在《女训》中,蔡邕告诫女儿,面容的美丽固然很重要,但当修饰面容的时候,千万不要忘记了品德和学识的修养对女人来说更为重要。本句大意:脸一天不修饰,就会让尘垢弄脏;心一天不修善,就会窜入邪恶的念头。
古代名言翻译(183)
面一旦不修饰,则尘垢秽之;心一朝不思善,则邪恶入之。——蔡邕·《女训》
If one doesn't wash one's face every day, the dirt cannot be removed from it; if one doesn't cultivate one's mind daily, the evil idea will appear suddenly.