be cut off if you cut half of it every day. Matter can be divided infinitely.
5. I wonder if Zhou's dream is Hu Die and Hu Die's dream is Zhou and?
I wonder if Zhuang Zhou turned into a butterfly in his dream, or did the butterfly turn into Zhuang Zhou in his dream? Zhuangzi said that dreams and sleep are not different, but both are materialized phenomena of Tao. Therefore, if we want to unify the theory of the same thing, we must first get rid of the idea of having me and mix it with everything.
6. Everyone knows what is useful, but he doesn't know what is useless.
People all know the useful use, but they don't know the greater use of the useless.
7. Don't be discouraged by things.
translation: Disturb one's mind because of foreign things (thus, virtue will be lost). You can be tired of playing with things.
8. The husband's grief is greater than the death of his heart, and the death of a person is second.
The biggest sorrow is that the heart is dying and the spirit is destroyed, and the death of human body is secondary. People should have a little spirit.
9. If you don't have a thick space, you will have room for it.
Translation: With no thickness, there is a gap, so it is still generous and has room for operation. It is the core of Zhuangzi's theory of keeping in good health. At the same time, it shows that we should know the laws of nature and act according to them. The idiom "I can't see the whole cow" and "I can handle it with ease" both come from here.
1. Although I can't cure my illness, I wish the corpse would take its place.
Although the chef doesn't make sacrifices, the emcee who presides over the sacrifices won't do it instead of the chef. This means that although the man is not doing his duty, the corpse wishes to act on his behalf without going beyond the scope of his functions and powers of offering sacrifices to the gods. It shows Zhuangzi's thought of governing by doing nothing, from which the idiom comes.
11. I don't know? People call me Zhu Yu. Zhihu? Worry about my body. If you are unkind, it will harm people; Benevolence, then worry about me. If you are unjust, you will hurt others; Righteousness, then worry about myself.
translation: I don't know? People say I'm stupid. Do you know? It harms my body. If you can't be kind, you will hurt others; Doing benevolence, on the contrary, harms itself; If you don't do justice, you will hurt others; Doing righteousness will harm yourself.
12. My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. In order to follow the infinite in the world, it is almost already; It's almost enough to know what you already know.
A person's life is limited, but knowledge is infinite. If you want to pursue infinite knowledge with limited life, you will feel very tired; In this case, if we continue to pursue knowledge, we will be even more exhausted!
13. The mandarin fish turns white in a few days, and the black fish turns black in a few days.
Swans do not bathe every day, but their feathers are white; Crows are not exposed to the sun every day, but their feathers are black. Everything comes from nature and cannot be forcibly changed.
14. If there is a fleeting moment between heaven and earth in life, it will just happen suddenly.
Life is between heaven and earth, just like watching a white horse fly by through a gap, but it's only a moment. The idiom comes out in a flash. Life is fast, don't waste it.
15. Those who are sad and happy are evil in virtue; Those who are angry and angry have gone too far; Likes and dislikes, the loss of heart.
Translation: Sorrow and joy will make virtue become devious; If you don't forget your emotions, you will take Tao as your fault; If you fall into likes and dislikes, you will lose your morality
16, if the shape is like a skeleton, if the heart is dying, you really know it and don't hold on to it.
Translation: The body is like a dead bone, and the heart is like ashes. It is truly pure knowledge and does not stick to the old view.
17. To a man without himself, a man of God is useless, and a saint is nameless.
Translation: When man lost the opposition and difference between things and me, there was no longer me, and God listened to nature and completely abandoned the concept of achievement; The sage understands things well and completely abandons the shackles of fame. Great people are not burdened by self, achievements and fame.
18. A scholar with morality cannot do anything, and he is exhausted. Clothes are bad to wear, poverty is also, and it is not exhausted. This so-called non-suffering is also.
Translation: People with lofty ideals are tired if they have morality and can't implement it; Ragged clothes and worn shoes are poverty, not fatigue. This is the so-called failure to meet good times.
19. A dutiful son does not flatter his relatives, a loyal minister does not flatter his monarch, and a minister and son flourish.
The filial son does not flatter his parents, and the virtuous loyal minister does not flatter the monarch. This is the highest state of being a virtuous minister and a dutiful son. Sigh that worldly flattery is common, sigh that the world is confused and hopeless, and call for true dutiful sons and virtuous ministers.
2, phase is in the absence of phase and phase is in the absence of phase.
