【译文】 子贡说:“贫穷却不阿谀奉承,富贵却不狂妄自大,怎样?”孔子说:“可以。不如穷得有志气,富得有涵养的人。”子贡说:“修养的完善,如同玉器的加工:切了再磋,琢了再磨,对吧?”孔子说:“子贡啊,现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去,你就知道未来。”
Everything is hard before it is easy. The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a stupid idea.
点燃蜡烛的同时也投下了阴影。
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.