人君为舟车若此,故左右象之,是以其民饥寒并至,故为奸邪。奸邪多而刑罚深,刑罚深则国乱。君实欲天下治而恶其乱,当为舟车不可不节。
君子这样来造船车,所以属下都效法他,因此他的人民就会饥寒交迫,不得不做奸邪的事。奸邪的事情一多,刑罚就重,刑罚一重,国家就混乱。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话,如果要做船车,就不能不节俭。
If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.
Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
成功的衡量标准不仅仅是利润，还有我们创造的积极影响。
The beauty of poetry lies in its ability to transcend time and space.
如果你每天都履行自己的义务，你就不必担心未来。
Institutions matter more than we sometimes acknowledge.
所以我认为虽然不耕种织布，但效果好于耕种织布。
Life is not worth living if it is not subject to reexamination.
