围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 33 of 221

第三三则

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fù xiōng yǒu shàn xíng zǐ dì xué zhī huò bù xiào

父兄有善行,子弟学之或不肖;

fù xiōng yǒu è xíng zǐ dì xué zhī zé wú bù xiào

父兄有恶行,子弟学之则无不肖;

kě zhī fù xiōng jiào zǐ dì bì zhèng qí shēn yǐ lǜ zi wú yōng tú shì yán cí yě

可知父兄教子弟,必正其身以率子,无庸徒事言词也。

jūn zǐ yǒu guò xíng xiǎo rén jí zhī bù néng róng

君子有过行,小人嫉之不能容;

jūn zǐ wú guò xíng xiǎo rén jí zhī yì bù néng róng

君子无过行,小人嫉之亦不能容;

kě zhī jūn zǐ chù xiǎo rén bì píng qí qì yǐ dài zhī bù kě shāo xíng jī qiè yě

可知君子处小人,必平其气以待之,不可稍形激切也。

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