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There is no fish when the water is clear, and there is no disciple when people look at it; Crown in front, so cover it; I am deaf, so I am listening. I didn't see it clearly, but I didn't hear it skillfully. The big one is virtue, and the small one is forgiveness. There is no need to prepare for the righteousness of one person. Being vain and straightforward makes him complacent; Flexibility, self-seeking; If you photograph it, you will find it. Cover the teachings of saints and make them want to be complacent; If you are complacent, you will be sensitive and broad.
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There is no fish in clear water, and there is no disciple when people look at it. There are jade ornaments in front of the crown, which are used to block the line of sight, plug the ears with silk wool and weaken the hearing. Keen in vision but unable to see, keen in hearing but unable to hear. Praise virtue, forgive virtue, and don't criticize the perfection of others. The bent one should be straightened up again, but let him get it himself. Generous and soft, but he should get it himself. He should be allowed to feel for himself. Perhaps the education of saints is like this, and I want to get it through my own efforts; After you get it, you will be smart and knowledgeable.
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Answering a Guest is a work of Dong Fangshuo in his later years. It has been nearly forty years since he recommended himself as the minister of the son of heaven at the age of twenty. Although Emperor Wu is handsome and clever, he can't make the best use of it. At that time, the system of Hu, Yue and Neisheng prevailed in diplomacy and the country was troubled. From Gong to Sima Qian, they all worked for the outside world or stayed in the county, but for him, it was just like the right and Guo Sheren, but it was useless. So it is difficult to balance their inner grievances, so I wrote this article to vent my grievances and masturbate.
It is difficult to answer a guest, satirizing the stubbornness of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and not distinguishing between virtuous and foolish. Even worse than the warring States governors know the way of employing people. In particular, when he mocked the so-called "heaven, tunnel, and things can't be tolerated", he revealed that feudal emperors were self-centered, respecting talents according to personal likes and dislikes, and being humble was Lu; Resist above Qingyun and suppress below deep spring; If you use it, it will be a tiger, but if you don't use it, it will be a mouse, which makes the scholars' emotions intense, their brushwork sharp and their criticism profound, leaving a deep impression on people.
In my mind. As for my own predicament, I said that I must cultivate my morality and improve my morality to get rid of it. I told myself,' If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people look at it, there will be no disciples'. Don't be too strict with others, learn to accept others' shortcomings. In self-consolation, the helplessness and sadness of most upright intellectuals under feudal autocracy overflowed.
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