Advice, Confucius (孔子)


己所不欲,勿施於人。

- 論語 衛靈公

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC), Wei Ling Gong (衛靈公), The Analects (論語)


Synonym

¶ 己所不欲,勿施於人。 (論語 衛靈公)
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. (Wei Ling Gong, The Analects)

¶ Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. (MATTHEW 7:12)

Judgement, Chinese Proverb


盖棺论定[gàiguānlùndìng]

- 中國俗談

Only when a man is dead can he be judged.

- Chinese Proverb

Generation, Chinese Proverb


長江後浪推前浪
Simplified: 长江后浪推前浪
Transliteration (pinyin): Chángjiāng hòulàng tuī qiánlàng

- 中國俗談

The Changjiang River(長江) waves behind drive the waves ahead.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: Each new generation excels the last one.
汉语成语俗语对照词典. 南京大学出版社. 2008. p. 162. ISBN 7305052116.

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Study, Xun Zi (荀子)


不聞不若聞之,聞之不若見之,見之不若知之,知之不若行之;學至於行之而止矣。

- 荀子 儒效

Simplified: 不闻不若闻之,闻之不若见之,见之不若知之,知之不若行之;学至于行之而止矣
Transliteration (pinyin): Bù wén bù ruò wén zhī, wén zhī bù ruò jiàn zhī, jiàn zhī bù ruò zhīzhī, zhīzhī bù ruò xíng zhī; xué zhìyú xíng zhī ér zhǐ yǐ.

Not hearing is not as good as hearing, hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as mentally knowing, mentally knowing is not as good as acting; true learning continues up to the point that action comes forth.

- Xun Zi (荀子 8.儒效 23)

Transliteration (pinyin): Bù wén bù ruò wén zhī, wén zhī bù ruò jiàn zhī, jiàn zhī bù ruò zhīzhī, zhīzhī bù ruò xíng zhī; xué zhìyú xíng zhī ér zhǐ yǐ.
Common: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.
Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself.
Revised: Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.

Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

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Friend, Confucius (孔子)


無友不如己者

- 孔子

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)