2, the gentleman's way, light and tireless, simple and literary, warm and reasonable; Knowing its distance, knowing its own wind and knowing its smallness can be compared with entering Germany. Translation: The way of a gentleman seems plain but not annoying. Seemingly simple but literary, gentle but unorganized; Only by knowing this from the outside, knowing it from the outside and knowing it from the inside can we understand this truth and walk into the moral door together.
3, sincere way, you can know before. If the country wants to prosper, it must be auspicious; If the country is going to die, there must be evil spirits. See the tortoise, move four bodies. Misfortune comes from the mouth: good is rewarded with good; If you are not good, you must be a prophet. As sincere as a god. Extreme sincerity can predict the future. If the country is prosperous, there must be good omen; The country is going to decline, and there must be ominous anomalies. Appears on the grass tortoise shell, which is manifested in the movements of hands and feet. When misfortune comes, you can know in advance whether it is a blessing or a curse. So sincere and subtle.
4, sincere, self-contained; And the Tao, since the Tao also. Honesty is the goal, but dishonesty is useless. Therefore, sincerity is the most important thing for you. An honest man is not himself, so he becomes something. Be yourself and be kind; The achievements are well known. The virtue of sex is also a combination of appearance and appearance, and it is appropriate to take timely measures. Honesty is self-improvement, and Tao is self-guidance. Sincerity is the origin and destination of things. No sincerity, nothing. Therefore, a gentleman values sincerity. However, sincerity is not enough to improve yourself, but to improve things. Self-improvement is benevolence, and perfection is wisdom. Benevolence is a virtue of nature and a criterion for integrating oneself with external things, so it is appropriate to implement it at any time.
5, Confucius said: "Shun's great knowledge is also relevant! Shun is good at asking questions and observing words, hiding evil and promoting good, holding both ends and using them for the people. His thoughts are fluent! " Confucius said, "Shun is really a man of great wisdom! He likes asking questions and is good at analyzing the meaning of other people's shallow words. Hide the shortcomings of others and publicize the advantages of others. He mastered the opinions of both ends and took a gentle approach to the people. This is the reason why Shun Shun is smooth! "
6. Destiny is nature, truth is truth, and cultivation is teaching. Man's natural endowment is called "nature", acting according to nature is called "Tao", and practicing according to the principle of "Tao" is called "teaching".
7, Ziri, "The golden mean is the best! People rarely last long! " Confucius said, "The golden mean is probably the highest virtue!" ! Everyone has been missing for a long time! "
8. Self-honesty, that is, sex; Self-knowledge and sincerity are called teaching. Sincerity is clear, and clarity is sincere. Knowing the truth from sincerity and nature is called nature; Sincerity after knowing the truth is called education. Sincerity will naturally understand the truth, and it will only be sincere after understanding the truth.
9, just talk about it, just talk about it, the gentleman is not good! When you speak, you should care whether you can do it or not, and when you do things, you should also care whether it is consistent with what you say. Why don't gentlemen practice hard and match their words with their deeds?
10, Tao is also inseparable for a moment, and it can be separated from non-Tao. So a gentleman is wary of what he can't see, and fear is almost unheard of. Don't be invisible, don't be insignificant. Therefore, a gentleman is cautious and independent. Tao can't leave for a moment. If it can, it is not Tao. Therefore, people with high moral character are cautious where no one sees them and afraid where no one hears them. The more hidden the place, the more obvious it is, and the more hidden it is. Therefore, virtuous people are also cautious when they are alone.
1 1, people can do it, they have one hundred; People can do it in ten ways and thousands of ways. Can do this, stupid is wise, soft is strong. Others can learn once, but I can't! Learn from him a hundred times; Others can learn it ten times, but I can't! Learn from him a thousand times. If you can really do this, no matter how stupid you are, you will become smart, and no matter how weak you are, you will become strong.
12, a gentleman is careful not to see it, and he is afraid that he has never heard of it. Don't be subtle, don't be subtle, so a gentleman is cautious. A gentleman will be more cautious where no one sees him. It's even more terrible where no one hears. The darkest place is also the easiest place to be found, and the smallest thing is also the easiest place to be found, so a gentleman should be especially cautious when he is alone.
13, be knowledgeable, interrogate, think carefully, distinguish clearly and faithfully. If you have learning, you can learn; If you ask, you know what to do; There are blessings, and the blessings of thinking are also blessings; There are arguments, arguments and arguments. There are blessings, there are blessings. Study extensively, ask for advice in detail, think carefully, distinguish clearly and practice practically. If you don't learn, you will. There is no end to learning. Never stop without consulting and understanding; If you don't think about it, you won't stop if you don't think about it. Don't tell, don't tell, never give up; Do it or not. If you do it, you will never stop until it is finished.
14, the nature of destiny, the nature of temperament, Tao and the cultivation of Tao. If you are a Taoist, you can't leave for a moment; You can stay, but you can't. The essential feature given by God is called nature, and it is called to conform to nature to be a man. Enlightenment of saints is to conform to nature to correct the difference between what has been done and what has not been done and make everything conform to the right path. This is enlightenment. This right path cannot be left for a moment. If you can leave, it is not the right way.
