Mencius said, "If you bully people with false benevolence, you will have a big country. The king who is benevolent by virtue is not big-the soup is 7 Li, and the king of literature is 1 Li. Those who convince others by force are not convinced and unable to support them; Those who serve others with virtue are sincerely convinced, just like those who serve Confucius with seventy sons. As the poem goes,' From west to east, from south to north, there is nothing to be dissatisfied with, which is also called.

Translation:

Mencius said: "People who use force to pretend righteousness can dominate, so hegemony must be a big country. People who use morality to practice righteousness and make the world submissive don't have to rely on the vastness of the country:

The king of Shang Tang has only 7 miles of Fiona Fang, and Zhou Wenwang has only 1 miles of Fiona Fang. Those who conquer others by force don't really obey him, but they just don't have enough strength; What makes people submit with morality is sincere, just as seventy disciples submit to Confucius.

Extended information:

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei once said to his son, "Don't act on the small evil, and don't act on the small good." What is said here is a simple dialectics. Although a small evil is small, it is too late to regret it if it leads to a big evil, so we should not do it because it is small.

Small goodness is also good, and when small makes a big deal, small goodness will become great. Therefore, although small goodness is necessary, we can treat others' actions with tolerance. Starting from emotional education and sincerity, we can urge them to get rid of small evils and improve their image. This is also the virtue of being kind to others. ?

speaking of which, I thought of the story of Cao Cao's broken hair again. Although Cao Cao was suspicious and ambitious, he left a good name in the army. When the wheat was ripe, Cao Cao led a great army to go to war. Because of the fear of soldiers, all the people along the way hid outside the village, and no one dared to go home to harvest wheat.

when Cao Cao learned of this, he immediately sent people from door to door to tell the people and officials guarding the border everywhere that it was time for the wheat harvest. If soldiers trampled on selling land, they would be beheaded immediately. When Cao Cao's officers and men passed through the wheat field, they all dismounted and held the straw with their hands. They watched carefully, and no one dared to trample on the wheat. When the people saw it, they didn't praise it.

But at this moment, a bird flew up and frightened Cao Cao's horse. The horse suddenly stepped into the wheat field and trampled a large area of wheat. Cao Cao demanded to be punished for his crime of trampling on wheat fields. The official said, "How can you punish the Prime Minister?" Cao Cao said, "If you don't keep what you say, who will keep it willingly?"? How can a man who doesn't keep his word command thousands of soldiers? "

Then he drew his sword and tried to kiss himself, but everyone quickly stopped him. Later, Cao Cao told the three armies that the prime minister should have beheaded the people when he trampled on the wheat fields. Because of the heavy responsibility, I cut off my hair to make amends. The story of Cao Cao's breaking off his military discipline was passed down as a beautiful talk for a while. ?

"Treat people with sincerity and serve people with morality" is the foundation of being a man. At this stage, it has given new meaning and is an important cornerstone and symbol of material civilization, spiritual civilization and political civilization. Take history as a mirror to know the rise and fall, and learn from others to know the gains and losses. Let's keep in mind the code of faith-building: "stand by faith, stand by faith, do things by faith, and treat people by faith" and be an upright "person".

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Convince people with virtue and be completely convinced.