四勿:“非礼勿视,非礼勿听,非礼勿言,非礼勿动。”四端:“恻隐之心,仁之端也;羞恶之心,义之端也;辞让之心,礼之端也;是非之心,智之端也。”颜渊的“四勿”,要牢记心里;下工夫闲静存诚,克服外部的干扰以修养心性;孟子的“四端”,要尽力扩充,下工夫格物致知,由近及远,推己及人。
Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.
I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.