15, Confucius said, "Everyone says,' I know.' Driving away from others? Trap, but I don't know what to do. Everyone said,' I know.' Choose the golden mean, not the moon. Confucius said, "Everyone says he is smart, but he doesn't know how to avoid being driven into a trap. Everyone says they are smart, but they can't stick to the golden mean for a month. "
16, Confucius said: "Su Yinxing is strange, and later generations have stories, so I will do it." I can do it if a gentleman follows the crowd and gives up halfway. A gentleman follows the doctrine of the mean, not knowing but not regretting. Only a saint can do it. Confucius said, "Look for the mysterious truth and do something weird to deceive the world and steal fame. Later generations may have someone to describe him and make a biography for him, but I will never do that. "Some people with good moral character follow the golden mean, but they give up halfway. If they can't persist, I will never stop. A true gentleman follows the golden mean, even if he is unknown all his life, he will not regret it. Only a saint can do this. "
17, Ziri: "If you return to life, you can choose the middle and get good, then you lose your fist." Confucius said, "Yan Hui is such a person. He chose the golden mean and got its benefits, so he firmly took it to heart and never let go. "
18, everything is ready, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted; If you make a decision before speaking out, you will not be punished; If you decide in advance, you won't be sleepy; If you decide to go again, you will not feel guilty; If the road is decided ahead, you will not be poor. People who are prepared anticipate that anything can be successful as long as they are prepared in advance, and will fail if they are not prepared; If you are ready to speak, you won't be unable to stand up; If you are prepared in advance, you will not encounter difficulties and setbacks; Plan first and then act, and there will be no mistakes and regrets; If the truth of being a man can be decided in advance, it is not impossible.
19, the way of a gentleman, if you go far, you will be proud, if you climb high, you will feel inferior. A gentleman's practice of the golden mean is like walking a long way, from near to far, like climbing high, from low to high.
20. Confucius said: "All countries in the world can be equal, and the nobility can be resigned, the white blade can dance, and the doctrine of the mean cannot be done." Confucius said, "The country in the world can be ruled, officials can be abandoned, snow-white blades can be trampled on, and the golden mean is not easy."
2 1, Confucius said: "I know what I can't do, the knower can't do it, and the fool can't do it." The Tao is unknown, and I know it: the sages have passed it, and the unscrupulous are not as good as it. People seldom know the taste after eating and drinking. Confucius said, "I know the reason why the golden mean can't be practiced: smart people are self-righteous and know too much;" "Stupid people are too smart to understand. I know the reason why the golden mean can't be popularized: people with virtue go too far; Immoral people can't do it at all. Just like people eat and drink every day, but few people can really taste it. "
22. Honesty is the purpose of things; Dishonest, nothing. Therefore, a gentleman is sincere and valuable. An honest man is not himself, so he becomes something. Honesty is a natural truth, and everything can't be separated from it from beginning to end. Without honesty, there is nothing. Therefore, a gentleman regards honesty as particularly precious. Sincerity is not only for his own achievements, but for all his achievements.
23. A gentleman is guilty of introspection and has no evil ambition. Gentlemen are out of reach, villains are out of reach! A gentleman only seeks introspection, but has no innocence. The reason why a gentleman is admirable and feels that he can't keep up with it is precisely in this invisible place.
24. Everything is born without harming each other, and the Tao is parallel without contradicting. Small Germany flows, great Germany is Dunhua. The world is big, too. Everything grows at the same time and does not interfere with each other, and the sun, the moon and the four seasons do not invade each other. Small virtue is like a river flowing in different streams, while great virtue is like sincere education, with deep roots. This is the reason why heaven and earth are great.
25, Ziri: "The road is not far away. People who have a long way to go can't become Tao. " Confucius said, "Tao does not refuse people. If someone practices Tao but excludes others, it is impossible to practice Tao. "
26, the emotions are not sent, that is, in the middle; All the hair is in the middle section, called and. If you are in the middle, you are the biggest in the world; He who is in harmony is also in the world. Neutrality, the position of heaven, the education of all things. Translation: When emotions are not expressed, it is called "zhong"; In line with the festival, it is called "harmony". "Zhong" is everyone's nature; "Harmony" is the principle that everyone follows. In the realm of "neutralization", heaven and earth are in their proper places, and everything grows and multiplies.
27. There are five ways in the world, so there are three people who do it. Yue: monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, brother Kun, friend. Fifth, the way of the world is also. Knowledge, benevolence and courage, the three, the world is also great; So those who do it, one also. There are five ways for people to practice in the world, and there are three ways to practice. We say: the relationship between monarch and minister, the relationship between father and son, the relationship between husband and wife, the relationship between brothers and sisters, and the relationship between friends, these five are the ethical avenues that the whole world abides by. Smart, kind and brave are three virtues that everyone needs, and it is a sincere word to implement them.
28. Secondly, songs can be sincere. Honesty means shape, shape means writing, writing means being clear, being clear means moving, moving means changing, and changing means changing. Only sincerity can be transformed in the world. A saint who is not as good as a saint can be sincere if he is committed to a certain aspect. If you are sincere, you will show it. If you show it, it will gradually become obvious. If you are obvious, you will carry it forward. Carry forward, it will touch others. If you touch others, you will cause changes. If you bring about changes, you will be able to educate everything. Only the most sincere people in the world can educate everything.