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Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about politics. Confucius said, "A monarch should be like a monarch, a minister should be like a minister, a father should be like a father, and a son should be like a son." Qi Jinggong said, "Great! If you are not like a monarch, a minister, a father or a son, can I eat even if there is a lot of food? "

Lutz said that Wei Jun regarded his son as a politician. Confucius said that the son will be Xian Xi, and his name must be correct. Lutz said, there is a truth. The son is pedantic, and he is right. Confucius said, there is wild truth. A gentleman doesn't know it. If he fills in the blank, his name is wrong and his words are wrong. If he doesn't do this, he won't succeed. If he doesn't, he won't be happy ..

Lutz said to Confucius, "If Wang Wei waits for you to govern the country, what will you do first?" Confucius said, "It must be an improper name change!" Lutz said, "Are you so pedantic? Why should you correct your birthright? " Confucius said, "How can you be so reckless! A gentleman usually has reservations about what he doesn't understand. If you can't speak logic, you can't do things well. If things can't be done well, the national system of rites and music can't be established. If the national system of rites and music cannot be established, the punishment will be unfair; If the punishment is unfair, the people will be at a loss. Therefore, a gentleman must use a word that is reasonable, reasonable and will definitely work. A gentleman should not be careless with his words. "

A word from the public can prosper the country. There are many things. Confucius can't say a few words. People say it's hard for you. It is not easy for you to be a minister. If you know that this is difficult for you, you can prosper the country almost without saying a word. You can't be a few words. Confucius can't say a few words. People say it's hard for you to be king. Just say it, don't violate it.

Ding Gong asked, "Is there anything that can make the country rich and strong in one sentence?" Confucius replied: "Speaking can't be so simple and mechanical. Some people say,' it's hard for a monarch, but it's hard for a minister.' Do you know that it is difficult to be a monarch, and one sentence can make the country prosperous? Confucius replied: "Speaking can't be so simple and mechanical. "If you say something wrong, no one dares to resist. Can you make the country perish without a word?"

Confucius said that a gentleman is easier said than done. If you don't talk, it's easy for others to talk. If you don't say it, it's easy to prepare people. (The Analects of Confucius Lutz)

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This article * * * consists of 30 chapters, among which the famous sentences are: "If the name is irregular, the words are not smooth, and if the words are not smooth, nothing will be done"; "haste makes waste"; "Father is son, and son is father"; "Live respectfully, serve respectfully and be loyal to others"; "Words must be kept, and actions must bear fruit"; The gentleman is harmonious but different, and the villain is not harmonious "; A gentleman is Thai but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not Thai. This article contains a wide range of contents, including how to govern the country's political views, Confucius' educational thoughts, personal moral cultivation and personality perfection, and the idea of "harmony but difference".

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Lutz asked about politics. Confucius said, "Work first (1)." Please benefit (2). Say: "Never tired (3)."

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(1) Work first: first, guidance, that is, education. Refers to people. Walk in front of ordinary people and let them work hard.

(2) benefits: request to add some.

(3) tireless: tireless, not lax.

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Lutz asked how to manage political affairs. Confucius said, "Walk in front of the common people and make them industrious." Lutz asked to speak more. Confucius said, "Don't slack off."

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13.2 Zhonggong was killed by Ji and asked about politics. Confucius said, "There is a teacher first (1), so forgive the small and cultivate the talents." He said, "How do you know a talented person and how to do it?" He said, "As you know. I don't know, people give up (2)? "

To annotate ...

(1) Yusi: an official in charge of specific affairs in ancient times.

(2) The homonym of the word Zhu.

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Zhong Gong became a retainer of Ji family and asked how to manage political affairs. Confucius said: "First, discipline officials in charge of specific affairs, let them perform their duties, forgive their minor mistakes, and select talents for posts." Zhong Gong asked again, "How do you know you are a talented person and choose them?" Confucius said, "Choose those who know, but as for those who don't know, will others bury them?"

