Quotations and sources of traditional Chinese virtues

Those who love their relatives do not dare to be evil to others, and those who respect their relatives do not dare to be rude to others.

It means: If you love your own elders, you will not dare to treat other people’s elders badly; if you respect your own elders, you will not dare to neglect other people’s elders.

From "The Classic of Filial Piety".

Chapter of the Son of Heaven "Those who are not teachers will gradually abandon their studies.

Meaning: Not learning from the teacher means gradually giving up on the pursuit of knowledge.

From "Collected Works of Lu Hengzhou: Studying the Spring and Autumn Annals with Clan Brother Gao".

When a country is about to prosper, it must value its teachers and respect them.

It means: if the country wants to revitalize, it must respect teachers and value the masters who teach their expertise.

From "Gouzi".

Ancient scholars must have teachers.

Meaning: People who studied in ancient times must have teachers to teach them.

From Han Yu's "Han Changli Ji·Shi Shuo".

The key to learning lies in respecting teachers.

It means: To learn knowledge and talents quickly, the first thing is to respect the teacher.

From "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Geshi·Encouraging Learning".

A gentleman looks after his teachers and friends.

Meaning: People with high moral character respect their teachers and treat their friends kindly.

From "Xunzi·Cultivation of Personality Chapter". A gentleman's learning also means that when explaining the truth, one must refer to the teacher to discuss the Tao, and to listen, one must try his best to be bright. It means: when a person with high moral character studies knowledge and explains the truth, he must refer to how the teacher taught.

And strive to carry it forward. From "Respecting Teachers" in Volume 4 of "Lu Shi Chun Qiu". Respecting teaching and encouraging learning is the foundation of nation building; cultivating talents is the first priority of government. It means: Paying attention to education is the foundation of nation building, and cultivating talents is the basis of governance.

The first task of the country. From "Zhu Shunshui·Guanxing". It means: one cannot learn without the guidance of a teacher. From "Qian Fu Lun·Zan Xue" by Wang Fu.

. People are not born with knowledge, how can they not have doubts? If they are confused and do not follow the teacher, they will be confused and will not understand. It means: If people are not born with knowledge, how can they not have doubts?

I asked the teacher for advice, but in the end I still didn’t understand what was going on. It comes from Han Yu’s "Teacher's Theory" [Tang Dynasty]: If a person hopes to have a virtuous son, but does not respect his teacher, he still wants to nourish his body but will harm his food and clothing.

One's own children and grandchildren have great achievements, but they don't know how to take care of their teachers. This is like wanting to take care of their own bodies but not wearing clothes or eating. From Wang Zhuo's "The Theory of This World" Volume 1: Hope.

. Respect: attach importance to; even if a person has a beautiful nature and a discerning heart, he will definitely seek out virtuous teachers and choose good friends. It means: Even if a person has good nature and intelligence, he must still learn from the teacher.

This choice of noble friends helps each other. From "Xunzi: Evil Nature". If you want to do well, ask the three elders for advice.

The third chapter of "Zhongshan Wolf" by Tang Hai. "Teachers and friends are the source of learning."

(Qing Dynasty) Li Xing's "Xi Ceng Wai Ji·Bing Yan Bu" "Teachers and friends are valued, and ancient learning should be self-reflective."

Song Dynasty) Liu Guo's "Hu Xue Farewell to Su Zhaosou": Teachers should be strict, then Tao should be respected, and then people should respect learning. It means: Only when teachers are respected can knowledge have a higher status, and people can value learning.

(Chinese) Han Ying's "Han Ci Wai Zhuan". A teacher is a model for people. It comes from (Chinese) Yang Xiong's "Learning and Learning".

Alas! Tongzi's destiny means: Teacher is simply the life of a child. If you are committed to learning, you should not work hard to find a good teacher.

There are many good people. It means: If a culture of respecting teachers and respecting education is formed, there will be more people with good behavior.

I will follow them and correct them if they are not good. It means: Among the three people walking together, there must be someone who can be my teacher. I will choose their strengths to learn from and use their shortcomings as a reference for myself.

. From "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer". A good scholar will be lazy and get twice the result, so he will be mediocre; a bad scholar will be diligent but get half the result, so he will be blamed.

It means: A person who is good at learning can get double the results without the teacher's effort, and thanks the teacher for his contribution; a person who is not good at learning, the teacher teaches hard, but gets twice the result with twice the result, he does not check himself, but complains.

teacher.

From "Book of Rites·Xue Ji".

Yi: comfortable; relaxed.

Yong: Credit.

Chinese traditional virtues and famous sayings Patriotism 1.

Treat your home as your home, your hometown as your hometown, your country as your country, and the world as your world.