菜根谭

序号	标题	中文	英文
169	169	【原文】能脱俗便是奇，作意尚奇者，不为奇而为异；不合污便是清，绝俗求清者，不为清而为激。【今译】能摆脱世俗堪称奇伟，如果刻意追求奇伟，那就不是奇伟而是怪异；不同流合污就是清高，倘若一味追求清高，那就不是清高而是偏激。	He who can shuffle off the commonplace is an outstanding person. But he who makes a fetish of being different from others is not outstanding, but eccentric. Not being contaminated by the mainstream is called purity. But shunning all connection with the mainstream in order to seek purity is not purity; it is extremism.
170	170	【原文】恩宜自淡而浓，先浓后淡者，人忘其惠；威宜自严而宽，先宽后严者，人恐其酷。【今译】给人恩惠，应该是先少后多，如果先多后少，别人就会忘记得到的好处；树立权威，应该是由严到宽，倘若先宽后严，别人就会害怕你严酷无情。	When being benevolent to others, start by doing them small favours, and later bestow great kindness. If your kindness goes from bountiful to meagre, others will easily forget what they have received. When exerting authority, be severe at first, and later be more tolerant. If your authority starts off weak and increases in harshness, you will incur resentment.
171	171	【原文】心虚则性现，不息心而求见性，如拨波见月；意净则心清，不了意而求明心，如索镜增尘。【今译】心中没有杂念，本性就能显现，倘若心不安静而要了解本性，结果就像划动水波去看月亮――徒劳无功；意念扫除干净，心里就会清澈，倘若意念不除而去照心灵，结果如同拿镜照人却添尘土难照清楚。	Only when there are no impure thoughts in your mind can you discern your true nature. To seek one's true nature while still enmeshed in erroneous thoughts is like disturbing the surface of the water while trying to see the moon's reflection. When all thoughts are pure, the heart then becomes clear. Without ousting the worldly concerns that afflict the mind, not only will it be vain to seek one's true nature, it will make that nature even more obscure.
172	172	【原文】我贵而人奉之，奉此峨冠大带也；我贱而人侮之，侮此布衣草履也。然则原非奉我，我胡为喜？原非侮我，我胡为怒？【今译】我地位高贵因而有人奉承我这是奉承我的高官显位；我地位低贱因而有人欺侮我这是欺侮我的平民身分。看来，他们根本不是奉承我，我为什么高兴呢？他们也不是欺侮我，我为什么要发怒呢？	If I have rank and power, people flatter me. But the fact is that they are simply fawning on my fine official robes. If I am in a lowly station in life, people browbeat me. But the fact is that it is my humble attire that they are sneering at. So if the toadies are not actually flattering me, why should I be smug? And if the bullies are not actually bullying me, why should I feel aggrieved?
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