君子义以为质,得义则重,失义则轻,由义为荣,背义为辱。
——陆九渊《与郭邦逸》
格言大意:君子以道义为重,得到道义得人就会受到尊重,丧失道义得人九不值一提;遵循道义是光荣,背离道义则是耻辱。
Main Idea: Gentlemen think it important to keep moral integrity.Men of moral integrity will be respected and men with no moral Integrity should never be mentioned.It is honorable to follow integrity and shameful to the contrary
晋军背义(The king of Jin deviating form integrity)
春秋时期,有一年晋国闹饥荒,秦国送了许多粮食。第二年,秦国也闹饥荒,晋国国军却想趁机攻打秦国。晋军不听大臣得劝告,带兵攻打秦国。大败,晋军也成了秦国的俘虏。
In the spring and Autumn Period, Jin had a famine year and Qin sent a great amount of aid.The next year, Qin had a famine, too. But the king of Jin wanted to take this chance to attack Qin.The king of Jin didn’t follow his ministers” advice and attacked Qin, He failed and became a prisoner of war of Qin. |