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13.3 Lutz said, "How about Wei Jun (1) treating his son as a politician and his son taking Xi (2) first?" Confucius said, "You must also clear your name!" Lutz said, "Yes, I am, and I am pedantic! Qi Zheng Qi? " Confucius said, "Yes, yes! A gentleman is strange to him, and so is Gaique. If the name is irregular, the words are not smooth, and the words are not smooth. Words are not fluent, and happiness is not prosperous. If you are not happy, you will not be punished. (6) If the punishment is unsuccessful, the people are at a loss. Therefore, the name of a gentleman must be spoken, and words must be feasible. Gentlemen have nothing to say (7). "

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(1) Wei Jun: Gong, the word Mo, the grandson. His father Kuaiqin was expelled from Wei Linggong. After Wei Linggong's death, Kuaimo succeeded to the throne. Kuaiqin wanted to go back to China to compete for the throne, but Kuaimo refused. Here, Confucius put forward his own views on this matter.

(2) Hey: Sound? Also, what.

(3) Correcting the name: that is, correcting the name.

(4) pedantic: pedantic.

(5) Lack: It is the same as "lack" and has the meaning of doubt.

(6) Chinese: zhòng, proper.

(7) Gou: Gou, just so-so.

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Lutz said to Confucius, "Wang Wei wants you to govern the country. What are you going to do first? " Confucius said, "First of all, we should correct our name." Lutz said, "Has anyone ever done this? What you think is out of place. How is this name correct? " Confucius said, "Zhong You is really rude. A gentleman is always skeptical about what he doesn't know. If the birthright is not right, it will be unreasonable to speak, and if it is unreasonable to speak, it will not be done. Nothing can be done, and music can't be promoted. If rites and music cannot flourish, the execution of punishment will not be appropriate. If the punishment is not appropriate, the people will not know what to do. Therefore, a gentleman must be named, must be able to make it clear, and must be able to do it. A gentleman never treats his words and deeds casually. "

Comment and analysis

The central issue mentioned in the above three chapters is how to enter politics. The first two chapters say that politicians should set an example. To ask the people to do something, politicians should first tell the people and let them know the national policy, which is what Confucius said to guide the people. But the most important issue in these three chapters is "correcting the name". "Correcting the name" is an integral part of Confucius' thought of "ceremony". The specific content of name rectification is "Jun Jun, minister, father and son". Only by "correcting the name" can we "speak freely" and the next thing will be solved.

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Fan Chi, please learn about crops. Confucius said, "I am not as good as an old farmer." Please learn to be a nursery (1). Yue: "I am not as good as the old nursery." Leave Fan Chi. Confucius said, "Little Xu Fan! When you give a good gift, the people dare not disrespect, and when you give a good deed, the people dare not refuse; Honesty, people dare not love (2). If the husband is like this, then the people from all directions (3) will come with their children. How to use the crops? "

To annotate ...

(1) Nursery: the incarnation of sound P, a vegetable field, extended to growing vegetables.

(2) Emotion: Emotion and affection. Treat it sincerely.

(3) Hey: qi ǐ ng's voice, carrying the baby's basket.

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Fan Chi asked Confucius how to grow crops. Confucius said, "I am not as good as an old farmer." Fan Chi asked how to grow vegetables. Confucius said, "I am not as good as an old vegetable farmer." After Fan Chi withdrew, Confucius said, "Fan Chi is really a villain. As long as the superiors pay attention to the ceremony, the people will not dare not be awed; As long as the superiors attach importance to the righteousness, the people will not dare to disobey; As long as the people above attach importance to the letter, people will not dare to do anything to you without the truth. If this is done, people all over the world will come with their children on their backs. Where is it necessary to grow your own crops? "

Comment and analysis

Confucius rudely accused Fan Chi, who wanted to learn how to grow crops and vegetables, of being a villain, which clearly showed his educational thought. In his view, where people in high positions need to learn to grow crops and vegetables, it is enough to pay attention to etiquette and faithfulness. He trained students not to grow crops and vegetables in the future, but to be an official in politics. In the era of Confucius, after all, only a few people received education, and workers could engage in agricultural production as long as they were physically strong, and the purpose of education was to train ruling intellectuals. Therefore, the purpose of Confucius education is not to train workers. This was reasonable under the historical conditions at that time.

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13.5 Confucius said: "recite 300 poems, teach them to be political, but not up to (1); Make it in all directions, not just for (2). although

Many, is it also Xi③? "

To annotate ...

(1) Da: Tongda. This means that you can use it.

