{"id":7505,"date":"2012-05-02T08:46:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T12:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2012-05-02T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T12:52:30","slug":"confucius-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/confucius-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Confucius Say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philosopher, teacher, politician, and much more, Confucius <\/strong>(\u5b54\u5b50 – k\u01d2ng z\u01d0) is one of the most revered people in China’s long history. Born Kong Qiu <\/strong>(\u5b54\u4e18 – k\u01d2ng qi\u016b) in 551 BC in the city of Qufu<\/strong> (\u66f2\u961c – q\u016b f\u00f9), he came to be known simple as “Master Kong.” His thoughts were eventually developed into a school of thought known as Confucianism<\/strong> (\u5112\u5bb6 – r\u00fa ji\u0101 – lit. “school of the scholars”), which was at one point in time the official ideology of China (after the Qin Dynasty and before the Republic of China). Sadly, more Westerners these days probably associate this legendary thinker with the modern Internet meme bearing his name. While these “Confucius say…” pictures are good for a laugh, Master Kong’s real<\/em> quotes are full of wisdom, and we can all learn something from them. Keep an eye on the blog for more on the teaching of Confucius and his life in the future; for now, here are some of his best quotes, both in Chinese and English:<\/p>\n

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“What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u5df1\u6240\u4e0d\u6b32\uff0c\u52ff\u65bd\u65bc\u4eba – j\u01d0 su\u01d2 b\u00f9 y\u00f9, w\u00f9 sh\u012b y\u00fa r\u00e9n)<\/p>\n

“I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown; I’m bothered when I do not know others.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u4e0d\u60a3\u4eba\u4e4b\u4e0d\u5df1\u77e5\uff0c\u60a3\u4e0d\u77e5\u4eba\u4e5f – b\u00f9 hu\u00e0n r\u00e9n zh\u012b b\u00f9 j\u01d0 zh\u012b, hu\u00e0n b\u00f9 zh\u012b r\u00e9n y\u011b)<\/p>\n

“At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart’s desire without transgressing the norm.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u543e\u5341\u6709\u4e94\u800c\u5fd7\u65bc\u5b78\uff0c\u4e09\u5341\u800c\u7acb\uff0c\u56db\u5341\u800c\u4e0d\u60d1\uff0c\u4e94\u5341\u800c\u77e5\u5929\u547d\uff0c\u516d\u5341\u800c\u8033\u9806\uff0c\u4e03\u5341\u800c\u4ece\u5fc3\u6240\u6b32\uff0c\u4e0d\u903e\u77e9 – w\u00fa sh\u00ed y\u01d2u w\u01d4 \u00e9r zh\u00ec y\u00fa xu\u00e9, s\u0101n sh\u00ed \u00e9r l\u00ec, s\u00ec sh\u00ed \u00e9r b\u00f9 hu\u00f2, w\u01d4 sh\u00ed \u00e9r zh\u012b ti\u0101n m\u00ecng, li\u00f9 sh\u00ed \u00e9r \u011br sh\u00f9n, q\u012b sh\u00ed \u00e9r c\u00f3ng x\u012bn su\u01d2 y\u00f9, b\u00f9 y\u00fa ju)<\/p>\n

“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u4e0d\u6015\u6162\uff0c\u5c31\u6015\u7ad9 – b\u00f9 p\u00e0 m\u00e0n, ji\u00f9 p\u00e0 zh\u00e0n)<\/p>\n

“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u5b78\u800c\u4e0d\u601d\u5247\u7f54\uff0c\u601d\u800c\u4e0d\u5b78\u5247\u6b86 – xu\u00e9 \u00e9r b\u00f9 s\u012b z\u00e9 w\u01ceng, s\u012b \u00e9r b\u00f9 xu\u00e9 z\u00e9 d\u00e0i)<\/p>\n

“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u541b\u5b50\u6b32\u8a25\u65bc\u8a00\u800c\u654f\u65bc\u884c – j\u016bn z\u01d0 y\u00f9 n\u00e8 y\u00fa y\u00e1n \u00e9r m\u01d0n y\u00fa x\u00edng)<\/p>\n

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u6211\u4eec\u6700\u5927\u7684\u8363\u8000\u4e0d\u662f\u6c38\u4e0d\u8dcc\u5012\uff0c\u800c\u662f\u6bcf\u6b21\u8dcc\u5012\u4e86\u90fd\u80fd\u722c\u8d77\u6765 – w\u01d2 men zu\u00ec d\u00e0 de r\u00f3ng y\u00e0o b\u00f9 sh\u00ec y\u01d2ng b\u00f9 di\u00e9 d\u01ceo, \u00e9r sh\u00ec m\u011bi c\u00ec di\u00e9 d\u01ceo le d\u014du n\u00e9ng p\u00e1 q\u01d0 l\u00e1i)<\/p>\n

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her\/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u898b\u8ce2\u601d\u9f4a\u7109; \u898b\u4e0d\u8ce2\u800c\u5167\u81ea\u7701\u4e5f – ji\u00e0n xi\u00e1n s\u012b q\u00ed y\u0101n; ji\u00e0n b\u00f9 xi\u00e1n \u00e9r n\u00e8i z\u00ec x\u01d0ng y\u011b)<\/p>\n

“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u541b\u5b50\u5766\u8569\u8569\uff0c\u5c0f\u4eba\u9577\u621a\u621a – j\u016bn z\u01d0 t\u01cen d\u00e0ng d\u00e0ng, xi\u01ceo r\u00e9n zh\u01ceng qi qi)<\/p>\n

“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone can see it.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

(\u8bf8\u4e8b\u6709\u5176\u597d\u7684\u4e00\u9762\uff0c\u4f46\u4e0d\u662f\u4eba\u4eba\u90fd\u80fd\u770b\u5230 – zh\u016b sh\u00ec y\u01d2u q\u00ed h\u01ceo de y\u012b mi\u00e0n, d\u00e0n b\u00f9 sh\u00ec r\u00e9n r\u00e9n d\u014du n\u00e9ng k\u00e0n d\u00e0o)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VAtcVMW1fy0&feature=related<\/a><\/p>\n

Part One of the A&E Biography on Confucius. Find the rest of the series on YouTube.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Philosopher, teacher, politician, and much more, Confucius (\u5b54\u5b50 – k\u01d2ng z\u01d0) is one of the most revered people in China’s long history. Born Kong Qiu (\u5b54\u4e18 – k\u01d2ng qi\u016b) in 551 BC in the city of Qufu (\u66f2\u961c – q\u016b f\u00f9), he came to be known simple as “Master Kong.” His thoughts were eventually developed…<\/p>\n

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