见利思义
——《论语·宰问》
格言大意:面对利益时要考虑是否符合道义。
Main Idea: When facing interest, one needs to consider whether it is moral or not.
楚庄王以义服人(
Zhuangwang of Chu convincing the people by righteousness
)
春秋时,陈国发生内乱,楚庄王兴兵讨伐,把陈变成了楚国的一个县。众官员都祝贺,申叔时则不以为然。他认为,这就像人家的牛踩了你的田,因此你就把别人的牛牵走,这当然不对。楚庄王觉得他说得有道理,便恢复了陈国,受到各国的称赞。
In the Spring and Autumn Period, a civil war took place in the country of Chen.Zhuangwang of Chu started a war against this country and made it part of Chu.All the officials came to congratulate him except Shen Shushi.He thought that was like taking another’s ox away for it has trapped on your field. It was surely not right. Chu Zhuangwang felt that his words were reasonable so he let Chen become a country again. Thus, he was praised by all countries.
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