说苑

《说苑》，又名《新苑》，为西汉人刘向所著杂事小说集，宋朝人曾巩校阅。全书共二十卷，收录了先秦到西汉期间的一些历史故事和传说，并附有作者的评论，体现了儒家的思想和观念。在《四库全书》中为子部儒家类。

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说苑•谈丛篇

1.子不孝，非吾子也；交不信，非吾友也。

2.食其口而百节肥，灌其本而枝叶茂；本伤者枝槁，根深者末厚。

3.为善者得道，为恶者失道。

4.恶语不出口，苟言不留耳。

5.力胜贫，谨胜祸，慎胜害，戒胜灾。

The Shuo Yuan (Chinese: 說苑; Jyutping: Syut3 Jyun2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soat-oán), variously translated as Garden of Stories, Garden of Persuasions, Garden of Talks, Garden of Eloquence, etc., is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the pre-Qin period (先秦) to the Western Han dynasty. The stories were compiled and annotated by the imperial librarian Liu Xiang (died 6 BCE). In many cases, multiple versions of the same story are included, making the book a valuable source for the study of early texts.

Translation

Henry, Eric (2022). Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan 說苑. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295995199.