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。
没有责任感的效率不过是鲁莽的速度。
The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom, and peace. But in the face of a threat to their country's independence and freedom, the Vietnamese people would rather sacrifice everything to defend their homeland.
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
The poor are not lazy; they are just caught in a system that makes it very hard for them to escape poverty.
译文:贤者懂得适度地掌握自己的行为,知道什么时候应该停下来,什么时候应该前进,大丈夫既能屈服于困境,也能展现出坚韧不拔的勇气。赏析:我们做任何事都要分寸得当,知道何事可为,何事不可为,即使身处困境或失意时,我们都要不屈不挠在,自强不息。