道、謀｜pRINCIPLES, wORK

道、謀｜pRINCIPLES, wORK

最誠實的尊重，就是儘管共存，也可原則不同，亦不強求改變，真誠表達自己，然後各走各路。
The most honest rESPECT is that even if people cOEXIST, they can have their own dIFFERENT principles and not force others to cHANGE, just express themselves tRULY, then go their oWN way.

《論語》的第十五書《衛靈公》——第四十章：
“The Analects”*₁, Book 15 – Chapter 40 (original written in Classical Chinese):

子曰：「道不同，不相為謀。」
Confucius*₂ said, “When the pRINCIPLES are dIFFERENT, people cANNOT wORK together.”

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*₁: “The Analects” or “Analects of Confucius” – collected sayings and thoughts of great philosopher Confucius; it is one of the important canonical Confucian literature. Traditionally people believe that “The Analects” was written by disciples or followers of Confucius during the late Warring States period (475-221 BC) and its final revision was completed during the Emperor Cheng period (33-7 BC) in late Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-9).

*₂: Confucius (551–479 BC) was an educator, philosopher and official of Lu State in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty (ca. 1043-256 BC) during Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), he was the founder of Confucianism and developed his Confucian theory of the five virtue elements: benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trust.