(2) Thematic answer: Independent answer.

(3) collocation: use.

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Confucius said: "Learn 300 poems by heart and let him handle government affairs, but he knows nothing;" Let him be a diplomatic envoy and cannot negotiate independently; What's the use of memorizing a lot? "

Comment and analysis

Poetry is also one of the main contents taught by Confucius. He teaches students to recite poems, not only by reciting poems, but by applying the ideas of poems to guide political activities. Confucianism does not advocate rote learning and being a nerd, but applies what it has learned to social practice.

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13.6 Confucius said: "He is honest and acts without orders; His body is not right, although he does not obey. "

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Confucius said, "Even if you don't give orders, people will do it, but if you don't give orders, people won't obey."

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13.7 Confucius said: "Lu Wei's government is also a brother."

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Confucius said, "The politics of Lu and Wei are like the politics of brothers."

Comment and analysis

Lu is the fief, Wei is the fief of Kang Shu, and Kang Shu are brothers. At that time, the political situation of the two countries was somewhat similar. So Confucius said that the state affairs of Lu and Wei were like brothers.

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13.8 Wei Zi Gongzijing (1): "Good bedroom (2). At first I said,' If (3) and (4) are combined'. He rarely said, "It's over." When you are rich, you say,' If you are beautiful.' "

To annotate ...

(1) Wei Gongzi Jing: Doctor, whose name is Yes.

(2) Good life: Good at managing economy and living at home.

(3) Gou: Almost.

(4) Close: sufficient.

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Confucius commented on Jing, the son of Weiguo: "He is good at managing the economy and managing money at home. At first, he said, "almost enough." "A little more," he said. "It's almost finished. A little more, he said, "almost perfect." "

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13.9, Fu (1). Confucius said, "What a pity!" You Ran said, "What's the point?" Say, "Rich." He said, "If you have money, why bother?" Say, "teach it."

To annotate ...

(1) Servant: Drive.

(2) Shu: numerous, here refers to a large population.

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When Confucius went to defend the country, You Ran drove for him. Confucius said, "What a large population!" You Ran said, "The population is enough. What else should we do? " Confucius said, "Make it rich." You Ran said, "What will you do when you have money?" Confucius said, "Educate them."

Comment and analysis

In this chapter, Confucius put forward the ideas of "enriching the people" and "teaching the people", and it is "getting rich first and then teaching". This is correct. But this does not mean that people have money but no one teaches them. In the concept of Confucius, educating the people is always a very important issue. Therefore, here, we must pay attention to deeply understand the original intention of Confucius.

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13 10 Confucius said, "If you are useful to me, it only takes one month and three years to succeed."

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Confucius said, "If someone uses me to govern the country, it will be successful in one year and effective in three years."

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13 1 1 Confucius said: "Good people can serve the country for a hundred years, but they can also win battles and kill the disabled. Sincerity is also a word! "

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Confucius said, "A good man can rule the country for a hundred years, but cruelty can be eliminated and punishment and killing can be abolished. That's right! "

Comment and analysis

Confucius said that a good man needs a hundred years to "win and kill" and reach his ideal state. In fact, from the original meaning of this sentence, good people practice "rule by virtue", but it does not rule out the necessary punishment. This is not dispensable in real political activities.

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13 12 Confucius said, "Where there is a monarch, there will be death."

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Confucius said, "If you start, you will realize benevolent governance in 30 years."

Comment and analysis

In the previous chapter, Confucius said that it takes a hundred years for a good man to rule by virtue to reach his ideal state. In this chapter, he also said that it takes 30 years for a king to govern the country to achieve benevolent governance. Similarly, in the 30 years before the king realized benevolent governance, it cannot be ruled out that punishment and killing played an important role in social and political life.

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13 13 Confucius said, "If you are honest, what is the political significance?" Can't be right, like a right person? "

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Confucius said, "If you correct your behavior, what is the difficulty in managing political affairs?" ? If you can't correct your behavior, how can you let others correct it? "

Comment and analysis

As the saying goes, "correct yourself first." This is what Confucius said in this chapter. Confucius regards "honesty" as an important aspect of official politics, which has profound ideological value.

