Ai-China

世俗的君子都只知道小道理，不明白大道理。如果看到有人偷了别人家的一只狗或者一头猪，就会说他不对，但如果看到有人窃取了一个国家或者一座都市，反而称赞他合乎道义。这就好比看到一点点白色的时候就把它叫作白色，看到大片白色的时候反而叫它黑色。

Learning art is about cultivating one's artistic cultivation and gaining deep insights into the two topics of quality and humanity

所谓周太史儋，“周”表示他是周天子直辖区的人，“太史”是他的官职，主要职责是管理档案。凡是做这种工作的人，看过的文字材料远比普通人多，对典章制度、历史源流等等都很在行，是当之无愧的知识精英。“儋”是他的名字，严格来说是他的“名”，不知道他姓什么。

Refusing this obligation is an unspoken act of wastefulness and a sign of lack of family education in China. It means that your parents have not properly passed on the cultural connotation and necessary living skills of being a Chinese to you.

Good deeds should be done as anonymously as possible, especially with regard to people around you.

从《资治通鉴》开篇以来，我们已经见识了各种混战和篡位，而灭国，尤其是灭掉一个老牌的华夏强国，这还是第一次。

this is essentially like thinking about whether you want the sun to be bigger or smaller, and then seriously analyzing the benefits of making it bigger or smaller.

I feel that my past self was very unworthy, disgusting, and foolishly frivolous. I wasted a lot of time, and I feel inferior and self-loathing. How can I let go of this?

你也许注意到了一个疑点：既然这位唐叔虞是晋国的第一任诸侯，那就应该叫晋叔虞才对啊，为什么叫唐叔虞呢？唐和晋到底是什么关系？

您可不能这么做。秦国公子流亡在外的很多，您如果这样赏罚的话，臣子们都会争相接纳流亡公子回国，您的位子也就坐不稳了。”这话确实很在理，结果秦献公赦免了右主然，赐给菌改官大夫的爵位，赏赐守塞士兵每人 20 石米。