Tuesday, December 08, 2009

some misunderstood sayings

I was discussing the six most misunderstood traditional sayings in China with Linda tonight.  I searched the Internet and found the original sayings.


Sometimes, people only know a part of the original sentence and make use of it, regardless of the original meaning of the whole sentence.  That's how the misunderstanding happens.


原句:“或曰:‘以德报怨,何如?’子曰:“何以报德?以直报怨,以德报德” ————《论语 宪问》 

原句:。“子曰:兴于诗,立于礼,成于乐。子曰:民可使由之,不可使知之。”——————《论语·秦伯》 


原句:量小非君子,无度不丈夫。——————民间谚语联对 

原句:吾生也有涯,而知也无涯,以有涯随无涯,殆已 ——————《庄子·养生主》 


原句:相濡以沫,不如相忘于江湖——————《庄子·大宗师》 

原句:天地不仁,以万物为刍狗,圣人不仁,以百姓为刍狗——————《道德经》 

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