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13 14 Ranzi retired from the DPRK. Confucius said, "Make peace?" Right: "There is politics." Confucius said, "What is it? If there is a government, although it is not mine, I will listen. "

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When Ran Qiu came back from North Korea, Confucius said, "Why did you come back so late?" Ran Qiu said, "I have political affairs." Confucius said, "Is it just a common thing? If there are political affairs, although you don't need me, I will know. "

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13 15 ding gong asked, "what can rejuvenate the country with one word?" Confucius said, "You can't do what you say. People say,' it's hard for a monarch, but it's hard for a minister.' If you knew it was difficult to be a monarch, wouldn't you be successful in almost one sentence? "Yue:" What is the reason for losing your country in a word? Confucius said to him, "Don't do what you say. People say,' If you are unhappy, you are king. Just what you said, not against it. If it's good and there is no objection, wouldn't it be great? If you don't do well, you won't violate it. Didn't you almost lose your country in one sentence? "

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Ding Gong asked, "A word can make the country rich and strong. Is there such a thing? " Confucius replied: "It is impossible to have such a writing, but there are similar words." Some people say,' it's hard for a monarch, but it's hard for a minister.' If you know the difficulty of being king, isn't this close to a sentence that can make the country prosperous? "Ding Gong asked again:" A word can lead to national subjugation. Is this happening? "Confucius replied:" It is impossible to have such words, but there are almost such words. "Someone once said,' I have nothing to be happy about being a monarch. I am glad that no one dares to go against what I said. Wouldn't it be great if you were right and no one disobeyed you? If you are wrong and no one disobeys, isn't that close to a sentence that can ruin the country? "

Comment and analysis

Confucius actually gave a positive answer to Lu's question. He suggested that Ding Gong should be kind and polite and not be happy because no one dared to disobey the monarch's words. This is noteworthy. As a superior ruler, an improper idea or sentence may lead to the end of national subjugation.

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Ye Gong asked about politics. Confucius said, "Those who are near are happy, and those who are far away come."

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Lord Ye asked Confucius how to manage political affairs. Confucius said, "Make people near happy and make people far away join us."

The original 13. 17 Xia Zi slaughtered the rich (1) asked about politics. Confucius said, "Haste makes waste. Haste makes waste, but seeing small profits can't be a big deal. "

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(1) Ju's father: Ju, a city of Lu, is in present-day Juxian County, Shandong Province.

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Ju's father, a manager, asked Confucius how to deal with political affairs. Confucius said, "Don't be eager for quick success and instant benefit, and don't be greedy for small profits. If you can't achieve your goal quickly, you can't make a big deal out of greed. "

Comment and analysis

"Haste makes waste" runs through the dialectical thought that standing things can be transformed into each other. Confucius asked Xia Zi not to be quick and quick in politics, otherwise he would not achieve his goal. Don't covet small profits, or you can't do great things.

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13 18 Gong Yu Confucius said, "Our Party (1) has a straight bow (2), its father is busy with sheep (3) and its son is a witness (4)." Confucius said: "The straightness of our party is different, and the father is the son and the son is the father, and it is straight in it."

To annotate ...

(1) Party: Rural Party, with 500 households as one party in ancient times.

(2) Straight gazebo: an upright person.

(3) Angry sheep: stealing sheep.

(4) certificate: report.

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Lord Ye said to Confucius, "There is an upright man in my hometown. When his father stole someone else's sheep, he turned him in. " Confucius said: "The upright man in my hometown is different from the upright man you said: the father hides for his son and the son hides for his father." Integrity is one of them. "

Comment and analysis

Confucius believes that "the father is a hidden son and the son is a hidden father" is a "straight" word. It seems that he classified the integrity of morality into the category of "filial piety" and "kindness", and everything should be subject to the provisions of "ceremony". This should certainly be abandoned today.

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Ask Ren. Confucius said, "Be respectful at home, respect deacons and be loyal to others. Although it is destroyed, it cannot be abandoned. "

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Fan Chi asked what is benevolence. Confucius said: "I am at home at ordinary times, doing things seriously and being loyal and sincere to others." Even if you go to the land of the righteous emperor, you can't abandon it. "

Comment and analysis

Confucius' explanation of "benevolence" here is based on the three virtues of "respect", "respect" and "loyalty" Respect and courtesy at home is to meet the moral requirements of filial piety; Being careful is in line with the requirements of "courtesy"; Being loyal and honest to others is the true nature of benevolence.

