苟利国家,不求富贵
——《礼记·儒行》
格言大意:如果对国家有利,自己就不去追求富贵。
Main Idea: If it is good for the country one could do it without asking wealth and rank.
子产改革(Zichan’s promoting reform)
春秋时期,子产在郑国实行改革。改革损害了一部分人的利益,子产遭到这些人的反对。当时子产觉得改革对自己的国家有利,就是牺牲自己也是值得的。
In the Spring and Autumn Period ,Zichan promoted reform in the state of Zheng .Some people’s interests were injured by the reform ,so they were against Zichan .But Zichan would not care about even his own life bacause he believed the reform would benefit the nation.
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