【说文载道】信言不美,美言不信
【 说文载道 】
信言不美,美言不信
Trustworthy Words May Not Be Fine-sounding; Fine–sounding Words May Not Be Trustworthy
To address the extravagance in social mores and in the style of writing of his time, Laozi advocated simple and natural lifestyles and literary presentations. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, men of letters valued natural and simple literary styles and were opposed to extravagant and superficial styles. This line of thought led to the emergence of great poets like Tao Yuanming, and shaped literary writings to reflect direct thoughts and natural expressions. Subsequently, ancient Chinese literature and art took simplicity and naturalness as the highest aesthetic standards.
善者不辩,
美言不信。
信言不美,
︽老子*八十一章︾
◎可信的话并不漂亮,漂亮的话多不可信。善良的人往往不能能言善辩,能言善辩的人往往不善良。
而五千精妙,
故称"美言不信",
老子疾伪,
刘勰︽文心雕龙*情采︾
◎老子憎恶虚伪矫饰,所以他认为“漂亮的话多不可信”。但他自己写的《道德经》五千言,思想深刻而文笔优美,可见他并没有摒弃文章之美。
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