What does it mean to study silently and enjoy it?

"Learn silently, never tire of learning, never tire of teaching" means: Keep your knowledge in your heart, and when you are not satisfied with your efforts, you won't feel tired of teaching others.

Source: The Analects of Confucius.

This chapter follows the previous chapter and continues to talk about academic research methods. Earlier, he said that he was "faithful to the past and faithful to the past", but this chapter said that he was "tireless in learning and tireless in teaching"; It reflects one aspect of Confucius' educational method. This had a great influence on the formation and development of China's educational thought, so that today, we are still popularizing his educational theory.

Introduction of works

The Analects of Confucius consists of 20 articles, including Confucius' conversation, answering disciples' questions and mutual discussion among disciples. It is the main basis for studying Confucius' thought. The Eastern Han Dynasty was listed as one of the "Seven Classics" (Seven Classics: Poetry, Calligraphy, Ceremony, Book of Changes, Spring and Autumn Period, Analects of Confucius and Filial Piety). In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu combined it with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius and became an important classic of Confucianism.