每週金句-No.073 可貪者,所欲無邊盡,所求無休止,君子者與其謙讓寬容,莫使小人得寸進尺

可貪者,所欲無邊盡,所求無休止,君子者與其謙讓寬容,莫使小人得寸進尺

  慾盛則貪,貪婪來自對慾望無窮無盡的追求,不知滿足,而智者知止妙欲,謙恭守禮,內方外圆,不會和小人對立和互斥,也不會被任何外力所改變,而在與人交往時則表現得柔和順從,即有主見又不粗暴。待人接物恭謹而不拘謹,敬畏而不畏縮,慎重而不怕事,認真而不刻板。這樣的處事方式讓小人也無從得寸進尺。

  The covetous are those with insatiable desires and endless demands. A superior man needs to be careful in being modest and tolerant, lest an inferior man should take a mile after getting an inch.