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Full but not covered
Confucius visited the temple and saw a kind of vessel that was tilted and overturned, and the person who guarded the temple said that it was a sitting vessel.
Confucius said, "I have heard that the instrument of sitting is false (tilted), the middle is straight, and the full is covered. Ming Jun often placed it on his right side. ”
Confucius asked his disciples to pour water, and sure enough.
Confucius sighed: What is the truth of all things that are full and not overturned?"
The disciple asked, "Do you dare to ask if there is a way to keep it full and not cover?"
Zi Yue: "Wise and wise, keep it to be foolish; merit is kept by the world, keep it to let it go; courage to revitalize the world, keep it to cowardice; be rich in the world, keep it humble." This so-called loss and loss of the way also. ”
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Be kind and friendly
Yan Bao was a politician of the same era as Confucius and was respected by Confucius.
One day, after Yan Bao's coachman returned home, his wife asked for a divorce, and the coachman was puzzled.
His wife said, "I saw you driving through the door today, You are so short, you are a prime minister, a famous prince, or so simple and unpretentious, and you are only his servant, but you are arrogant and arrogant, and you have not come out like this, so I want to divorce you." ”
When the coachman heard this, he was modest and cautious and worked hard.
After Yan Bao knew, he also tried to cultivate him, and later the coachman official visited the doctor.
Confucius especially admired Yanzi's way of making friends, Yanzi made friends, the longer the friendship, the more respectful and courteous he was, the more others respected him, so that he could do the whole thing, so Confucius said from the bottom of his heart: "Yan Ping Zhongshan is good at making friends with people, and respects him for a long time." ”
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Gentleman's attitude
Confucius's disciple Gongsun Chi sent an envoy to the State of Qi, and Ran asked Confucius for some grain in his place.
Confucius said, "Give her six buckets and four liters." ”
Ran asked for more additions.
Confucius said, "Give her two buckets and four liters." ”
Ran Qiu thought it was too little and gave Gongsun Chi's mother more.
Confucius said: "Gongsun Chi went to the state of Qi, and the fat horse was light and the wind was majestic. I've heard that gentlemen are just sending charcoal in the snow, not the icing on the cake. ”
Helping others to help others in a hurry is not helping the rich, and saving young people from emergencies is the attitude of a gentleman.
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Lost words
Confucius said that it is a loss to say something to others but not to say it; but to say something to others is to say to him, which is a gaffe.
The wise man does not lose his man, nor does he lose his word.
Confucius was in the countryside, looking gentle and humble, acting like a man who was not good at words;
When he was very good at worshipping the temple and discussing the government, he was very good at discerning, and his answers were like a stream;
When talking to the doctor, he is neutral and debating, and dares to tell the truth;
When talking to the next doctor, he talks, kindly and joyfully;
When the monarch looks at the dynasty, he is respectful and respectful, but he is also moderate in prestige and does not relax.
Speaking according to a person's character traits and occasions requires kindness, wisdom and courage.
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Self-improvement
After Confucius left the Cao Kingdom and went to the Song Kingdom, he practiced etiquette with his disciples under the big tree.
Sima Huan of the Song Dynasty wanted to kill Confucius, so he cut down the tree.
One of the disciples urged Confucius to say, "Let's hurry up." ”
Confucius said, "Since Heaven has given me the nature of holiness, what can Huan Yu do to me?"
Good times are not greedy, adversity is happy, everything is an opportunity to hone oneself, with justice, self-improvement, gratitude for huan, gratitude for opponents.
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Life is clear
Confucius asked Lao Tzu.
When he resigned, Lao Tzu said to him: "The rich and noble send people wealth, and the benevolent and righteous people send people words, and I am not rich, so I will send you a sentence in the name of a benevolent person: The mind is wise and insightful, but it is on the verge of despair, because it is because of the preference to talk about others; the reason why bofacial and eloquent and broad and broad are endangering their bodies is because of exposing the ugliness of others." Those who are children of man must not have themselves, and those who are servants must not have themselves. ”
When the water is clear, there is no fish, and when people are aware, there is no vain.
Wide is the multitude, harsh is the loss.
No scum in the chest will be able to live in the world, and no prejudice will learn to be rich in five cars.