The Analects. Tabor Chapter VIII: A soldier cannot fail to carry out his duties, and the task is heavy and the road is long

Zi Yue: "Tabor, it can be said that the supreme virtue is also finished." Three, the world gives way, and the people have nothing to gain. ”

Confucius said: "Tabor can be said to be the most virtuous man, many times ceding the throne to the ji calendar, and the common people can not find the right words to praise him." ”

Zi Yue: "If you are respectful and rude, you will work; if you are cautious and rude, you will be rude; if you are brave, you will be chaotic; if you are straight and rude, you will be hanged." If a gentleman is devoted to his relatives, the people are prosperous and benevolent; therefore, if the old is not left behind, the people do not steal. ”

Confucius said: "Respectful but do not know etiquette, will be in vain; cautious but do not know etiquette, will be afraid and restrained; brave but do not know etiquette, easy to recklessly and intrude; straight-talking but do not know etiquette, will appear sharp and mean." If a gentleman can treat his relatives kindly, a virtuous atmosphere will arise among the people; if a gentleman does not abandon his old friends, the people will not be indifferent to people. ”

Zeng Zi had a disease, and summoned his disciples to say, "Qi yu foot, qi give hand." "Poetry" cloud: "Trembling, like approaching the abyss, like walking on thin ice." And now and then, I know, boy! ”

Zengzi was sick, gathered his students to his side, and said, "Look at my feet!" See if my hand is damaged. How do you do it without damage? As the poem says: 'Trembling is like approaching the abyss, like walking on thin ice.' From now on, I know that I can be saved from the scourge of torture! Disciples! ”

Zeng Zi had a disease, Meng Jingzi asked. Zeng Zi said: "When a bird dies, its song will mourn; when a man dies, his words will be good." The gentleman is precious to the Tao Three: moving his appearance, Si Yuan's violent and slow; positive color, Si Close's faith; out of words, Si Yuan despises. The matter of the beans is stored. ”

Zeng Zi was ill, and Meng Jingzi went to visit him. ZengZi said to him: "When the bird is about to die, the sound of the chirp is sad, and when the man is dying, the words spoken are also good." There are three aspects of the Tao that a gentleman should attach importance to: to make one's own appearance solemn and serious, so that one can avoid the rudeness and neglect of others; to make oneself look solemn and upright, so that it is easy to be convincing; and to pay attention to words and tone, so that one can avoid rudeness and mistakes. As for sacrifices and ceremonies, there are officials in charge of these matters. ”

Zeng Zi said: "To be able to ask is not to be able to ask; to ask more is to be widowed; if there is nothing, it is as if it is false, and it is a mistake but not a school." In the past, my friends tried to engage in Si Yi. ”

Zeng Zi said: "Talented but untalented people ask for advice, knowledgeable people ask those who have shallow knowledge; learned but like unlearned; full of knowledge but like nothing; even if offended, do not think about it." A friend of mine once did this. ”

Zeng Zi said: "You can support the loneliness of six feet, you can send the life of a hundred miles, and you cannot take it away from the great festival." Gentleman man with? Gentleman also. ”

Zeng Zi said: "You can entrust the young monarch to him, you can put the power of the state on him, even in the moment of life and death, you will not compromise." Is such a person a gentleman? It's a gentleman! ”

Zeng Zi said: "A soldier cannot 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? ”

Zeng Zi said: "An ambitious person cannot be unconscionable and determined, because he has a great mission (or responsibility) and a long way to go." Isn't it also important to regard the realization of the ideal of 'benevolence' as one's mission? Doesn't it stop until death, isn't that also very far away? ”

Zi Yue: "Happy in the "poems", standing in the ceremony, becoming happy." ”

Confucius said: "Human cultivation begins with the study of the Poems, taking the ritual as the foundation of the body, and mastering the music so that what they have learned can be completed." ”

The Son said, "The people may, let them be, and they shall not, let them know." ”

Confucius said, "The people know what to do, so let them act autonomously without too much restraint." The people, confused and not knowing what to do, tried to guide, educate, and even coerce them. ”

Zi Yue: "Good courage, poverty, chaos." People are not benevolent, the disease is already very bad, and the chaos is also chaotic. ”

