"Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much."
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
【译文】 孔子说:“我想不说话。”子贡说:“您如果不说话,谁教我们呢?”孔子说:“天说过什么?天不说话,照样四季运行,百物生长,天说过什么?”
水太清了就会见不到鱼,人太精明了就没有朋友。冠冕的玉旒,是用来遮蔽视线;用丝棉塞耳,是为了减弱听觉。