子曰:“可与言而不与之言,失人;不可与言而与之言,失言。智者不失人,亦不失言。”
【译文】 孔子说:“遇到可以说的人却不说,就会失去可与说话的人;遇到不可说的人却说了,就是说话冒失。聪明的人既不去可交谈的人,也不言谈冒失。”
被大胆说出的预言,从来不会被迷信的人认为是愚笨无趣的。
The course of human life is not determined by drives or environment alone, but by creative self-direction as well.
In the quest for understanding the cosmos, every question answered leads to a dozen more.