What's the next sentence? The benevolent loves others.

Benevolent people love others, the next sentence is that polite people respect others.

Original source:

Mencius "Mencius Li Sao Lou Zhang Sentence Section 28": A gentleman has a heart for benevolence and a heart for courtesy. Benevolent people love others, while courteous people respect others. Those who love others will always love others, and those who respect others will always respect others.

Original translation:

A gentleman takes benevolence as the center and propriety as the center. Benevolence refers to caring and caring for others; A polite person means to respect and respect others. People will continue to love those who love and respect others.

Introduction to the work:

Mencius is one of China's ancient philosophical classics and is regarded as one of the important masterpieces of Confucianism. The book records Mencius' remarks and thoughts, emphasizes that human nature is good, and advocates the idea of governing the country and leveling the world with benevolent governance. Mencius advocated that a gentleman should take benevolence as the core, pursue moral virtues and cultivate people's moral character through education.

The influence of Mencius:

1, the inheritance of Confucianism

Mencius is an important representative of Confucian school, and his thoughts have had a far-reaching impact on later Confucian scholars. He put forward the core thoughts of benevolence, self-cultivation, governing the country and calming the world, which laid the foundation of Confucian ethics.

2. The idea that human nature is good.

Mencius emphasized that human nature is good, and believed that human nature is good. This concept has influenced the Confucianism of later generations, and has become the belief of advocating good human nature in China traditional culture.

3. The inheritance of benevolence thought

Mencius advocated benevolence and emphasized caring for and helping others. This kind of benevolence has a far-reaching influence on later Confucian schools and social ethics, and occupies an important position in China's traditional value system.

4. Development of educational ideas

Mencius emphasized the importance of education. He believes that through education, people can cultivate their morality and self-cultivation. This idea influenced the educational theory and practice of later generations and became an important part of China's traditional educational thought.

5. Shaping social ethics.

Mencius deeply discussed the social relations such as monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, and put forward specific moral principles and codes of conduct. These views have had an important influence on the formation and development of China's social ethics.