original text
1, Confucius said: "rigid, resolute, dull, close to benevolence."
2. Confucius said: "Clever words make color, fresh and benevolent."
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1, Confucius said: "Strong, brave, simple and cautious, these four qualities are close to benevolence."
2. Confucius said, "If you talk sweet words and pretend to be likable, such people will have little kindness."
To annotate ...
Stiff, resolute, dull: strong, bold, simple and cautious.
Witty words: Witty words mean good things. But this should be interpreted as pretending to be happy.
Fresh: less.
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1. Confucius classified "benevolence" with people's simple temperament. Here, we must first be resolute and decisive, and then be cautious in words and deeds, so as to approach the highest realm of benevolence. This proposition completely accords with Confucius' consistent thought.
2. Benevolence is a feeling. The value of feelings depends on sincerity. If you talk glibly, there will be hype that caters to the ingredients. Love is not from the heart. When sincerity is lost, hypocrisy is produced, and benevolence is impossible. Once glib, you lose your sincerity, but it's true. However, the context of this statement may also be Confucius' exposure to politicians.
The Creation Background of The Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of Confucius disciples. As early as the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, when Confucius set up an altar to give lectures, the main contents of The Analects of Confucius were initially produced. After the death of Confucius, his disciples and re-disciples passed on his remarks from generation to generation, and gradually recorded the words and deeds of these oral quotations, so it was called "On"; The Analects of Confucius mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, so it is called "language".
A Brief Introduction to the Author of The Analects of Confucius
Confucius, surnamed Kong, named Qiu, was born in Lu (now Qufu, Shandong Province) in the Spring and Autumn Period, and his ancestral home was in Song (now Xiayi County, Henan Province). He was a great thinker, politician and educator in ancient China, the founder of Confucian school and the "Great Sage".