Original text:
He said, "If you respect morality, music and righteousness, you can make a scene. Therefore, a scholar who is poor and disloyal can't get away from it. Poor and disloyal, so the scholar has his own way; People are not disappointed because they can't get rid of Tao. Ancient people, success, Zejia people; If you don't succeed, cultivate your morality and see the world. If you are poor, you will be immune to it, and if you are rich, you will help the world. "
Translation:
Mencius said: Mencius said: "Respect for virtue, love for benevolence and righteousness, can be peaceful and complacent. Therefore, the scholar is poor without losing his righteousness; Don't deviate from morality when you are prominent. If you are poor, you will not lose your righteousness, so you will be peaceful and complacent; People won't be disappointed because they didn't deviate from morality when they stood out. In ancient times, people got timely benefits from the people; When frustrated, we should cultivate ourselves to appear in the world. If you are poor, you will be immune to it, and if you are out, you will help the world. "
Extended data:
Mencius is one of the classic works of Confucianism, which advocates "the theory of good nature" and "the rule of virtue", and embodies Mencius' political ideas and thoughts of governing the country. There are more than 30,000 words in the book, which is also called "Four Books" with The Analects of Confucius, Daxue and The Doctrine of the Mean.
The poor are all foreign affairs, and only morality is fundamental. Therefore, we can be honest and upright. As for "poverty is the only way to protect yourself, and attainment is the best way to help the world", as Confucius said, "Use is the way, and give up is the way to hide." The motto of China intellectuals based on the world has become the most powerful psychological weapon, not only for others, for the world, but also for themselves.
Give it up and hide it. We have been going back and forth for more than 2000 years. The motto of China intellectuals based on the world has become the most powerful psychological weapon, not only for others, for the world, but also for themselves.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Poor people are immune to it, while good people help the world.