The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.
最糟糕的不平等形式是试图使不平等的事物平等。
为了发现什么是真实的,值得活下去。
【译文】 子贡问:“孔文子凭什么获得‘文’的称号?”孔子说:“灵敏又好学,向比自己学问差的人请教时,不觉得没面子,所以称为‘文’。”