1, basic information:
You can't draw a circle or a square without compasses or squares-if there are no rules to follow/if there are no necessary tools, nothing can be done.
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2. Basic explanation:
Metaphor means to follow certain rules when doing things.
3. Source:
"If you don't obey the rules, you won't be a Fiona Fang" comes from the "leave the building" in Mencius. Mencius' voice of benevolent government. It is implemented in two aspects: first, "the law is supreme"; The second is to choose talents.
The so-called "no rules, no Fiona Fang" has become a common aphorism in people's lives.
4. Original works:
Mencius said, "It's better to lose your son than to stay away from Zhi Ming. If you don't follow the rules, you can't be round. " Shi Kuang's cleverness is not based on six laws, let alone five tones; Yao and Shun are not benevolent and cannot govern the world. Today's benevolent people will not be moved by them, and future generations will not be allowed to obey the law, and they will not go to Wang Zhidao first. Therefore, it is not enough to be good, and the law cannot be self-sufficient. The Book of Songs says,' Don't forget, quote from the old chapter'. Those who followed the laws of the former king failed to do so. The sage exhausted his eyesight and followed the rules, thinking that Fiona Fang and honest and frank were invincible; Not only exhausted, but also follow the six methods and five tones, which cannot be used; I have exhausted my efforts, followed by the policy of forbearing others and covering the world with benevolence. Therefore, for those who are high, it must be due to hills, and for those who are low, it must be due to Kawasawa; Isn't it wise not to enter Wang Zhidao first? Therefore, the benevolent should be high. Being unkind and in a high position is to spread its evil to the public. There is no way to shoot above, and it is impossible to stay below. If you don't believe in the channel, you don't believe in the work. Gentlemen commit crimes, villains commit crimes. Those who survive in the country are lucky. Therefore, the battlements are endless, and there are not many soldiers, which is also a disaster for the country; It is harmful to the country if the fields are not cultivated and the goods are not gathered. Rude in class, not learning in class, thieves and people are happy, and there is no day to lose. "Poetry" says:' Heaven is full of liberation. There is still a lot to vent. Things are meaningless, and there is no evidence to advance and retreat. Talking is not the first time to Wang Zhidao, and it will be superimposed. Therefore, I can't blame you for calling you a thief when you are respectful, and Chen Shan calls you respectful when you accept evil. "