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13.20 Zi Gong asked: "What kind of scholar is He Rusi (1)?" Confucius said, "It is shameful to do one thing, so that you can be a scholar in all directions." Yue: "Dare to ask second." Yue: "Clans are called filial piety, while township parties are called brothers."

"Dare to ask the second." He said, "You must keep your promise, and your actions will bear fruit. (2) But (3) What a despicable person! Suppression can also be a second time. " He said, "What about politicians today?" Confucius said, "Hey! People who fight (4), what is enough? "

To annotate ...

(1) Stone: Stone is the lowest among the nobles in the Zhou Dynasty. Since then, scholars have become a general term for intellectuals in ancient society.

(2) fruit: decisive and resolute.

(3) cymbals: sound kēng, onomatopoeic words, the sound of knocking on stones. As hard as a stone.

(4) Fighters: Ruo, Yin shāo and Zhu, with a capacity of two liters per bucket. Metaphor measures narrow people.

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Zi Gong asked, "How can I be called a scholar?" Confucius said: "I have a sense of shame in doing things, and I can only be called a scholar if I go abroad to complete the mission entrusted by the monarch." Zigong said, "What about the inferior ones?" Confucius said, "People in the clan praised him for being filial to his parents, while people in the village said that he respected his brother." Zi Gong asked again, "Excuse me, who is waiting?" Confucius said: "When you say you will do it, you must stick to it and stick to your opinion, no matter right or wrong. That's a villain. But it can also be said that it is a first-class taxi. " Zi Gong said, "What do you think of the current rulers?" Confucius said, "Alas! Where can these people with small abilities count? "

Comment and analysis

The "scholar" in Confucius' concept is, first of all, a person who has a sense of shame, does not disgrace your life and can undertake a certain national mission. Secondly, people who honor their parents and obey their brothers. Third, it is a person who "keeps his word". As for today's politicians, he thinks they are all people with narrow qualifications, not scholars at all. He trained "scholars" with the first two qualities.

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13.2 1 Confucius said, "Don't go to BOC (1), but be angry with it (2)! Crazy people are enterprising, and arrogant people are inaction. "

To annotate ...

(1) Bank of China: The behavior conforms to the golden mean.

(2) Yi: His voice is loud and blunt, and he does something wrong.

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Confucius said: "I can't find anyone who pursues the golden mean to associate with him, so I can only associate with crazy and stubborn people." Crazy people dare to do things, stubborn people refuse to do some things. "

Comment and analysis

"Madness" and "stubbornness" are two diametrically opposite qualities. First, reckless, enterprising and aggressive; One is to retreat and dare not act. Confucius believes that BOC is neither biased nor crazy. People's temperament, style and virtue are not biased towards any one aspect, and the two opposing sides should be tolerant and complementary to each other, so as to conform to the doctrine of the mean.

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Confucius 13 said on June 22nd: "There is a saying in the south:' A man without perseverance can't be a witch doctor (1). Fu Shan!' "Don't be ashamed of virtue." (2) Confucius said: it is enough not to occupy (3). "

To annotate ...

(1) Witch doctor: A person who uses divination to cure diseases.

(2) Don't take virtue as a constant, or be ashamed of virtue: these two sentences are quoted from Yi Jing Heng Guayi Ci.

(3) accounted for: divination.

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Confucius said, "There is a saying in the south:' You can't be a witch doctor without perseverance.' This sentence is really good! ""people can't maintain virtue for a long time, and it is inevitable to suffer humiliation. "Confucius said:" (This sentence means people who have no perseverance) don't need divination. "

Comment and analysis

In this chapter, Confucius talked about two meanings: first, people must have perseverance in order to achieve their careers. Second, people must maintain virtue for a long time, otherwise they may be humiliated. This is his request to himself and a warning to students.

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13.23 Confucius said: "Gentlemen are harmonious (1) but different (2), while villains are identical but not harmonious."

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(1) and: the harmonious cooperation of different things is called harmony, and all aspects are different from each other.

(2) Similarity: When the same thing is added or confused with people, it is called similarity. It's exactly the same in every way.

