Confucius Says:
孔子说:
Week 1
“有朋自远方来,不亦悦乎。”
“有朋自遠方來,不亦悅乎。”
“Yǒupéng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bù yì yuè hu.”
When a friend visits from afar, it is a very happy time.
“有朋自遠方來,不亦悅乎。”
“Yǒupéng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bù yì yuè hu.”
When a friend visits from afar, it is a very happy time.
Week 2
“三人行,必有我师。”
“三人行,必有我師。”
“Sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī.”
In a group of three people, there will always be one person I can learn from.
This describes people who always want to learn and increase their knowledge.
“三人行,必有我師。”
“Sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī.”
In a group of three people, there will always be one person I can learn from.
This describes people who always want to learn and increase their knowledge.
Week 3
“见贤思齐焉;见不贤而内自省也。”
“見賢思齊焉;見不賢而內自省也。”
“Jiàn xián sī qí yān; jiàn bù xián ér nèi zì xĭng yĕ”
When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self. See if you will make the same mistakes as the other guy will.
“見賢思齊焉;見不賢而內自省也。”
“Jiàn xián sī qí yān; jiàn bù xián ér nèi zì xĭng yĕ”
When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self. See if you will make the same mistakes as the other guy will.
Week 5
“学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。”
“學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆。”
Pinyin: “Xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dài”
He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
“學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆。”
Pinyin: “Xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dài”
He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Week 6
“己所不欲,勿施于人。”
“己所不欲,勿施於人。”
Pinyin: jǐ suǒ bú yù,wù shī yú rén.
What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others. Or, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
“己所不欲,勿施於人。”
Pinyin: jǐ suǒ bú yù,wù shī yú rén.
What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others. Or, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Week 7
“人莫不饮食也,鲜能知味也。”
“人莫不飲食也,鮮能知味也。”
Pinyin: Rén mòbù yǐnshí yě, xiān néng zhīwèi yě.
Everyone consumes food and drink, but only a few appreciate it.
“人莫不飲食也,鮮能知味也。”
Pinyin: Rén mòbù yǐnshí yě, xiān néng zhīwèi yě.
Everyone consumes food and drink, but only a few appreciate it.
Week 8
“工欲善其事,必先利其器。”
“工欲善其事,必先利其器。”
Pinyin: Gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì
People must prepare in order to do a job well.
“工欲善其事,必先利其器。”
Pinyin: Gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì
People must prepare in order to do a job well.