Learning while learning is not a pleasure. It is such a delight to have friends coming so far. What do you mean, people don't know or care, but they are not gentlemen?

Meaning: isn't it pleasant to practice what you have learned often after studying? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't know me, but I'm not angry. Isn't he also a man of moral cultivation?

From: The Analects of Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Excerpts from the original text:

Confucius said, "It's better to keep pace with the times, isn't it? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't know, but they don't care Isn't it a gentleman? "

A Confucius said, "He is also filial to his younger brother, but few people like to make mistakes." It is not easy to make mistakes, but it is not easy to make mistakes. Gentleman's business is based on inheritance and Taoism. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence? "

Confucius said: clever words make color, fresh and kind. "

Explanation:

Confucius said, "Isn't it a pleasure to learn from the times?" Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't know me, but I'm not angry. Isn't that a man of moral cultivation? "

A son said, "People seldom show filial piety to their parents, obey their brothers and like to offend the upper rulers." . I don't like to offend the upper rulers, but there are no people who like to rebel. When a gentleman is committed to the fundamental things, the truth of governing the country and being a man is established. Filial piety is the essence of benevolence! "

Confucius said: "If you speak well and pretend to be likable, such people will have no kindness."

Extended data

Confucius put forward for the first time in the history of China that people's natural qualities are similar, and the differences in personality are mainly influenced by acquired education and social environment ("similar in sex, far from learning"). Therefore, everyone can be educated and everyone should be educated.

He advocated "no education for all", founded private schools and enrolled more students, which broke the monopoly of slave owners and nobles on school education and expanded the scope of education to civilians, conforming to the trend of social development at that time.

In terms of teaching methods, Confucius requires teachers to have the educational philosophy of "teaching without distinction" and "managing the country to help the world", the methodology of "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude" and "heuristic", and pay attention to early childhood education and enlightenment education. He educates students to have an honest learning attitude, be open-minded and eager to learn, review what they have learned from time to time, so as to "review the past and learn new things", broaden and deepen the extension of new knowledge, and "draw inferences from others".

Confucius advocated that he should not be ashamed to ask questions, and be open-minded and eager to learn, while emphasizing the combination of learning and thinking ("learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous"). At the same time, he should "apply what he has learned" and apply what he has learned to social practice.

Confucius also adopted different educational methods according to the specific situation of each student to cultivate talents in morality, language, politics and literature. Confucius loved education and engaged in educational activities all his life. He never tires of learning and teaching.

Confucius advocated "poetry teaching", that is, combining literature and art with political morality, and taking literature and art as a means to change social politics and an important way to cultivate sentiment. Confucius believes that a perfect person should cultivate his self-cultivation in three aspects: poetry, ceremony and music. Confucius' aesthetic thought has a great influence on later literary theories.