British Literature B Final

1.       The “Analects of Confucius” is an anthology of __________ and ___________by Confucius and his followers.

•     Biography and writings

• Teachings and quotes

•    Contribution and influence

• Rules and Law

The Analects of Confucius emphasizes the importance of ___________.

• Life

• Learning

• Rules

• Morality

"(Having been further asked for a definition of knowledge, the Master said:) KNOW ONE ANOTHER!"

• Do not always believe nice things people tell you.

• When you know someone you learn more about them. You learn their good characteristics, and their bad. By finding those characteristics, you can strive to learn from them which contributes to your knowledge.

• You can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their faults. By looking at his faults, you can tell what he values or what he believes is right.

"The faults of men are characteristics of themselves. By observing a man's faults, you may infer what his virtues are."

• Do not always believe nice things people tell you.

• When you know someone you learn more about them. You learn their good characteristics, and their bad. By finding those characteristics, you can strive to learn from them which contributes to your knowledge.

• You can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their faults. By looking at his faults, you can tell what he values or what he believes is right.

"A youth should be filial at home, respectful abroad. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all, but cultivate friendship of the good. Then, whatsoever of energy may be left to him, he should devote to the improvement of his mind"

• School rules

• Bad manners

• Proper behavior of youth

"Let loyalty and truth be paramount with you. If you have faults, shrink not from correcting them"

• Always be loyal and truthful.

  Do not be afraid to admit your mistakes, correct them.

• It is better to be truthful and sincere than to exhibit proper behavior but not mean it.

• when someone does good to you, do good to them

"(Someone asked Confucius, "Master, what think you concerning the principle that good should be returned for evil?" The Master replied:) what then will you return for good? No, RETURN GOOD FOR GOOD; FOR EVIL, JUSTICE"

• Always be loyal and truthful.

  Do not be afraid to admit your mistakes, correct them.

• It is better to be truthful and sincere than to exhibit proper behavior but not mean it.

• -when someone does good to you, do good to them

  - when someone does evil to you, strive to make them a better person. But do not be good to them because they do not deserve it

"(A disciple having asked for a rule of life in one word, the Master said: Is not reciprocity that word?) WHAT YOU WOULD NOT DO TO OTHERS DO UNTO YOU, DO NOT DO UNTO THEM"

• If you do not want someone to do bad things to you, do not do bad things to them

• the wrong things which makes the effort you put into useless

• you think but you don't learn from your mistakes

Which teaching from Confucius means if you learn without thought, you might learn the wrong things which makes the effort you put into useless. If you think but you don't learn from your mistakes, you will have no progress?

• "The commander-in-chief of an army can be carried captive, but the convictions of even the meanest man cannot be taken from him"

• "Learning without thought is labor lost. Thought without learning is intellectual death."

• "(Having been further asked for a definition of knowledge, the Master said:) KNOW ONE ANOTHER!"

"(A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said:) LOVE ONE ANOTHER!"

• You can take someone away from the place where they belong but you cannot take away what they truly believe or who they truly are.

• Always be loyal and truthful.

• When you love, you give love, and love brings good things