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Zengzi
Zeng Zi (505 BC – 432 BC) was a native of Nanwucheng (present-day Pingyi, Shandong) in the late Spring and Autumn period of the Chinese people, and one of the main representatives of Confucianism.
At the age of sixteen, he worshiped Confucius as a teacher, and he was diligent and studious, and he was quite popular with Confucius's true teachings. Actively promote Confucian ideas and spread Confucianism. Confucius's grandson Kong Ji (子思子) studied under Sangong and taught it to Mencius. Therefore, he participated in the way of Inheriting Confucius and the Meng school of Confucianism, and not only inherited, but also developed and made achievements in Confucius's Confucian school of thought.
He used "loyalty and forgiveness" to deal with Confucius's "my way is consistent", editing the Analects, writing the University, and writing the Filial Piety Classic, "Ten Articles of Zengzi". At the same time, he is also the protagonist of "Twenty-Four Filial Pieties" in "Finger Pain".
His political outlook of Xiu Qi Zhiping, the cultivation concept of self-sufficiency and prudence, and the filial piety-based concept of filial piety have influenced China for more than two thousand years, and still have extremely valuable social significance and practical value, and are rich ideological and moral nutrition for building a harmonious society today.
Zeng Shan was the main inheritor and disseminator of Confucius's teachings, and held an important position in Confucian culture. With his achievements, he finally entered the Hall of Great Confucianism and was known as the Five Great Sages alongside Confucius, Mencius, Yan Zi (Yan Hui), and Zi Sizi.
Attached are 20 classic quotations from Zengzi
1. If there has been a dynasty, the night has been changed, and if the night has been changed, it will be with it; if there has been a dynasty, it will be changed.
2. Man is good and good, but although the blessing has not yet arrived, the misfortune is far away.
3. Sweet melon bitterness, there is no beauty in the world.
4. A soldier must not fail to carry out his duties, and the task is heavy and the road is long. Isn't it important to be benevolent? After death, isn't it far away? The Analects of Tabor
5. Gentlemen meet with friends with literature and assist benevolence with friends.
6. People who are not human are not good, horses and horses do not go, soil is not high, and water is not flowing. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi
7. A gentleman loves the day to learn, and to act in a timely manner, and the difficult one (fú) is opened, and the easy one is obeyed. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
8. A gentleman who is good to himself is also good to others; he is able to enjoy the ability of others; although he is unable to do so, he does not help others. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
9. Gentlemen do not cease to be small and not to die (tiǎo) micro- and self-deprecating, and to act self-deprecatingly is not to be micro-human, and to be willing to know what is known to man, and to know oneself to oneself. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
10. A gentleman attacks his evil, seeks his faults, forces what he cannot do, removes selfish desires, and engages in righteousness. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
11. A gentleman is determined to be benevolent, to speak first and then, and to be brothers thousands of miles away. If you don't do anything, then although you are close to you, you can kiss Youhu! "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi
12. A gentleman is erudite and chán keeps it, speaks small and deeds, and acts first, and words must be followed. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
13. Words must have the Lord, deeds must have the Law, and relatives must have a party. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
14. Man believes in his words, he acts from them, he believes in his deeds, he repeats them, he repeats his kind, he suits his years, and he can also be said to be a combination of the outside and the inside. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
15. The Lord of words is not far away, and the lord of words is not far away; the way is not far away, and the way is also the basis of action. Words have the Lord, deeds have a foundation, and words have heard. A gentleman who respects what he hears is wise; if he does what he hears, he is vast. The wisdom and vastness are not in him, but in the addition of ambition. "The Disease of The Great Dai Li Ji Zengzi"
16. He who is rich and widowed, heaven is also, and he who speaks too much and acts is also a widow. "The Disease of The Great Dai Li Ji Zengzi"
17. A gentleman who doubts does not speak, does not say anything if he does not ask, and does not do what he is difficult to ask twice. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
18. Clever words make people color, touch small lines and be sure, it is difficult to be benevolent. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
19. There is no evil in the upper part, and secondly, it can be extinguished, and it can be changed from the next. "The Great Dai Li Ji Zeng Zi Li Zhi"
20. A gentleman knows a lot and chooses what he wants, is knowledgeable and calculating, and is more careful with words.
Tian Huaiyou, a native of Qingdao, Shandong. He is a member of Qingdao Writers Association, Shandong Prose Literature Society, and China Prose Literature Society. His works have been published in domestic newspapers and online platforms.
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