禹汤罪己,其兴也悖焉;桀纣罪人,其亡也忽焉。
(bó):通“勃”,迅速,旺盛。忽:迅速,突然。〕
· When they had done something wrong,Kings Yu and Tang would undertake self-criticism,and this was the reason why the countries they had just founded rose suddenly. In the same situation,Kings Jie and Zhou blamed others in stead of criticizing themselves,and this was the reason why their countries declined abruptly.
(Zuo Qiuming [of the Spring and Autumn Period]: Zuo's Commentary)
《左传·庄公十一年》
禹:夏朝开国君主。汤:商朝建立者。罪已:把罪咎归于自己。 ...... (共433字) [阅读本文]>>