Chapter 9 The Way of Confucianism
Rich house, virtuous body, broad mind and fat body, so the gentleman will be sincere.
Erudite, interrogate, think carefully, discern and practice.
The way of heaven and earth can be expressed in one word. If it is the same thing, its life is unpredictable. The way of heaven and earth is broad, thick, high, bright, leisurely and long.
A wise man is happy with water, a benevolent man is happy with mountains. Those who know move, those who are benevolent are quiet, those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent live.
Life and death make us rich. A gentleman is respectful and polite. He is brothers all over the world.
Or say: “what is the way of repaying evil with virtue?“ Confucius said: “how to repay virtue? To pay for the good, to pay for the bad. “
Those who are born with knowledge are superior; those who learn with knowledge are inferior; those who are poor with learning are inferior; those who are poor without learning are inferior to those who are not.
A gentleman has nine thoughts: seeing and thinking clearly, listening to Sicong, looking and thinking warm, looking and thinking respectfully, saying and thinking loyal, thinking respectfully about things, questioning and asking questions, thinking bitterly and thinking hard, and seeing the meaning of thinking.
(Furun house, Derun body, wide heart and fat body, so the gentleman must be sincere.) Erudition, inquiry, prudence, discernment, and practice. The way of heaven and earth can be said in one word, and if it is not a thing, its creatures are unpredictable. The way of heaven and earth, Bo also, thick also, high also, Ming also, leisurely also, long also. Those who know are happy with water, and those who are benevolent are happy with mountains. Those who know move, those who are benevolent are quiet, those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent are long. Life and death are fateful, and wealth is in the sky. The gentleman is respectful and respectful, courteous and courteous, and all brothers in the four seas. Or say: "Repay grievances with virtue, what is it?" Zi said: "How to repay virtue? Repay grievances with straightforwardness, repay virtue with virtue." "Those who are born to know are also superior, those who learn and know, are secondary, those who are trapped and learn, and those who are trapped and do not learn, the people are the next. A gentleman has nine thoughts: seeing Siming, listening to Sicong, Sesiwen, looking Sigong, saying and loyal, thinking about things, doubting and asking, thinking about difficulties, and seeing righteousness. )