3月29日

《荀子》選 ─ 大略篇
戰國 荀子 ( 313~238 B.C.E. )

歲不寒，無以知松柏；事不難，無以知君子。

──選自《荀子》

March 29th

Selections from Xunzi - the Great Compendium
Xunzi (313 BCE - 238 BCE, Warring States Period)
English translation: Miao Guang

If the seasons never get cold, then there is no way of
knowing the nature of the cypress and the cedar.

If tasks were not difficult, there is no way of knowing
the character of a superior man.

── from Xunzi