It means that the country has a way and must be justified; The country has no choice but to be honest, but it should be easy-going and cautious when speaking. The original text is from Confucius' The Analects of Confucius, Xianwen, in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Original text:

Begging for shame. Confucius said, "There are roads and valleys in the countryside; The state has no way, valley and shame. " "Who can resist, cut, complain, do nothing and be kind?" Confucius said, "I can be embarrassed, but I don't know if I am kind."

Confucius said: "The state has words, and the dangerous words are dangerous; There is no way for the country to speak, and it is very dangerous. "

Vernacular translation:

Yuan Xian asked Confucius what shame was. Confucius said, "When the state has a road, officials get a salary; It is shameful that the country has no choice but to be an official with a salary. " Yuan Xian asked again, "Can a person who doesn't live up to expectations, boast, resent or be greedy for profits be regarded as a benevolent person?" Confucius said: "This can be said to be very rare, but I don't know if it is benevolent."

Confucius said: "If there is a state-owned road, there must be righteousness; There is no way for the country to be honest, but it must be easy-going and cautious. "

Extended data:

Xian Wen comes from The Analects of Confucius, which consists of 44 chapters. The main contents are: some qualities that a gentleman must possess; Confucius' comments on various social phenomena at that time; Confucius put forward the concept of justice and benefit of "seeing benefit and forgetting righteousness".

The Analects of Confucius mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. The Analects of Confucius is a Confucian classic and a collection of recorded essays focusing on memorizing words.