Confucius said: "Everything should be based on faithfulness, don't make friends inferior to yourself, and don't be afraid to correct mistakes."
Ceng Zi said, "I visit myself three times a day: I am unfaithful to others? Make friends without believing them? Can't you learn it? " Ceng Zi said, "I ask myself several times a day: Do I try my best to do things for others?" Are you honest when dealing with friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge taught by the teacher? "
Confucius said, "Zuo Qiuming is ashamed of his clever words, good manners and full respect, and Qiu is also ashamed of it. If you hide your grievances and make friends with others, Zuo Qiuming will be ashamed, and Qiu will be ashamed. " (Gongye Chang V)
Translation: Confucius said: "Sweet talk, grinning, bowing, Zuo Qiuming thinks it is shameful, and I also think it is shameful; It is shameful for Zuo Qiuming to make friends with people with resentment, and I also think it is shameful. "
Confucius said, "Those who benefit have three friends, while those who lose have three friends: friends who are straightforward, friends who forgive, and friends who hear more, are beneficial; Friends will be open, friendly and soft, and friends will be ruined and damaged. " (Ji's Sixteenth)
Confucius said: "There are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. It is beneficial to make honest friends, honest friends and knowledgeable friends. It is harmful to make friends with flatterers, those who flatter on the surface and slander others behind their backs, and those who are good at rhetoric. "
stay in Yan Yuan and Jilu. Confucius said, "Why do you say what you want?" Zi Lu said, "I wish my horses and chariots are light and well dressed, and I will have no regrets with my friends." Yan Yuan said, "May there be no cutting of goodness and no exertion." Zi Lu said, "I wish to hear the ambition of Zi Zi!" The word says: "Old people are safe, friends believe it, and few people are pregnant." (Gongye Chang v)
Translation: When Yan Yuan and Ji Lu served. Confucius said, "Why not talk about everyone's wishes?" Zilu said, "I would like to use my horses, chariots and fur clothes with my friends. I don't regret it if it is broken." Yan Yuan said: "I hope we can do it without boasting about our advantages and promoting our contributions." Zilu said, "What's your wish?" Confucius said, "I hope the elderly can enjoy happiness, the children can be cared for, and friends can trust me."