Translation: Making friends with each other means not making friends with each other, and doing something with each other means doing nothing. Make friends out of carelessness, help out of inaction. This is a best friend who never turns his back.
21. When the cold comes and the frost and snow fall, I know the luxuriance of pine and cypress.
When the severe cold season comes and the frost and snow come, it is even more obvious that pine trees and cypresses are flourishing. The luxuriance of pine and cypress symbolizes a gentleman's noble character.
22, the name is also, and it is also rolling; Those who know are also contenders. Both weapons, not so all right.
translation: name is the reason for mutual conflict; Wisdom is a means to struggle with each other. Both are murder weapons, and they can't be exhausted.
23, the husband is confused and easy to change.
Translation: A little confusion can make people get in the wrong direction, and a big confusion can make people lose their nature. It shows that pure human nature is the natural nature of human beings, while benevolence and righteousness are not only inhuman, but also harmful in troubled times.
24, put out the fire with fire and save the water with water, which is called more benefits.
Put out the fire with fire and save the water with water. This will not only make things right, but will increase (Wei Jun's fault). Under the guise of what Confucius taught Yan Hui, this paper expounds a way of life. The idiom put out the fire with fire and save the water with water.
25, the mountain wood is self-defeating, the paste is self-fried, and the cinnamon is edible, so it is cut; Paint can be used, so cut it. Everyone knows what is useful, but not what is useless.
translation: The trees growing on the mountain are cut down because of natural needs, and the resin is burned because of lighting, so the osmanthus trees are edible, so they are cut down; Paint can be used, so it is skinned. Everyone knows the useful use, but not the useless use. Useful and promising will be harmful, and useless and inaction will be bliss. This paper expounds the useless use that is often ignored, and contains simple dialectics.
26. Those who are caught in the fish forget to catch the fish. The hoofer is so in the rabbit, he gets the rabbit and forgets the hoof; The speaker cares so much that he forgets his words with pride. I have an Andrew who forgets his words and speaks with him!
Bamboo cages are used for fishing. When you catch fish, you forget the bamboo cages. Rabbit net is used to catch rabbits, and when you catch rabbits, you forget the rabbit net; Language is used to express ideology. If you master ideology, you will forget language. Where can I find someone who has forgotten the language to talk to?
27. Little knowledge is not as good as great knowledge, and small years are not as good as big years.
translation: those with little knowledge don't understand; those with much knowledge, those with short life span, and those without long life span.
28. Doing nothing is more than using the world; If there is something to do, it will be used for the world but not enough.
Translation: If you do nothing, you can make use of the world and feel more leisure; If you are promising, you will be used by the world and feel urgent. Explain the rule of inaction with nothingness, nature and inaction.
29. Yangzi said: Disciples should remember it, and go on a journey of self-cultivation, and be safe and not love it!
Yang Zhu said: Remember, disciples, how can you not be loved if you are virtuous and can get rid of your self-righteous thoughts!
3. There is great beauty in heaven and earth, but you don't talk about it. There are laws in four seasons, but you don't talk about it. Everything is reasonable and you don't talk about it. The sage, the original beauty of heaven and earth and the principle of all things.
Translation: Heaven and earth have the greatest virtue and don't talk about it; there are clear rules and don't talk about it at all times; everything has the reason of generation and doesn't understand it. The sage probes into the virtues of heaven and earth and understands the principle of the generation of all things.
31. Many people attach importance to profit, while honest people attach importance to fame. Sages value ambition, while saints value essence.
most people value profit, honest people value reputation, virtuous men value ambition, and saints value spirit.
32. Heaven and earth have great beauty but don't talk about it. There are four seasons when there is a clear law but don't discuss it. Everything is rational and don't talk about it.
Translation: Heaven and earth have great nature and merits without words; there are clear laws in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter without discussion; everything has a natural reason without explanation. Everything must follow the law of development of things.
33. A gentleman's friendship is indifferent, while a villain's friendship is sincere.
The friendship between gentlemen is as thin as water, while the friendship between villains looks as sweet as wine. True friends don't talk about profit.
34. Those who are satisfied are not tired of profit, those who are complacent are not afraid of losing, and those who practice within are not worried.
translation: contented people don't run around and work hard for profit; People who understand that they enjoy themselves will not feel worried if they lose something; People who pay attention to inner moral cultivation are not ashamed of having no official position. Be content with yourself, and you will be detached if you don't go by the name. Confucius' famous sayings and explanations
1. It's not good for me to know them silently, never tire of learning and never tire of teaching others.
explanation: why is it difficult for me to remember (what I have learned) silently, so that I am not tired of learning and teach people not to be tired?
