The Proverbs of Confucius

□ By Friedrich von Schiller

Threefold is the march of time

While the future slow advances，

Like a dart the present glances，

Silent stands the past sublime.

No impatience e'er can speed him

On his course if he delay;

No alarm， no doubts impede him

If he keep his onward way;

No regrets， no magic numbers

Wake the trance one from his slumbers.

Wouldst thou wisely and with pleasure，

Pass the days of life's short measure，

From the slow one counsel take，

But a tool of him ne'er make;

Ne'er as friend the swift one know，

Nor the constant one as foe!

Threefold is the form of space:

Length， with ever restless motion，

Seeks eternity's wide ocean;

Breadth with boundless sway extends;

Depth to unknown realms descends.

All as types to thee are given;

Thou must onward strive for heaven，

Never still or weary be

Wouldst thou perfect glory see;

Far must thy researches go.

Wouldst thou learn the world to know;

Thou must tempt the dark abyss

Wouldst thou prove what Being is.

Naught but firmness gains the prize，--

Naught but fullness makes us wise， --

Buried deep， truth ever lies!

孔子的箴言

□ [德]席 勒

時間的步伐有三種：

未來姍姍而來遲，

現(xiàn)在像箭一般飛逝，

過去永遠靜立不動。

當(dāng)它緩行時，任怎樣急躁，

也不能使它的步伐加強。

當(dāng)它飛逝時，任怎樣恐懼猶疑，

也不能使它的行程受阻。

任何后悔，任何魔術(shù)，

也不能使靜止的移動一步。

你若要做一個聰明而幸福的人，

走完你生命的路程，

你要對未來深謀遠慮，

不要做你的行動的工具！

不要把飛逝的現(xiàn)在當(dāng)作友人，

不要把靜止的過去當(dāng)作仇人！

空間的測量有三種：

它的長度綿延無窮，

永無間斷；它的寬度

遼闊萬里，沒有盡處；

它的深度深陷無底。

它們給你一種象征：

你要看到事業(yè)垂成，

必須努力向前奮斗不息，

決不可因疲乏而靜止；

你要認(rèn)清全面的世界，

必須廣開你的眼界；

你要認(rèn)清事物的本質(zhì)，

必須審問追究到底。

只有恒心可以使你達到目的，

只有博學(xué)可以使你明辨世事，

真理常常藏在事物的深處。