子曰:“天下国家可均也,爵禄可辞也,白刃可蹈也,中庸不可能也。”他的意思是说,治理国家虽然很难,但通过努力还是可以成功的;出仕当官虽然可以有丰厚的俸禄,但为了保持人格的高尚可以弃之如敝屣;白刃加颈时膝盖会发软,但像子路这样的人,还是能视死如归;只有中庸,这宇宙间极致的真理,看似平常,却是最难获得的珍宝。孔子这么说,是怀着深深的感慨的,因为他感觉自己也未能始终做到中庸。 Confucius said: “The world can also be perverse, dare to speak also, blatantly can, Chungking can not.” He means that although the difficult task of governing the country, but through hard work can still be successful; Although the officer can have a rich salary, but in order to maintain the noble personality can be discarded as spacious 屣; white edge and knees when the neck will be soft, but people like Zi Road, or just as death; only the doctrine of truth in this universe, the ultimate truth, Seemingly ordinary, but it is the most difficult to get the treasure. Confucius said with deep feeling, because he felt himself unable to always be moderate.