每週金句-No.063 孔子說:「時然後言,人不厭其言」,話多不如話少,話少不如話好,此為言語的中道哲學。

孔子說:「時然後言,人不厭其言」,話多不如話少,話少不如話好,此為言語的中道哲學。

  俗語說:「良言一句三冬暖,惡語傷人六月寒。」與人交談,不在言語說得多,而在說得好。因為一句好話能暖人心窩,產生良心的共鳴。言語是自身涵養與修為的展現,有德性的君子口吐蓮花,使聽者如沐春風;字字珠璣,直指人心。言者聽者皆大歡喜。

  Confucius said, “Speak at the right time and people will not detest what you say.” Speak less is better than speak more and speak nice words is better than speak less; that is the middle-of-the-road philosophy for speaking.