荒,荒淫。乱,动乱。之,的。萌,根源、萌芽。 统治者的荒淫是国家动乱的根源。这是魏源的政治卓见。因为统治者一旦荒淫,就不会以国事为重了。如此,上下交怨,天下岂能不乱?因此,力戒荒淫,乃是当权者应当牢记的信念。
In times of change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.《Steel and Strategy》
The city is like a great palimpsest, a manuscript that has been written and rewritten over the centuries.
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.