
誌不可不高，誌不高則同流合汙，無足有為矣；心不可太大，心太大則舍近圖遠，難期有成矣。
【今文解譯】
一個人的誌趣不可不高雅，誌趣不高雅，就一定會與世俗庸劣之輩同流合汙，結果一定難有作為。
一個人的心氣不可太大，心氣太大，就一定會舍棄眼前的目標而好高騖遠，到頭來必定一事無成。
【English Translation】
A man抯 inclination should be noble and elegant, or he will be lightly inflicted with bad influence and thus become good for nothing in the end.
A man抯 intention should not be too lofty and unrealistic, or he will forgo what is close at hand and seek what is far afield, and finally get nowhere.
貧賤不能移 富貴要濟世


30. We should not only be ambitious, but also down-to-earth.
誌不可不高，誌不高則同流合汙，無足有為矣；心不可太大，心太大則舍近圖遠，難期有成矣。
【今文解譯】
一個人的誌趣不可不高雅，誌趣不高雅，就一定會與世俗庸劣之輩同流合汙，結果一定難有作為。
一個人的心氣不可太大，心氣太大，就一定會舍棄眼前的目標而好高騖遠，到頭來必定一事無成。
【English Translation】
A man抯 inclination should be noble and elegant, or he will be lightly inflicted with bad influence and thus become good for nothing in the end.
A man抯 intention should not be too lofty and unrealistic, or he will forgo what is close at hand and seek what is far afield, and finally get nowhere.
貧賤不能移 富貴要濟世
