Confucius Sayings and Quotes

According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

10. Although his food might be coarse rice and vegetable soup, he would offer a little of it in sacrifice with a grave, respectful air.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

Regardless of how meager a meal, we must be thankful and enjoy its simplicity and its benefit for our health. Sometimes the simpler, the better. This is also a lesson in contentment and personal discipline and mastery, is it not?

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

9. When eating, he did not converse.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

Simple but profound. When you eat, just eat. Don't talk. Enjoy your food, or the conversation will mess that up and distract your attention. Don't let talk ruin a good meal to enjoy and the thankfulness to go with it. Pay homage to the person who cooked the meal by keeping quiet except perhaps a compliment.

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

8. When he had been assisting at the prince's sacrifice, he did not keep the flesh which he received overnight. The flesh of his family sacrifice he did not keep over three days. If kept over three days, people could not eat it.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

• Eat only fresh meat not kept out for an extended period of time

• Don't eat meet after a certain amount of time even if it has been refrigerated

• Don't take unnecessary risks with meat...when in doubt...throw it out!

Confucius definitely had a careful way of staying healthy, and in the days before refrigeration this was very important. However, even with refrigeration, we should not take our health for granted.

We should still be careful when it comes to handling, preparing and preserving and eating meat, just as Confucius did in ancient times.

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

7. He did not eat much.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

• The diets of today are about eating less

• People who eat less or who eat less in one setting stay healthy

• You should reduce your meal size by one third, ideally

So simple a saying...eat less!

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

6. He was never without ginger when he ate.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

Ginger is very healthy and has great medicinal qualities for superior health. Confucius knew this and therefore ate Ginger liberally.

Ginger (root) is known to help with:

• Internal ailments as an anti-bacterial/anti-parasitic pungent remedy
  

• Anti nausea and anti motion sickness remedy
  

• Other stomach illnesses and ailments remedy
  

Bottom line: eat your Ginger with every meal as wise old Confucius did, for health, life and vitality!

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

5. He did not partake of wine and dried meat bought in the market.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

Perhaps the reasons behind why Confucius did not buy wine or meat from the market was because of the quality of such items from such places, a matter of what and where.

So too we should be careful where we but food and be selective to only buy them from trustworthy sources. To not do so could result in illness or worse. The places we pick to shop must have high standards of health, quality and cleanliness. We must be selective, for the sake of health and wellness.

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Let me know what you think...was Confucius a...(or combo of a...)

Sage

Guru

Wise old man

A Consultant, counselor or trusted advisor

Warrior poet

What else?

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

4. Though there might be a large quantity of meat, he would not allow what he took to exceed the due proportion for the rice. It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

- Eat a balanced meal, not too much meat, but particularly not too much rice/carbohydrate.

- If you do eat more than the other (meat vs rice/carbohydrate), make it more meat less and less rice or carbohydrate (rice is fattening and though a good filler and complex carbohydrate, should be eaten in moderation or you can risk getting diabetes and obesity later in life, as you get older).

- Proportion your meal so you have less red meat and then rice to stretch out the meal and thereby save how much meat you eat and how much money you spend.

- Have a glass of wine with your meal for health's sake, in moderation.

- With wine, meat is undoubtedly better digested, less fat finds its way to harmful places in the body, and the blood is thinned to prevent unhealthy cholesterol buildup.

- If you eat more meat, the wine in moderation will compensate and balance this out a bit. Just don't be excessive...avoid the excesses as the ancient Chinese sages like Confucius have been known to say in their sayings and quotes of wisdom.

Wow, so much ancient wisdom about health and dieting over two thousand years ago by Confucius can be found in this simple and short Confucius saying. It never ceases to amaze me how much wisdom is condensed in such Confucian sayings and I hope you enjoy them.

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

3. He did not eat meat which was not cut properly, nor what was served without its proper sauce.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

• We need to make the food we eat appealing

• We should cut our meat correctly

• We should eat it with the sauces we like

Bottom line: Confucius said it thousands of years before Burger King ever did...when eating...have it your way!

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According to Chapters 7 and 8 of the Analects of Confucius

2. He did not eat rice which had been injured by heat or damp and turned sour, nor fish or flesh which was gone. He did not eat what was discolored, or what was of a bad flavor, nor anything which was ill-cooked, or was not in season.

- A Paraphrased Quote from the Analects of Confucius

What can we learn from this wise Confucian teaching about this rule for eating healthy?

This one is obvious...but sometimes it's worth pointing out the obvious:

• Don't eat meat you have doubt is any good

• Don't eat meat that has been sitting out too long especially if it has been warm out, or where there has been a lot of moisture or humidity

• Don't eat meat that's discolored

• Don't eat meant that's not cooked good

• Don't eat meat that doesn't smell or taste good

• Don't eat meat if you think it was tampered with or was eaten by another animal

• When in doubt, throw it out!

This Confucian advice about food could save your body from illness or could even save your life!

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