菜根谭

序号	标题	中文	英文
137	137	【原文】爵位不宜太盛，太盛则危；能事不宜尽毕，尽毕则衰；行谊不宜过高，过高则谤兴而毁来。【今译】一个人的爵禄官位不可太得意，得意就有危险；一个人的才干本事不可用尽，用尽就无后劲；一个人的道德品质不可名声太高，名声太高就会招来诽谤。	A man should beware of reaching too high a position, for he might bring danger upon himself. A man’s accomplishments should not be too perfect, for that is the point at which decline sets in. A man should avoid too high a reputation for his virtues, for that provokes gossip and slander.
138	138	【原文】恶忌阴，善忌阳，故恶之显者祸浅，而隐者祸深；善之显者功小，而隐者功大。【今译】坏事怕隐瞒，好事怕张杨。坏事做在明处就祸小，坏事做在暗处就祸大。好事做在明处则功小，好事做在暗处则功大。	It would be harmful for someone to cover up his bad deeds, or publicise his good behaviour. Evil done openly brings about little harm; the worst evil is that done hidden from the public gaze. Good done in public is not worth much; good done secretly produces the greatest benefit.
139	139	【原文】德者才之主，才者德之奴。有才无德，如家无主而奴用事矣，几何不魍魉猖狂？【今译】道德是才干的主人，才干是道德的奴仆。有才无德，就像家中没有主人，只有奴仆当家。这种情况，有几家不是小人成精胡作非为呢？	Virtue is the master of talent, and talent is the servant of virtue. Talent without virtue is like a household without a master and run entirely by the servants. How many masters are there who have their houses run entirely by the servants and yet without making a havoc of their homes?
140	140	【原文】锄奸杜，要放他一条去路。若使之一无所容，譬如塞鼠穴者，一切去路都塞尽，则一切好物咬破矣。【今译】清除邀宠的小人，要放他一条生路。倘若让他彻底没有存身之处，就像堵老鼠洞的人，把一切出路都堵死了，结果一切好的东西就会被老鼠咬坏。	When driving out venal officials and flattering courtiers, it is vital to allow them some way of escape: If you hem them in too tightly, leaving them no way out, it is like cornering a rat, leaving it with no hole to dart into. The result will be that the rat will chew up all your treasured possessions.
当前35/90页共360条首页上一页下一页尾页