A commonwealth is said to be instituted when a multitude of men do agree, and covenant, every one, with every one, that to whatsoever man, or assembly of men, shall be given by the major part, the right to present the person of them all, that is to say, to be their representative.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
【译文】 孔子说:“遇到可以说的人却不说,就会失去可与说话的人;遇到不可说的人却说了,就是说话冒失。聪明的人既不去可交谈的人,也不言谈冒失。”
人生之所以美丽,是因为它不会总是如你所愿。