Tue, Jun 22, 2027

憲問「恥」。子曰：「邦有道，穀；邦無道，穀，恥也。」

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憲問第十四·十四之一

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子曰：「聖人，吾不得而見之矣！得見君子者，斯可矣。」子曰：「善人，吾不得而見之矣！得見有恆者，斯可矣。亡而爲有，虛而爲盈，約而爲泰，難乎有恆矣！」

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述而第七·七之二五

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The safest plan, and the one most sure of success for the young man starting in life, is to select the vocation which is most congenial to his tastes.

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Project Gutenberg #8581, “Don't Mistake Your Vocation”

是故君人也者，無貴如其言。人臣也者，無愛如其力。言下力上，而臣主之道畢矣。是故主畫之，相守之；相畫之，官守之；官畫之，民役之。則又有符節、印璽、典法、筴籍以相揆也，此明公道而滅姦僞之術也。論材量能，謀德而舉之，上之道也。專意一心，守職而不勞，下之事也。爲人君者，下及官中之事，則有司不任。爲人臣者，上共專於上，則人主失威。是故有道之君，正其德以莅民，而不言智能聰明。智能聰明者，下之職也。所以用智能聰明者，上之道也。上之人明其道，下之人守其職，上下之分不同任，而復合爲一體。是故知善，人君也；身善，人役也。君身善則不公矣。人君不公，常惠於賞而不忍於刑，是國無法也。治國無法，則民朋黨而下比，飾巧以成其私。法制有常，則民不散而上合，竭情以納其忠。是以不言智能，而順事治，國患解，大臣之任也。不言於聰明，而善人舉，姦僞誅，視聽者衆也。是以爲人君者，坐萬物之原，而官諸生之職者也。選賢論材而待之以法，舉而得其人，坐而收其福，不可勝收也。官不勝任，犇走而奉，其敗事不可勝救也。而國未嘗乏於勝任之士，上之明適不足以知之。是以明君審知勝任之臣者也。故曰：主道得，賢材遂，百姓治，治亂在主而已矣。故曰：主身者，正德之本也；官治者，耳目之制也。身立而民化，德正而官治。治官化民，其要在上。是故君子不求於民。是以上及下之事謂之矯，下及上之事謂之勝。爲上而矯，悖也。爲下而勝，逆也。國家有悖逆反迕之行，有土主民者失其紀也。

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第30篇君臣上·第3则

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These ideas were forming with me during this year of experimenting. Most of the experimenting went into the building of racing cars. The idea in those days was that a first-class car ought to be a racer. I never really thought much of racing, but following the bicycle idea, the manufacturers had the notion that winning a race on a track told the public something about the merits of an automobile--although I can hardly imagine any test that would tell less.

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Chapter III, excerpt 33

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