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Confucius said: "A gentleman is harmonious without seeking, while a villain only seeks complete agreement without coordination."

Comment and analysis

"Harmony without difference" is an important part of Confucius' ideological system. "The gentleman is harmonious but different, and the villain is not harmonious." A gentleman can maintain a harmonious relationship with the people around him, but he must think independently of his own brain when dealing with anything, and never want to blindly agree with others. But I don't have my own opinions, I just want to be completely consistent with others, and I don't care about principles, but I can't maintain a harmonious and friendly relationship with others. This is dealing with people. In fact, on all issues, the difference between "harmony without difference" and "harmony without difference" can often be reflected. "Harmony without difference" shows the profound philosophy and high wisdom of Confucius' thought.

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13.24 zi gong asked, "the country people are all good, so what?" Confucius said, "There is nothing I can do." "The villagers are all evil, so what?" Confucius said, "There is nothing I can do. Not as good as the villagers, and the bad is evil. "

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Zi Gong asked Confucius, "Everyone in the village likes him and praises him. What about this person? " Confucius said, "Not necessarily." Zi Gong asked Confucius again, "The whole town hates him, and everyone hates him. What about this person? " Confucius said, "This is uncertain. The best person is that all the good people in the town like him and all the bad people in the town hate him. "

Comment and analysis

It is not easy to evaluate a person correctly. But Confucius grasped a principle here, that is, we should take good and evil as the standard instead of everyone's likes and dislikes. It is proper to listen to everyone's opinions, and it is also one of the basis for judging a person's merits, but it is by no means the only basis. His thoughts are of great significance for us to distinguish good people from bad people today.

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13.25 Confucius said, "A gentleman is easy to change (1) but hard to say (2). Don't say it; And make people also, device (3). It's easy for the villain to say something difficult. Although it doesn't matter, it is also said; It also makes people want to be prepared. "

To annotate ...

(1) Easy: easy to get along with people.

(2) Hard to say: it is difficult to win his joy.

(3) device: quantity use.

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Confucius said, "It is easier to do things for a gentleman than to have fun for him." . He won't like it if he doesn't take the right path to please him. However, when he uses people, he always uses people according to their ability; It's hard to work for a villain, but it's easy to win his joy. If you don't take the right path to win his favor, you will get his favor. But when he employs people, he is asking for perfection. "

Comment and analysis

In this chapter, Confucius puts forward another difference between a gentleman and a villain. This is also very important. As a gentleman, he will not be picky about people and will not easily show his preferences, but when choosing talents, he can often do what he can, not seeking perfection. But little people are different. In the real society, gentlemen are rare, but such villains are common.

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13.26 Confucius said: "A gentleman is Thai but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not Thai."

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Confucius said, "A gentleman is quiet but not impetuous, while a villain is arrogant but not impetuous."

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13.27 Confucius said: "fortitude is dull and dull, close to benevolence."

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Confucius said: "Strong, brave, simple and cautious, these four qualities are close to benevolence."

Comment and analysis

Confucius classified "benevolence" with people's simple temperament. Here, we must first be resolute and decisive, and then be cautious in words and deeds, so as to approach the highest realm of benevolence. This proposition completely accords with Confucius' consistent thought.

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13.28 Luz asked, "What kind of person is this?" Confucius said, "Think carefully (1), and Yi Yi (2) can be described as a scholar. Friends are eager, and brothers are reluctant. "

To annotate ...

(1) seats: the sound is s: encouraging, urging and sincere.

(2) Yi Yi: Yi Yin is amiable and obedient in appearance.

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Lutz asked Confucius, "How can I be called a scholar?" Confucius said, "Mutual assistance, supervision, encouragement and harmony can be regarded as scholars. Friends urge and encourage each other, and brothers live in harmony. "

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13.29 Confucius said: "A good man can teach the people for seven years, and he can be reconciled."

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Confucius said, "A good man can teach the people for seven years and send them to fight as soldiers."

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13.30 Confucius said: "If you don't teach the people to fight, you will abandon them."

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Confucius said, "If you don't train the people to fight first, you will abandon them."

Comment and analysis

Both this chapter and the previous chapter talked about teaching people to fight, from which we can see that Confucius is not completely opposed to solving some problems by military means. He advocates training the people or abandoning them.