Confucius said, "Liking to be brave and strong but hating poverty is a scourge." Too much hatred of the unkind is also a scourge. ”

Zi Yue: "If there is the beauty of Zhou Gong's talent, so that he is proud and stingy, the rest of the insufficient views are also there." ”

Confucius said, "Even with the wonderful talents of Zhou Gong, if you are proud and miserly, then other aspects are not worth mentioning." ”

Zi Yue: "Three years of study, not to the valley, not easy to get." ”

Confucius said: "Studying for three years is not to become an official and seek a good career, which is rare and valuable." ”

Zi Yue: "Believe in learning, keep the good way of death." Dangerous states do not enter, and chaotic states do not live. If there is a way in the world, it is seen, and if there is no way, it is hidden. The state has a way, the poor and the lowly, and the shame is also; the state has no way, the rich and noble, the shame also. ”

Confucius said: "To be a man, you must be diligent and studious, adhere to the truth, and strengthen your faith." Countries in danger do not enter, and countries in trouble do not live. When the country under heaven has the right way, it will appear, and if there is no way out of the wilderness, it will retreat. The state has a way, but it is a shame that it is poor and despised; it is also a shame that the country has no way, and it is rich and noble. ”

Zi Yue: "Not in his position, not in his government." ”

Confucius said, "If you do not hold this position, you will not ask about things within the scope of this position." ”

Zi Yue: "The beginning of the master's sincerity, the chaos of "Guan Ju", the foreign is full of ears! ”

Confucius said: "From the beginning of Taishi Zhi's performance to the end of the performance of the "Guan Ju" music, rich and beautiful music echoed in my ears. ”

Zi Yue: "Crazy but not straight, Dong but unwilling, sad and unbelieving, I don't know." ”

Confucius said: "Arrogant and unrighteous, ignorant and not prudent and honest, outwardly sincere but not trustworthy, I don't know why there are such people." ”

Zi Yue: "If you can't learn enough, you are afraid of losing it." ”

Confucius said, "Learning knowledge is like chasing something, catching up and worrying about losing it." ”

Zi Yue: "Majestic! Shun and Yuzhi have the world and not with Yan. ”

Confucius said, "How noble! Shun and Yu own the world, not for their own enjoyment but for the sake of the people. ”

Zi Yue: "Oh Yayo is Junya!" Majestic, only the sky is great, only Yao is it. The people are powerless. Majestic it has success also, and it has articles! ”

Confucius said, "How great! How sublime! Monarchs like Yao. Only the sky is the highest and largest, and only the Yao energy efficiency method is in the heavens. How great his kindness was, the people really did not know how to praise him. What a noble, what a feat he created, what a noble one! The etiquette system he formulated is really splendid and beautiful! ”

Shun had five vassals and ruled the world. King Wu said, "Ten people who have chaotic subjects." Confucius said, "It's difficult, isn't it?" On the occasion of Tang Yu, Yu Si was prosperous; there were women, and there were only nine people. There are two out of three in the world to serve Yin. Zhou Zhide, which can be said to be the most virtuous, has also been completed. ”

Shun had five sages and ruled the world well. King Wu of Zhou also said, "I have ten sages who can help me govern the country." Confucius said, "Talents are rare, isn't that the case?" In the era of Tang Yao and Yu Shun, as well as during the reign of King Wu of Zhou, talents were the most prosperous. However, one of the ten rulers of the Wu King was still a woman, so in fact there were only nine of them. King Wen of Zhou won two-thirds of the world and still served the Yin Dynasty, and the morality of the Zhou Dynasty can be said to be the highest. ”

Zi Yue: "Yu, I am inseparable." Filial piety to the ghosts and gods caused by the diet of the Philippines, beauty to the crown of the devil by the evil clothes, and filial piety to the palace room and try to ditch. Yu, I am inseparable. ”

Confucius said, "I have no problem with Yu; his diet is simple but he tries his best to honor the ghosts and gods; his clothes are simple, but he tries to dress as beautifully as possible during sacrifices; and he himself lives in a very low palace, but he devotes his strength entirely to the water conservancy of the ditch." Yu, I really don't have any opinions about him. ”