"Small and big, some things can't be done. Understand harmony, don't know manners, can't (can) do it "means that they pay attention to harmony in big and small matters, (but if they all do it rigidly,) sometimes it won't work. For the sake of harmony and harmony, it is not feasible to be harmonious without etiquette.

From the Analects of Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, the original text:

A Confucius said, "Harmony is the most precious thing. Wang Zhidao first, beauty, small and big. It is not feasible to do things, and it is not polite to know and make peace.

Translation:

The function of ceremony is to pay attention to the harmony of everything. The ancient monarch's method of governing the country is precious here. They pay attention to harmony in small things and big things, but sometimes it doesn't work. For the sake of harmony and harmony, it is not feasible to be harmonious without etiquette. "

Extended data:

First of all, briefly introduce the source.

The Analects of Confucius covers many aspects such as philosophy, politics, economy, education, literature and art, and is the most important classic of Confucianism. In terms of expression, The Analects of Confucius is a model for recording prose, with concise language and vivid images.

In terms of arrangement, The Analects has no strict compiling style, each article is a chapter, and each chapter is a chapter. Articles and chapters are not closely related, but are roughly classified and repeated chapters appear.

Second, the development of The Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius was written in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was recorded by Confucius' students and their retranslators. By the Han Dynasty, there were three editions of The Analects of Confucius (20), The Analects of Confucius (22) and The Analects of Classical Chinese (2 1). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan compiled and annotated a new book based on The Analects of Lu with reference to The Analects of Qi and The Analects of Ancient Chinese.

After Zheng Xuan's annotations were circulated, The Analects of Confucius and The Analects of China Ancient Literature gradually disappeared. The later editions of The Analects of Confucius mainly include: The Analects of Confucius by Wei in the Three Kingdoms Period, On Shu Shu by Liang Huang Kan in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, The Analects of Confucius by Zhu, The Analects of Confucius by Liu Baonan in the Qing Dynasty, etc.

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