The phrase "the wise are not confused, the benevolent are not worried, and the brave are not afraid" means that people with great wisdom will use their intelligence to find solutions to problems when they encounter puzzling things; A caring person will not be sad, he will treat people and things that bring him sadness with a tolerant attitude; A brave man will not be afraid of a strong enemy, and he will meet the challenge without hesitation.

About the author: Zi, a native of Lu (now Qufu, Shandong Province), was born in Yi Li of Song State (now Xiayi, Henan Province). He is a famous thinker and educator in China.

Source: The Analects of Confucius and Zi Han.

Allusion: once Sima Niu, a disciple of Confucius, asked how to be a gentleman, and Confucius replied, "A gentleman is not sad or afraid." Sima Niu didn't quite understand and asked, "Can you tell a gentleman not to worry or be afraid?" Confucius' answer is: "If you introspect, what is your husband worried about?" In other words, if you have a clear conscience, what are you sad and afraid of? Of course, an honest person's openness is not only a matter of correct behavior, but also comes from people's inner moral quality. The ancients believed that a gentleman had three basic qualities-kindness, wisdom and courage. Confucius said, "The benevolent is not worried, the wise is not confused, and the brave is not afraid." That is to say, if a person has a loving heart, a lofty life wisdom and a brave and strong will, then he is bound to have a good psychological and mental state, so as to be broad-minded and open-minded.