After reading The Analects of Confucius, the role of friends can be roughly divided up to this point. Because it involves the types of friends, there is not enough time to go into details. Let’s talk about it below. 2.

Standards for making friends

The discussion of the standards for making friends in "The Analects" is very interesting, including requirements for friends and requirements for oneself. In different places, there seem to be contradictions.

First of all, Confucius believed that to make friends, you must make friends with excellent people, people with both ability and political integrity. Confucius said: "If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful. If he learns, he will not be solid. He will be loyal and trustworthy. If he has no friends, he will not be inferior to himself. Don't be afraid to change if you make mistakes." This is quite consistent with the purpose of making friends mentioned above.