天地不交,否。君子以俭德辟难,不可荣以禄。
释义:天地阴阳不交接,是阻塞之象。君子以节俭为德而避开危难,不可追求荣华而谋取禄位。
Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism.
I prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
【译文】 孔子说:“《关雎》这篇诗,快乐却不淫秽,悲哀却不伤痛。”
The fabric of reality is woven with the threads of mathematics and observation.