Translation of Chapter 12 of The Analects of Confucius:

Confucius said, "Isn't it pleasant to learn (knowledge) and then review it at a certain time? Isn't it happy to have like-minded people coming from afar? People don't know me, but I'm not angry. Aren't I also a morally cultivated person? "

Ceng Zi said, "I ask myself many times a day: Have I tried my best to do things for others? Is it honest and trustworthy to associate with friends? Has the knowledge taught by the teacher been reviewed? "

Confucius said, "I began to be interested in learning at the age of fifteen. At the age of thirty, I can do things independently. At the age of forty, I can not be confused. At the age of fifty, I know what is beyond the control of human resources. At the age of sixty, I can listen to different opinions. Only at the age of seventy can I do whatever I want without exceeding the rules."

Confucius said, "If you review what you have learned, you can gain new understanding and experience, and then you can become a teacher by virtue of this."

Confucius said, "Learning without thinking will confuse you; If you only dream but don't study, you will be confused. "

Confucius said, "How noble Yan Hui is! A basket of rice and a ladle of water, living in a humble alley, others can't stand this poverty, but Yan Hui didn't change his interest in learning. How noble the quality of Yan Hui is! "

Confucius said, "People who know how to learn can't compare with those who like learning; People who like learning can't compare with those who take learning as fun. "

Confucius said, "I eat coarse grains all day, drink cold water, bend my arms to make pillows, and enjoy myself. Wealth gained by improper means, I regard it as a floating cloud in the sky. "

Confucius said, "Many people walk together, and one of them must be my teacher. I choose his good aspects to learn from him, and I will correct my shortcomings against myself when I see his bad aspects. "

Confucius sighed by the river: "Time goes by like running water, day and night."

Confucius said, "The commander-in-chief of the army can change, but the ambition of ordinary people cannot be changed."

Zi Xia said, "Being able to read widely and learn extensively, and to stick to one's own ambition, ask questions earnestly and think more about current affairs, benevolence is one of them."

The original text of chapter 12 of The Analects of Confucius:

Confucius said, "It's better to learn from the times, isn't it? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? Isn't it a gentleman to be ignorant and not satisfied? "

Zeng Zi said, "I visit myself three times a day: are you unfaithful to others? Make friends without believing them? Can't you learn it? "

Confucius said, "I am determined to learn five times out of ten, standing at thirty, not confused at forty, knowing my destiny at fifty, obeying my ears at sixty, and doing what I want at seventy, without overstepping the bounds."

Confucius said, "Reviewing the past and learning the new can be a teacher."

Confucius said, "Learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous."

Confucius said, "Good, come back! One scoop of food, one scoop of drink, in the mean lane, people can't bear their worries, and they don't change their fun when they go back. Xian zai, come back! "

Confucius said, "Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy."

Confucius said, "Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and pillow it, and enjoy it. Being unjust and rich and expensive is like a cloud to me. "

Confucius said, "In a threesome, we must learn from each other. Choose the good and follow it, and change it if it is not good. "

Zi said in Sichuan, "The deceased is like a husband, and he never gives up day and night."

Confucius said, "The three armed forces can win the handsome position, but ordinary men can't win the ambition."

zixia said, "I am knowledgeable and determined, and I am eager to ask questions and think about them. Benevolence is among them."

This article comes from the expanded materials of The Analects written by Confucius at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period

Writing background:

The Analects is one of the classic works of the Confucian school, and it is a collection of recorded prose, which mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples in the form of quotations and dialogue styles, and embodies Confucius' political, aesthetic, moral and utilitarian values. The Analects of Confucius covers politics, education, literature, philosophy and the truth of living in the world.

As early as the late Spring and Autumn Period, when Confucius set up an altar to give lectures, its main content was initially created; After the death of Confucius, his disciples and re-disciples passed on his remarks from generation to generation, and gradually recorded the words and deeds of these oral quotations, so it was called "on"; The Analects of Confucius mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, so it is called "language".

Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty explained: "The speaker, the sage's language, the commentator, and the discussion of Confucianism are also." In fact, "on" means compiling. The so-called Analects of Confucius refers to recording the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples and compiling them into books. There are 2 articles and 492 chapters in The Analects of Confucius, of which 444 chapters are recorded about what Confucius and his disciples talked about in time, and 48 chapters are recorded about what Confucius and his disciples talked about with each other.

About the author:

In ancient times, Confucius was revered as "the saint of heaven" and "the muduo of heaven". He was one of the most knowledgeable scholars in the society at that time, and was revered by later rulers as Confucius' sage, the sage, the sage's teacher, Dacheng's sage, Wang's teacher and a teacher for generations.

His thoughts have a far-reaching influence on China and the world, and his people are listed as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". With the expansion of Confucius' influence, the "Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony" once became a "big sacrifice" at the same level as the ancestor worship of China.