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孟子曰:“好名之人,能让千乘之国;
苟非其人,箪食豆羹见于色。”
Mencius said, “A man who loves fame may be
able to decline a state of a thousand chariots; but if
he be not really the man to do such a thing, it will
appear in his countenance, in the matter of a dish of
rice or a platter of soup.”
【译文】孟子说:“喜好名声的人,能让出千
辆兵车的大国;如果不是这样的人,就是让
出一筐饭、一碗汤,不高兴的神色也会在脸
上显出。”
【解读】本章意旨有两层:其一,为人当实心
实德,当守道德之“诚”;其二,观人当从
细微之处入手,也就是朱子所说的“观人不
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