杀身成仁

子曰：“志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。”

译文

孔子说：“志士仁人，不会为了求生损害仁，却能牺牲生命去成就仁。”

JamesLegge:

TheMaster said: “ The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek tolive at the expense of injuring their virtue. The will even sacrifice theirlives to preserve their virtue complete.”

辜鸿铭：

Confuciusremarked: “ A gentleman of spirit or a man of moral character will never try tosee his life at the expense of his moral character: he prefers to sacrifice hislife in order to see his moral characters.”