5月6日

自惕語
明 黃宗羲 ( 1610~1695 )

以禍福得失付之天，
以贊毀予奪付之人，
以修身立德責之己。

──選自《明儒學案》

May 6

Words of Caution to Oneself
Huang Zongxi (1610 - 1695, Ming Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang and Zhi Yue

Leave fortune and misfortune,
    success and failure,
    to the hands of heaven.

Leave support and slander,
    gains and losses,
    to the hands of humanity.

Leave cultivation and morality
    to one’s own responsibility.

── from Ming Ruxue An (Survey of Ming Confucianists)