When you appreciate it, you should see the position of each sentence clearly. One is the social standard position, and the other is the natural law position. Different positions naturally produce different ideas, not to mention that our social position and natural position are completely opposite. So I feel that there are many contradictions. Just like the ancient sages and saints and most of our social people are on the opposite side.
background information
Xianwen in Past Dynasties and Xianwen in Ancient and Modern Times are children's enlightenment bibliographies compiled in Ming Dynasty. The title of the book was first seen in the drama Peony Pavilion in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, so it can be inferred that this book was written in the Wanli period at the latest.
"Glory and Contribution" is a collection of proverbs and aphorisms of China from ancient times to the present. Later, it was changed to this appearance after the continuous supplement of the literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was called "adding glory to the text" in history, commonly known as "adding glory to the text".