Being quick and eager to learn and not ashamed to ask questions comes from The Analects of Confucius · Gongyechang, which is the fifth chapter of The Analects of Confucius. It means that it is not shameful to ask for advice from people with lower status and knowledge. It describes being modest and eager to learn.
This chapter focuses on talking about benevolence and virtue. In this chapter, Confucius and his disciples discussed the characteristics of benevolence and virtue from all aspects based on Confucius' words.
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(1) The son is called Gongyechang. "You can be a wife.
1. It is not a sin to be in prison.
2. "With his son and wife.
3. (2) Zi called Nan Rong, "The state has its own morality and will not be abolished; the state has no morality and will not be punished.".
4. "With his brother's son's wife.
5. (3) Zi means that Zi is cheap. "A gentleman is like a man! If there is no gentleman in Lu, why should we choose him?"
(4) Zi Gong asked, "What about giving?".
6. "Say:" What instrument? "Say:" Hu Lian also.
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(5) Or: "Yong is also benevolent but not sycophantic.
8. Confucius said, "Why use a sycophant? He gives to others with his mouth and hates them repeatedly.
9. How can you use a sycophant without knowing his benevolence? "
(6) Zi Shi carved his official career with lacquer.
10. He replied, "I can't believe it.
12. (7) Confucius said: "If the road is not good, you can float in the sea by beam.
13. From me, why? "Zi Lu was delighted to hear that.
14. Confucius said, "You are also brave enough to defeat me. You have nothing to draw from.
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(8) Meng Wubo asked, "Is Zi Lu benevolent?" Confucius said, "I don't know.
17. Confucius said: "You are a country with thousands of times, and you can use it to govern its Fu, but you don't know its benevolence.
18. What about ""? "Confucius said:" Qiuye is a city of thousands of rooms and a family of hundreds of people. You can kill it without knowing its benevolence.
19. "" What about Chi? "Confucius said," Chiya, who is tied up in court, can make people talk to guests without knowing their benevolence.
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(9) Zi called Zi Gong and said, "Which is better between a woman and a Hui?" The other said, "How dare you look back even if you are given a gift? If you hear one word, you will know ten things; if you hear one word, you will know two things.
21. "Confucius said:" Fu Ruya; My daughter and I are not like that.
22. "(10) Zaiyu sleeps in the daytime.
23. Confucius said: "Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor can a wall of dung be built. What's the punishment for giving?".
25. "(11) Confucius said:" I have never seen a strong man.
26. "Or to say:" Shen Cheng.
27. "Confucius said:" How can you be strong if you want to be perfect? "(12) Zi Gong said," I don't want people to impose on me, and I also want to impose on no one.
28. "Confucius said:" It is beyond our reach to give gifts.
29. "(13) Zi Gong said," You can hear the article of Confucius; The words of Confucius and the way of heaven cannot be heard without knowing.
30. "(14) If you hear something, you can't do it.
31. (15) Zi Gong asked, "What is Kong Wenzi's meaning of 'wen'.
32. "(16) Zi means Zi chan." There are four ways of a gentleman: he is respectful in his conduct, respectful in his affairs, and beneficial to his people.
33. "(17) Confucius said:" Yan Pingzhong is good at making friends with others and respects them for a long time.
34. "(18) Confucius said:" How can Zang Wenzhong know the symptoms of seclusion when he lives in Cai? "(19) Zi Zhang asked," Let Yin Ziwen, the third official, be the Ling Yin, without any pleasure; Three have, no sulks.
35. The policy of the old Lingyin must be announced to the new Lingyin.
36. How? Confucius said: "Loyalty.
37. "Say:" Are you benevolent? "Say:" Unknown; How can I get benevolence? "Cui Zi killed Qi Jun. Chen Wenzi had ten horses, but he abandoned them.
38. As for other states, they said, 'Cui Ziya, a doctor of Judah.
40. One of the states said, 'Cui Ziya, a doctor of Judah.