Standing at the age of 30, 40 is not confused, 50 knows destiny, 60 is obedient, and 70 is nothing.

Standing at 30 years old, 40 years old is not confused, 50 years old knows destiny, 60 years old is obedient, 70 years old is not ancient, but not beyond the moment from the heart.

This sentence comes from the Analects of Confucius, which originally said, "I have five out of ten, but I am determined to learn." Stand at thirty. Forty without confusion. You knew your destiny at the age of fifty. Sixty sounds good. Then do what you want, not too much.

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"At the age of fifteen, I decided to be a college student; 30-year-old, learned etiquette, and behaved appropriately; At the age of forty, you can become a knowledgeable person without confusion; At the age of fifty, I learned the basic laws of the physics of Heaven. At the age of sixty, I can hear everything; At the age of 70, you can do whatever you want without overstepping the bounds. "

2. The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of Confucianism, which was compiled by Confucius' disciples and their descendants. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, logical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.

It is also called "Four Books and Five Classics" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu. There are twenty popular Analects of Confucius.