每週金句-No.085 孔子說:「君子固窮,小人窮斯濫矣。」人不怕窮,只怕窮得沒志氣;人可以沒志氣,但不能沒有骨氣!

孔子說:「君子固窮,小人窮斯濫矣。」人不怕窮,只怕窮得沒志氣;人可以沒志氣,但不能沒有骨氣!

  孔子說,君子安於穿,而小人窮困之時就會無所不為了。窮不可怕,只怕窮的連志气也沒有,沒有追求,自我放棄,得過且過。再退一步,人也可以沒有志氣,但絕不能沒有骨氣。沒有骨氣的人會把良心扔到一邊,再沒尊嚴,再無恥的事也願意做。這樣的人,心已死,不過是行尸走肉而已。

  Confucius said, “A superior man upholds Dao in poverty, while a small man becomes abusive in poverty.” It is fine that a man is in poverty provided he is ambitious; it is also fine that a man is not ambitious provided he has backbone.