From Born in Worry and Died in Happiness (from Mencius Gao Zixia), excerpts from the original text:
People are unchangeable, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in consideration, and then made; Color label, sound hair, and then metaphor. A country, if there are no ministers and wise men who can assist the king, will often be in danger of the collapse of its neighboring countries and the misfortunes from abroad.
Translation:
A person often makes mistakes in order to correct them later; Confused in my heart, thinking about blocking, and then I can know what to do; The anger of others is shown on the face, and the resentment is spit between the lines, so you can know.
If a country does not have a minister who abides by the statutes and a sage who can assist the king at home, and there is no country with comparable strength abroad and disasters from abroad, such a country will often go to extinction.
Extended data
Creative background:
As the most important representative of Confucianism after Confucius, Mencius developed Confucius' theory of benevolence into the theory of benevolent governance, and put forward the idea that "the people value the monarch but despise him", and advocated that the monarch should implement benevolent governance and enjoy the people.
Mencius' ideological theory is the book Mencius. Mencius recorded Mencius' words and deeds and was a dialogue work. This article is selected from Mencius Gao Zi Xia. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were wars and disputes. If a country wants to be in an invincible position, it must work hard and not be complacent. This article is written under this background.
About the author:
Mencius (about 372 BC-289 BC) was born in Zou (now Zoucheng City, Shandong Province) during the Warring States Period.
A famous philosopher, thinker, politician and educator in the Warring States period, one of the representatives of Confucianism, was second only to Confucius, and was also called "Confucius and Mencius" with Confucius. Advocating "benevolent government", he first put forward the idea that "the people are more expensive than the monarch".
The Original Road by Han Yu listed Mencius as a Confucian figure who inherited the Confucian orthodoxy in the pre-Qin period, while the Yuan Dynasty posthumously awarded Mencius as "elegant Gong Sheng" and respected him as "elegant saint". Mencius is a collection of essays compiled by Mencius and his disciples, which advocates "benevolence-oriented".
Representative works include "I want what I want" and "If you get it, you will get more help, and if you lose it, you will get less help". Born in sorrow, died in happiness, wealth can not be immoral, and I am the same in the countryside, all of which have been included in middle school Chinese textbooks.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Born in sorrow, died in happiness.