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孟子曰:“无为其所不为,无欲其所不欲,
如此而已矣。”
Mencius said, “Let a man not do what his own
sense of righteousness tells him not to do, and let
him not desire what his sense of righteousness tells
him not to desire; —to act thus is all he has to do.”
【译文】孟子说:“不做自己不该做的,不奢
望自己不该奢望的,这样就可以了。”
【解读】孟子告诫人们,要本本分分做人,踏
踏实实做事,不要做那些不该做的事情,也
莫想那些不该想的,总之是不贪图不属于自
己的东西。只有每个人都安常守分,乐天知
命,社会才能够井然有序而不至于混乱不堪。
事实上,正确的追求都应该立足于现实,在
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