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This story is about Confucius who was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and teacher who lived 2,500 years ago. Confucianism was the main guiding philosophy of China for two thousand years. In the story, Confucius taught his disciples to choose carefully whom to follow. This story is selected from the book 《孔子家语》, translated as "Family Sayings of Confucius".
古文：选自《孔子家语 - 六本》
孔子见罗雀者，所得皆黄口小雀。夫子问之曰：“大雀独不得，何也？”罗者曰：“大雀善惊而难得，黄口贪食而易得。黄口从大雀，则不得；大雀从黄口，亦可得。”孔子顾谓弟子曰：“善惊以远害，利食而忘患，自其心矣，而以所从为祸福。故君子慎其所从。以长者之虑，则有全身之阶；随小者之戆，而有危亡之败也。”
《孔子家语》, translated as "Family Sayings of Confucius", is a collection of discussions Confucius(孔子) had with his disciples and others, recorded by his disciples and written as a supplement to the Analects (论语). Although some scholars regarded it as a 3rd-century forgery by Wang Su, this conclusion has been overturned by archaeological discoveries. [Dingzhou 定州八角廊 (55 BC) and Shuanggudui 双古堆 (165 BC)] The value of the 《孔子家语》 is no less valuable than the Analects to the study of Confucius.