2. Be angry and forget your food, and be happy and forget your worries. I don't know if you are old enough.
explanation: if you study hard, you forget to eat; if you indulge in learning, you forget your sorrow and don't know that aging is coming.
3. In a threesome, we must learn from each other. Choose the good and follow it, and change the bad.
explanation: several people walk together, and one of them must be my teacher. We should choose their advantages to learn, and pay attention to correcting their shortcomings
4. Scholars have to be unyielding and have a long way to go. Benevolence thinks it's done, isn't it heavy? Isn't it far to die?
Explanation: A truly responsible person must have a tough will, because he has a heavy responsibility and a long way to go. Because benevolence is your responsibility, it is a great responsibility. Because the end of life is the end of the task, the road to realizing benevolence is long and far away.
5. Zi Juesi: No meaning, no necessity, no solidity, no me.
explanation: Confucius put an end to four evils: no subjective suspicion, no expectation to be realized, no opinionated behavior, and no selfishness.
6. look ahead, but suddenly you are behind. The master followed the good and tempting, gave me a message, and asked me to be polite.
explanation: (for teachers' knowledge and morality), I look up, and the more I look up, the higher I feel; I study hard, and the more I study, the more I feel inexhaustible. It looks like it's in front, and suddenly it looks like it's behind. The teacher is good at inducing me step by step, enriching my knowledge with all kinds of classics, and restraining my words and deeds with all kinds of etiquette, making it impossible for me to stop studying until I exhausted my best.
7. You can't carve rotten wood.
explanation: rotten wood cannot be carved. Metaphor is that people cannot be made or things and situations are ruined and hopeless. It's also called "it's hard to carve a rotten wood". It's also called "it's hard to carve a rotten wood".
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explanation: Confucius educated his disciples from four aspects: first, literature, that is, well-known studies. Study how to improve the popularity. Second, learn, standardize people's behavior, and make people's words and deeds have rules to follow. Third, loyalty is self-cultivation. It is to cultivate people to do what they should do voluntarily. 4. Belief in learning is the knowledge of knowing people and distinguishing things, and it is the knowledge of cultivating people's judgment.
9. an upright man is open and poised while a petty man is anxious and worried.
explanation: a gentleman is broad-minded and tolerant of others; Little people love to haggle over every ounce and are narrow-minded.
1, sensitive and studious, not ashamed to ask questions, so it is called "Wen".
explanation: it means that it is not shameful to ask people with lower status and knowledge. So you can use the word "Wen" as his posthumous title.
11. It's understandable, but it's stupid.
explanation: he can learn his cleverness, but others can't catch up with his playing the fool.
12. Quality is better than literature, and literature is better than quality. Gentle, and then a gentleman.
Explanation: Simplicity will be rude if it is better than literature decoration, and literature decoration will be vain if it is better than simplicity. Only when the proportion of simplicity and literature decoration is appropriate can you become a gentleman.
13. Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as happy as those who are happy.
explanation: people who know it are not as good as those who love it; Those who love it are not as good as those who enjoy it.
14. When a bird is dying, its song is also sad; Dying men speak true.
Explanation: When birds are dying, their songs are sad. When people are dying, what they say is also kind.
15. If you are above Chinese, you can also use language; Below the Chinese, not verbally.
explanation: Confucius said: people with medium qualifications or above can tell him profound truths; It is difficult for people with medium qualifications to make him understand profound truth.
16. The knower enjoys water, while the benevolent enjoys Leshan. Those who know move, those who are kind are quiet, those who know are happy, and those who are kind live longer.
explanation: smart people like water, while benevolent people like mountains; Wise people move, benevolent people are quiet. A wise man is happy, but a virtuous man lives long.
18. Similar in sex, but far from each other.
explanation: when people are born, they are all kind in nature and similar in temperament. But with the different changes and influences of their living environment, everyone's habits will be different.
19. Learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous.
explanation: if you study without thinking, you will be blinded by the appearance of knowledge; Thinking without learning will be more dangerous because of doubts.
2, learn from time to time, not to mention? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
explanation: isn't it pleasant to review and practice after learning? Isn't it nice to have like-minded people coming from afar? People don't know me, and I don't resent or get angry. Isn't that a virtuous gentleman?