Competition

尽心于人日忠，不欺于己日信。

Jìn xīn yú rén rì zhōng, bù qī yú jǐ rì xìn.

【Application】 Honesty and loyalty are the basic principles of life. If you don’t deceive yourself and yourself, you will be happy and comfortable in your life.

人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。

Rén shēng zì gǔ shúi wú sǐ, liú qǔ dānxīn zhào hàn qīn

【Application】Wen Tianxiang was ordered to lead the army against the Yuan Dynasty when he was facing annihilation in the Southern Song Dynasty. After his failure, he was captured by Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan. Kublai took pity on his talent and sent people to persuade him to surrender many times. In order to express his loyalty to the Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang wrote this eternal good line, hesitating to serve the country with death, leaving a lofty example of a patriot for future generations.

© Reported at《Oriental Daily News 》07 March 2009

仁者必有勇，勇者不必有仁。

Rén zhě bì yǒu yǒng, yǒngzhě bùbì yǒu rén

Confucius said: “People who have benevolence must have courageous spirit, and those who are brave and fearless do not necessarily have benevolence.”
[Comment] Simple bravery is not up to the standard of benevolence, and bravery must conform to etiquette and justice.

知者不惑，仁者不忧，勇者不惧

Zhì zhě bùhuò, rénzhě bù yōu, yǒngzhě bù jù

The knowledge that Confucius said that “the one who knows is not confused” is also equivalent to wisdom in Buddhism, not intelligence.
[Comment and analysis] A truly wise person will know what is going on when he gets his hands on it, and he won’t be confused. “The benevolent does not worry”, the real benevolence will not be shaken by the environment, and there is no worry. “The brave are not afraid”, there is nothing terrible about the truly brave and benevolent. But true benevolence and courage coexist with great wisdom.