每週金句-No.033 孔子說:「君子固窮,小人窮斯濫矣。」君子謀道不謀食,憂道不憂貧,餓死事小,失節事大。

孔子說:「君子固窮,小人窮斯濫矣。」君子謀道不謀食,憂道不憂貧,餓死事小,失節事大。

  孔子說:「君子雖處於窮困的環境,仍然可以守住節操,若是小人陷於窮困的環境之時,為了脫困離貧,是無所不用其極,毫無節操可言。」又說:「君子心心念念所追求的,是自己心中那個與天同齊的道,而不是人人豔羨的功名利祿。」所以,人人心中都要有一把道德的尺,不論是富貴、貧賤或是威武,都不能動搖你的心志,寧可餓死,也不能放棄自己的節操。

   Confucius said, “A superior man upholds Dao in poverty, while a small man becomes abusive in poverty.” A superior man pursues Dao instead of food and worries about Dao rather than poverty.  Being starved to death is a small matter but committing a breach of virtue is a big deal.