The more you learn, the more you know, the more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn?
人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候,往往怒火中烧,可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错,不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省,实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法,千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。