管子语录 汉英双解
【原文】强不能遍立,智不能尽谋。物固有形,形固有名,名当,谓之圣人。故必知不言,无为之事,然后知道之纪。《心术上》
【汉解】能力再强也不能把一切事情都包揽起来,智慧再高也不能把所有事情都谋划周到。物的自身本来有它—定的形体,形体自身本来有它一定的名称,立名正合于实际,就叫作圣人。所以。必须懂得什么是不由自己去说的理论,不用亲自去做的事业,然后才懂得道的要领。
【英译】Force cannot always establish things; wisdom cannot plan for every exigency. Things have fixed forms; forms have fixed names. He who makes names fit realities is called a sage. Therefore one must understand the unspoken word and be nonassertive in affairs. Therefore one may come to know the way’s guidelines.