Idioms from "The Analects" (3) Never tire of eating fine food, never tire of eating fine food, do what you don't want, don't do it to others, life and death, wealth and honor are in heaven, man has no foresight, there will be immediate worries, full food all day long, no intention The four bodies are not diligent, the grains are not divided, gentleness, courtesy and frugality can be summed up in one sentence. Rotten wood cannot be carved. Think twice before acting in haste. A gentleman is said to be righteous. A villain is said to be interested in learning. If he is good, he will be an official and know it. If he is not aware, he will stand at thirty. The four When you are ten years old, you will not be confused; when you are fifty years old, you will know your destiny and your worthiness.
Mencius
(1) Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps: "Maybe you stop after a hundred steps, or you stop after fifty steps. What if you laugh at a hundred steps at fifty steps?" "("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: (The fleeing soldiers) Some ran a hundred steps in one breath and stopped, and some ran fifty steps in one breath and stopped. Is it okay for those soldiers who ran fifty paces to laugh at the soldier who ran one hundred paces (saying he was too cowardly)?
(2) Lead and look forward: "If there is a person who is not fond of killing, then all the people in the world will lead and look forward to him." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: If there is a person who is not fond of killing, Sovereign, then the people of the world will crane their necks in anticipation of his rescue.
(3) A gentleman is far away from the kitchen: "A gentleman is far away from the kitchen." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: This is why the monarch places the kitchen far away from himself.
(4) Observe the autumn hair clearly: "If you are clear enough to see the end of the autumn hair, but do not see the hair, then the king will allow it?" ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: My eyesight can detect the fine feathers of autumn birds You can clearly see that a cart of firewood is in front of you but you can't see it.
(5) Holding Mount Tai to cross the North Sea: "Taking Mount Tai to cross the North Sea, people say, 'I can't.' It's true that you can't." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: Hold Mount Tai between them Jumping over the North Sea under your arms and telling people, "I can't do this." This is really impossible.
(6) Asking for fish by relying on a tree: "Doing what you want and asking for what you want is like asking for a fish by relying on a tree." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: Satisfy your desire with your actions , just like climbing up a tree to catch fish.
(7) Outnumbered: "A few cannot fight against a large number of people, and a weak and strong cannot fight against a strong one." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: A country with a sparse population cannot be an enemy of a country with a large population. , A weak country cannot be an enemy of a strong country.
(8) Rejoice with the people: "There is no other reason than to rejoice with the people." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: There is no other reason for this, just to have fun with the people.
(9) Rejoice in the world, worry about the world: "Rejoice in the world, worry about the world, but there is no king who is not a king." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: People who are in harmony with the world Sharing sorrows and joys has never been possible, and this has not been able to make the world surrender to him. (Note: Fan Zhongyan's famous saying "Be anxious when the world is worried first, and be happy when the world is happy later" is embodied in this)
(10) Look around and talk about him: "The king looks around and talk about him." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: King Qi turned around and looked around, and took the topic elsewhere.
(11) The water is deep and the fire is hot: "Like water getting deeper, like fire getting hotter, it's just luck." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: If the people of Yan State are affected by water deeper, they will be heated by fire even more (Indicating that the disaster is getting deeper), it is just that the ruler has changed from Yan to Qi.
(12) Save the people from fire and water: "Now Yan is oppressing its people, and the king goes to conquer it. The people think that they will save themselves from fire and water, so they eat pots of slurry to welcome the king's master." ( "King Hui of Liang") Explanation: Now the monarch of Yan State is mistreating the people, and you go to conquer him. The people there think that you are going to save them from the misery of dire straits, so they all use baskets to hold dry rice and pots to hold it. Welcome your troops with wine.
(13) Tao eats the pulp from the pot: "Now Yan is oppressing its people, and the king goes to conquer it. The people think that they will save themselves from fire and water, so they eat the pulp from the pot to welcome the king." (" "King Hui of Liang") Explanation: Now the monarch of Yan State is mistreating the people, and you go to conquer him. The people there think that you are going to save them from the misery of dire straits, so they use baskets to hold dry rice and pots to hold wine. Come welcome your troops.
(14) Go back on your promise: "Be careful, be careful! Those who go against you are also against you." ("King Hui of Liang") Explanation: Be vigilant, be vigilant! How you treat others is how they will treat you in return.
(15) Jie Min Xie Xuan: "In today's time, the country of ten thousand chariots is practicing benevolent government, and the people are happy with it, but Jie Xie Xuan is still the same.
"("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: At this time, when a big country with thousands of military chariots implements benevolent government, the people are as happy as if they were saved by being hung upside down.
(16) Get twice the result with half the effort: "The story of a person from ancient times will be doubled, but this is the case at this time. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: Therefore, "doing twice the result with half the effort" is only possible in this era.
(17) Specific but subtle: "Ran Niu, Minzi, and Yan Yuan are specific but subtle. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: Ran Niu, Minzi, and Yan Yuan are generally close to Confucius, but not as broad and profound as him.
(18) Outstanding: "Out of its kind, outstanding among others. , since the birth of the people, it has never been more prosperous than Confucius. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: The sage is far beyond his kind, much higher than his group. There is no one greater than Confucius since the beginning of mankind.
(19) Sincerely convinced : “Those who convince others with virtue are happy and sincerely convinced. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: Only those who rely on morality to make people obey will be willing to obey.
