Guidelines & Principles To Ensure A Happier Today And Tomorrow (Part 6 of 7)

【亲仁】BEING CLOSE TO KIND AND VIRTUOUS PEOPLE

【同是人。类不齐。流俗众。仁者希。】
We are all human beings, but we are not the same.
Most of us are ordinary; only a few of us are kind and virtuous.

【果仁者。人多畏。言不讳。色不媚。】
Truly virtuous people are held in awe by others.
They are not afraid to speak the truth, and they do not fawn on others.

【能亲任。无限好。德日进。过日少。】
If we associate with and learn from people of great virtue, we will benefit greatly.
Day by day, our own virtues will grow and our faults will lessen.

【不亲仁。无限害。小人进。百事坏。】
If we do not associate with and learn from these people, we will suffer a great loss.
We will attract people without virtue, and nothing we do will succeed.