夫祸患常积于忽微,而智勇多困于所溺
——《新五代史·伶官传序》
格言大意:一些小的失误会积累成祸患,智慧勇敢的人常常被自己所喜好的东西所困惑。
Main Idea: Small mistakes may mount to a disaster. Wise and brave people are often deeply stricken by their addictions.
卫懿公好鹤(King Yigong of Wei fond of cranes)
春秋时期,卫懿公喜欢鹤,甚至让鹤坐有官位的人才能坐的豪华车辆。后来,卫国遭到侵略,将士们拒绝作战。卫懿公兵败被杀,国都沦陷。
In Spring and Autumn Period, King Yigong of Wei liked cranes. He even let cranes sit in the luxurious carriages that only people with high social status could use. Later, Wei was invaded and the generals and soldiers refused to fight in the war.Yigong’s army was defeated and he was killed .The capital of the country was lost.
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