1.三子之能达名成功于天下也,皆于其国抑而大丑也。
The three Kings succeeded because they were able to endure humiliation and humiliation in order to achieve revenge.
这三位国君之所以能成功扬名于天下,是因为他们都能忍辱负耻,以实现复仇。
2.太上无败,其次败而有以成,此之谓用民。
The first is not to fail, the second is to fail and to succeed. This is called good use of the gentry.
最上的是不遭失败,其次是失败而有办法成功,这才叫善于使用士民。
3.吾闻之曰:“非无安居也,我无安心也;非无足财也,我无足心也。”
I once heard: "I am not without a stable residence, but without a stable heart. It is not the absence of sufficient possessions, but of an insatiable heart.
我曾听说:“我不是没有安定的住处,而是自己没有安定之心;不是没有丰足的财产,而是怀着无法满足的心。”
4.是故君子自难而易彼,众人自易而难彼。
Therefore, a gentleman should be strict with himself and forgive others. And average person is lenient with oneself, strict with treat others.
所以君子严以律己,宽以待人。而一般人则宽以律己,严以待人。
5.君子进不败其志,内究其情;虽杂庸民,终无怨心。彼有自信者也。
A gentleman does not change his simple aspiration when he is successful, nor does his mood when he is unsuccessful. Even if mixed in the public, but also do not have the heart of complaining. They are confident people.
君子仕进顺利时不改变他的素志,不得志时心情也一样;即使杂处于庸众之中,也终究没有怨尤之心。他们是有着自信的人。