弘一大師格言別錄- 8 翰聲英譯
人家最不要事事足意，常有些不足處方好。
纔事事足意，便有不好事出來，
歷試歷驗。靜坐常思己過，閒談莫論人非。
It is best for one to not have everything fulfilled; it is better always to be a little bit short in everything.
Proven experiences have shown that as soon as one has everything to their satisfaction, there will come some ill-fate.
At leisure, sit and reflect upon one's faults; upon conversation, do not judge others.
面諛之詞，有識者未必恱心。
背後之議，受憾者常若刻骨。
Flattering words cannot necessarily please those who are well-experienced.
Criticizing people behind their back always deeply infuriates those who are targeted.
臨事須替別人想，論人先將自己想。
When one encounters difficulty in understanding another one must put oneself in other people’s shoes.
Before one judges another, one should judge oneself first.
惠不在大，在乎當厄。
怨不在多，在乎傷心。
It is not how big the favor that counts, rather, whether or not it meets the requirement.
It is not how much resentment one has gotten that matters, rather, how much the pain it causes.
修己以清心為要，
涉世以慎言為先。
The most important thing to cultivate oneself is to clear one’s mind.
The foremost thing in dealing with people is to talk carefully.
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人家最不要事事足意，常有些不足處方好。
纔事事足意，便有不好事出來，
歷試歷驗。靜坐常思己過，閒談莫論人非。
It is best for one to not have everything fulfilled; it is better always to be a little bit short in everything.
Proven experiences have shown that as soon as one has everything to their satisfaction, there will come some ill-fate.
At leisure, sit and reflect upon one's faults; upon conversation, do not judge others.
面諛之詞，有識者未必恱心。
背後之議，受憾者常若刻骨。
Flattering words cannot necessarily please those who are well-experienced.
Criticizing people behind their back always deeply infuriates those who are targeted.
臨事須替別人想，論人先將自己想。
When one encounters difficulty in understanding another one must put oneself in other people’s shoes.
Before one judges another, one should judge oneself first.
惠不在大，在乎當厄。
怨不在多，在乎傷心。
It is not how big the favor that counts, rather, whether or not it meets the requirement.
It is not how much resentment one has gotten that matters, rather, how much the pain it causes.
修己以清心為要，
涉世以慎言為先。
The most important thing to cultivate oneself is to clear one’s mind.
The foremost thing in dealing with people is to talk carefully.
此文來源: 翰聲文集