Chinese Classical Literature

《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的儒家经典，是一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集。其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗，言辞中流露出山林意趣，渗透着万物一体的世界观。开出的处世之方偏重心态和人事，悟虚妄真实之理，指出贫富、尊卑、穷达因为心念使善恶、祸福相互转换，告诫世人及时转念，戒贪少欲，取中庸之道。著作前后内容和深度有所不同，反映出了不同的阅历和境界。 《菜根谭》（家人有过、春风解冻） 家人有过，不宜暴怒，不宜轻弃。此事难言，借他事隐讽之；今日不悟，俟来日再警之。如春见解冻，如和气消冰，才是家庭的型范。 When a family member makes a mistake, one must not fly into a rage; nor should one gloss over the mistake as if nothing had happened. If it is difficult to thrash the matter out, one may use an analogy to enlighten the offender. If this still fails to smooth out the

《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的儒家经典，是一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集。其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗，言辞中流露出山林意趣，渗透着万物一体的世界观。开出的处世之方偏重心态和人事，悟虚妄真实之理，指出贫富、尊卑、穷达因为心念使善恶、祸福相互转换，告诫世人及时转念，戒贪少欲，取中庸之道。著作前后内容和深度有所不同，反映出了不同的阅历和境界。 《菜根谭》（君子诈善、无异小人） 君子而诈善，无异小人之肆恶；君子而改节，不及小人之自新。 A supposedly virtuous man who pretends to do good deeds is no better than a selfish scoundrel. When a virtuous man abandons his moral principles, he is not worth as much as a mean person who has turned over a new leaf. （保罗·怀特 译） If an accomplished man feigns virtue, he is

《老人言》是一本关于生活经验哲理的总结类书籍，作者期望引导人们在人生道路上收获的果实，带给人们收获与启迪。 古代名言翻译 经云：天地之间，五道分明。善恶报应，祸福相承。身自当之，无谁待者。五恶五痛，譬如大火，焚烧人身。敢有犯此，当历恶趣。痛哉可伤。——《老人言》 According to the Buddha Speaks of the Infinite Life sutra of Adornment, Purity, Equality, and Enlightenment, there are five realms of transmigration in the world, which are the heaven’s, human’s, beast’s, hungry ghost’s and the hell’s. You must accept the results of your behavior all by yourself no matter they are good