Women are difficult to raise: they are more reserved and sentimental than men by nature. It is difficult to raise a villain: the heart is full of selfishness, greed, anger and worries.
The original sentence should be: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise. Those who are close will not be inferior, and those who are far away will be resentful." From "The Analects of Confucius·Chapter 17·Yanghuo Chapter".
Translation: "Confucius said: Only women and villains are difficult to get along with. If you are close to them, you will be rude, and if you are far away from them, you will be resentful."
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The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of Confucianism, compiled by Confucius's disciples and his disciples. It is mainly composed of quotations and dialogues, recording the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, theoretical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.
The Analects of Confucius, together with "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "Mencius", "The Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn" are collectively known as the "Four Books and Five Classics" . The current edition of "The Analects" contains twenty chapters.
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