教小儿宜严,严气足以平躁气;待小人宜敬,敬心可以化邪心。
管教孩子一定要严格,严格了才能够去除他们的浮躁气性。
对待小人一定要客气,客气了就可以化解他们的邪恶心思。
It’s better to educate children with strictness, for strictness can help them restrain their impetuous dispositions.
It’s better to treat petty men with courtesy, for courtesy can dissolve their evil thoughts.