An exaggerated allusion.

Confucius' academic attitude is very strict, and he is most opposed to the behavior of not doing what he says. Once, he said to his students, "Those who talk big don't seem to feel ashamed at all. If you let them do something, it will be difficult. " On another occasion, Confucius said, "It is shameful for a gentleman to talk much but not do much."

In Song Dynasty, Zhu further elaborated Confucius' remarks. Commenting on this sentence of Confucius, Zhu said: "If you talk big, you won't have the will to do it, and you won't judge whether you can do it or not. It is not difficult to practice his handwriting. " This means that if a person always talks big, then he must have no objective and practical ambition, so he will never consider whether his words can be realized. How can it not be difficult for him to live up to his boastful promise?

Moral of idioms: There are two kinds of people who are not ashamed to speak. A kind of person is a truly capable person, who can make a promise to others according to his own ability and can do it when he says it, so he doesn't feel guilty or ashamed. Another kind of person, whose words can be called big talk, that is, grandiose and unrealistic words, is good at boasting, but cowhide is often not honored. For the second kind of people, people should always be vigilant.

Whether you are a gentleman or a villain, you should be careful what you say. Don't talk casually or talk nonsense. Only when you pay careful attention to your words and deeds and speak after careful consideration will you not be passive or even get into trouble because of the movement of your tongue. Such examples, in real life, can be said to be everywhere, never unusual.

This exhortation of Confucius also reminds people not to trust those who like to talk nonsense or even talk big in social communication. If you believe these people's promises and naively incorporate them into your plan, you will inevitably get yourself into trouble.

Origin of idioms

The Analects of Confucius, a disciple of Confucius in the pre-Qin period, said: "Confucius said,' If his words are not satisfactory, it will be difficult to do it. ”"

Song Zhuxi's Notes on the Analects of Confucius: "If you speak without shame, you will have no ambition to do nothing, and you will not judge whether you can do it or not." It is not difficult to practice his handwriting. "

According to this allusion, later generations derived the idiom "Speak without shame".