不可学、不可事而在人者谓之性,可学而能、可事而成之在人者谓之伪。是性、伪之分也。
荀子所说的“伪”,是“人为”的意思。天生就有的是“性”,是人力无法改变的;通过后天的学习、努力可以改变的,就是“伪”。所以荀子主张“化性起伪”,通过自己能掌控的力量来改变已成定数的东西。
The meaning of life lies in how we give it meaning.
Machinery and labor-saving devices are only valuable as they serve to reduce the cost of manufacture.
The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things.
音乐可以跨越所有界限。