2. This sentence comes from chapter 16 of The Analects of Confucius, which shows that Confucius' criteria for choosing friends are integrity, tolerance and well-informed. Make good like-minded friends, get twice the result with half the effort.
You can't live without friends. "It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar!" This is what Confucius said about making friends and learning happiness. "The Lord is faithful, and he who has no friends is not as good as himself." This is Confucius' warning not to make friends with disloyal people. This chapter warns us that there are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. Honest friends help you realize benevolence, and upright people can shout, "Be kind to others." Trust and honesty. Honest friends are your support, and those who trust you can be faithful. "If you believe, you will be responsible." A well-informed friend, discussing knowledge will help you gain knowledge and wisdom, and a well-informed person can understand the importance of politics.
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The second half of this sentence is expounded in the original text. Confucius said, "The winner has three friends, and 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. " It is a principle to warn us when making friends, to make more good friends and less bad friends. These three friends are honest friends, honest friends and well-informed friends mentioned in this sentence.
Confucius said that there are three kinds of bad friends, that is, "the loser has three friends." Friends make friends, friendly, soft and changeable. The three friends of the loser are flattering friends, two-faced friends and boastful friends. Never make such friends, or we will pay a heavy price.
The Analects of Confucius mentioned the way of making friends many times. Ceng Zi said, "I visit three times a day-am I unfaithful?" Don't believe in making friends? Can't you learn? Confucius said: "The beauty of a gentleman as an adult is not the evil of an adult. The villain is the opposite. Confucius said, "When you see a saint Si Qi, if you don't, you should reflect on yourself. Confucius said, "It is far from blaming others for bowing to the knees. "Look at it, it is telling yourself that self-cultivation is the premise of making good friends; Making good friends means opening a friendliest world for yourself and making your life dazzling.