有所不為而后可以有為yǒu suǒ bù wéi ér hòu kě yǐ yǒu wéione must leave some things undone if one wants to get others done; refrain from doing some things in order to be able to do other things
? 孟子曰：“人有不為也，而后可以有為?！?(《孟子·離婁下》)Mencius said，“Men must be decided on what they will not do,and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.”/“～”，正是這種情形。(《毛澤東選集》503) The saying，“Refrain from doing some things in order to be able to do other things”，exactly meets the case. 有所不為而后可以有為you suo bu wei er hou ke yi you weiyou must leave some things undone if you want to get others done |