译文:一个家族的衰败没落,多半是因为子孙们的骄傲懒惰所致;社会风气的败坏,多是因为富贵者的奢华淫靡所致。赏析:一个家族要想兴旺发达,必然有良好的家风传承,子孙门的骄奢淫逸只会让家族走向没落。
Every mental state exists for a purpose; to understand it, we must ask what function it serves in the broader system of behavior.
Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.