龍源-黃藥師的相機世界

慎始終

Exercise Caution from the Beginning to the End

328.

慎終如始，則無敗事。_{終當如始，不當懈怠。}

（卷三十四　老子）

328.

If people were as careful at the end as they should be at the beginning, they would not ruin their success.

Scroll 34: Lao Zi

【白話】

審慎面對事情的結尾，就像剛開始一樣，自始至終謹慎對待，那就不會失敗。

329.

詩曰：「靡不有初，鮮_{（ㄒ一ㄢˇ）}克有終。」不能終善者，不遂其國_國作君。

（卷三十三　晏子）

329.

The Book of Shi Jing states that: “In the beginning, all are good. But few prove themselves to be so in the end.” If a leader cannot maintain his virtuous actions until the very end, he cannot be a good leader.

Scroll 33: Yan Zi

【註釋】

①靡：無、沒有。　

②鮮：少。　③克：能夠。

【白話】

《詩經》上說：「人起初無不奮發有為，但很少能堅持到底的。」所以說，不能自始至終貫徹善政的人，就不能成為一個好君王。

330.

蒙以養正，聖功也。

（卷一　周易）

330.

Nurturing children at an early age to let them learn to become righteous people is the most sacred form of contribution to mankind.

Scroll 1: Zhou Yi

【註釋】

①蒙：蒙童。　

②養正：涵養正道。

【白話】

在童蒙時期培養孩子純正無邪的品行，這是一項神聖的功業。