(20) Return to seek help from others: "If you fail to hit the mark, don't blame yourself for defeating yourself. , it’s just about seeking others from yourself. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: (Arrow) If you miss, don't blame those who are better than you, just go back and ask yourself.
(21) Be kind to others: "Think of others as good, He is a person who is kind to others. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: To absorb the advantages of others and do good deeds yourself is to do good deeds together with others.
(22) More than enough: "I have no official to guard, and I have no words to blame, so I Wouldn't it be enough to advance and retreat? " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: I have neither a fixed position nor the responsibility to speak out, so don't my actions have unlimited room for maneuver?
(23) Blaming everyone: “A gentleman does not complain about heaven or blame others. " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: A gentleman does not complain about heaven or blame others.
(24) This time, that time: "That time, this time." " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: That was another time, and now is another time.
(25) Who else would you rather me: "In today's world, who else would you rather me? " ("Gongsun Chou") Explanation: In today's society, who else but me?
(26) To be rich is not benevolent: "To be rich is not benevolent, and to be benevolent is not rich. "("Teng Wengong") Explanation: If you want to get rich, you can't be kind, and if you want to be kind, you can't get rich.
(27) Parents' orders, matchmaker's words: "Don't wait for parents' orders, matchmaker's words If you look at each other through holes and gaps, or follow each other across walls, then your parents and the people of the country will be despised. "("Teng Wengong") Explanation: If he does not wait for his parents to speak, and without being introduced by a matchmaker, he drills holes in the door to peek at each other, climbs over the wall to have a private meeting, then his parents and the public will despise him. .
(28) Rebellious ministers and traitors: "Confucius became the "Spring and Autumn" and the rebellious ministers and traitors were afraid. " ("Teng Wengong") Explanation: Confucius wrote "Spring and Autumn", and only rebellious ministers and unfilial sons were afraid.
(29) Self-destruction and self-abandonment: "Those who commit self-destruction should not be spoken to; Those who give up on themselves cannot do anything with them. "("Li Lou") Explanation: You can't have a valuable conversation with someone who harms you; you can't do anything valuable with a person who abandons you.
(30 ) Reputation of being safe: “There is a reputation of being safe, but there is a reputation of seeking perfection. " ("Li Lou") Explanation: There are unexpected praises, and there are also overly demanding slanders.
(31) Be good at being a teacher: "The trouble with people is that they are good at being a teacher. "("Li Lou") Explanation: The problem with people is that they like to be other people's teachers.
(32) Why did you say this: "Why did you say this, sir?" " ("Li Lou") Explanation: Why did the teacher say such a thing?
(33) There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having children: "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having children. " ("Li Lou") Explanation: There are three things about being unfilial to your parents, of which the greatest is not having children.
(34) Dancing: "When you are born, you can do bad things, but you don't know how bad you can do them. The feet dance and the hands dance. " ("Li Lou") Explanation: Once happiness occurs, it cannot stop. If it cannot stop, it will start dancing unconsciously.
(35) Not doing too much for one's own sake: "Zhongni does not do too much for one's own sake. who. "("Li Lou") Explanation: Confucius was a man who never went too far in anything.
(36) Eat from both sides: "If you have deep resources, you can draw from both sides." ("Li Lou") Explanation: If you have a deep accumulation, you can draw from both sides and eat from both sides.
(37) Day and night: "Look up and think about it day and night." ("Li Lou") Explanation: Think with your head raised. If you don't think well during the day, you can continue to think about it at night.
(38) Self-pity and self-pity: "Three years later, Taijia regretted and regretted himself." ("Wan Zhang") Explanation: Three years later, Taijia regretted, resented and regretted himself. (Ai, sound yi)
(39) Prophecy and foreknowledge: "Heaven gave birth to this people, so that they can perceive first and then know, so that they can be aware first and wake up later." ("Wan Zhang") Interpretation: Heaven. To give birth to people means to make those who are aware beforehand come to the realization of those who are aware later.
(40) The one who gathers the whole thing: "The one who gathers the whole thing is the sound of gold and jade vibrates." ("Wan Zhang") Explanation: "The one who gathers the whole thing" means, for example, when playing music, first ring the alms bowl bell, and finally Use a special chime to wrap it up, as if it has a beginning and an end.
(41) Rejection is disrespectful: "Why is it disrespectful to reject others' gifts?" ("Wan Zhang") Explanation: (As the saying goes), "Repeatedly rejecting other people's gifts is disrespectful." Respectfully. "Why?"
(42) Killing people to get goods: "Kill more people than goods, Min is not afraid of death, and ordinary people are ignorant." ("Wan Zhang") Explanation: ("Shang Shu Kang Gao") said, "Kill Those who kill others, take property by force, and are not afraid of death are the kind of people who are hated by everyone."
(43) Thrive: "The cattle and sheep are just growing strong." ("Wan Zhang." ") Explanation: (Confucius once worked as a small official in charge of livestock), he said, "The cattle and sheep have grown up strong."
(44) Knowing people and commenting on the world: "In praise of his poems, read Is it okay to not know their people in their books? This is how they talk about their world." ("Wan Zhang") Explanation: Is it okay to recite their poems and study their works without knowing their personalities? So let’s talk about their era.
(45) One violent day (pu) ten cold days: "Although there are things that are easy to grow in the world, if they are violent in one day and cold in ten days, nothing can survive." ("Gao Zi Zhang") 》) Explanation: Even if there is a plant that is the easiest to grow, if you expose it to the sun for one day and cool it for ten days, nothing will grow again.