Original sentence:
Confucius said, "The winner has three friends, but the loser has three friends. Friends are frank, friends forgive and friends listen more, which is beneficial. Friends will be open, friendly, soft, friends will be destroyed and damaged. "
Translation:
Confucius said, "There are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. It is beneficial to make friends with honest people, honest people and knowledgeable people. It is harmful to make friends with flatterers, people who flatter on the surface, people who slander behind their backs, and people who are good at rhetoric. "
Source: The Analects of Confucius, Chapter 16, Ji's Chapter
Appreciation of this sentence:
"Friends straight" can cultivate one's morality;
"Friendship and forgiveness" are principles;
"Friends listen more" is the vision;
If you mix with depressed people, you can't make progress; Always associate with people who love to brag, you will not be practical; If your friend is a positive person, you may become a positive person.
reference data
Confucius. The complete works of Analects. Beijing: Chao Hai Publishing House, 2009.
Tencent Confucianism:/a/2015123/019708.htm.