The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
【原文】司马牛忧曰:“人皆有兄弟,我独亡。”子夏曰:“商闻之矣:‘死生有命,富贵在天’。君子敬而无失,与人恭而有礼。四海之内,皆兄弟也。君子何患乎无兄弟也?”【译文】司马牛忧伤地说:“别人都有兄弟,唯独我没有。”子夏说:“我听说过:‘死生命中注定,富贵由天安排。’君子(只要)敬业而不犯错误,对人恭敬而有礼貌。四海之内都是兄弟呀。君子担心什么没有兄弟呢?”
【释义】诚信是自然万物的规律,追求诚信是做人的道德准则。
I’m the worst thing since Elvis Presley to do black music so selfishly and use it to get myself wealthy.
A picture book is like a theater where the audience can walk around on stage.
心理学的价值在于其解释生活的力量。