孔子曰：「君子有三畏：畏天命，畏大人，畏聖人之言。小人不知天命而不畏，狎大人，侮聖人之言。」
(卷九 論語)
Confucius said, “There are three things that a superior person venerates. He venerates the law of cause and effect. He venerates virtuous people or people with superior status. He venerates the teachings given by saints and sages. A petty person on the other hand, is ignorant of the law of cause and effect and therefore does not venerate it. He also treats his superior frivolously and ridicules the teachings of saints and sages.”
Scroll 9 : Lun Yu
source: Chapter Four 教化 Teach and Transform
The Governing Principles of Ancient China 群書治要360 (中英對照版)
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