临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。 ——班固《汉书·董仲舒传》 格言大意：站在深水池边上希望得到鱼，还不如回去赶快编织渔网。 Main Idea: Sooner than stand by the pond coveting the fish, one should go home to weave a net. 临渊羡鱼（Standing by the pond coveting for fish） 齐宣王让孟子给他讲一讲善政是什么样子的。孟子就讲了周文王的故事。听了孟子的一番话后，齐宣王不禁对善政有些向往，孟子趁机劝导他。可是，齐宣王并不愿亲自实行善政。 King Xuanwang of Qi asked Mencius to describe what a fine government was like. Mencius told him the story of King Wenwang of Zhou. After Mencius finished his story, I Xuanwang couldn’t help dreaming about a fine government. Mencius took the chance to give him some words of advice. However, Qi Xuanwang was not really willing to carry out the fine government himself.

临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。 ——班固《汉书·董仲舒传》 格言大意：站在深水池边上希望得到鱼，还不如回去赶快编织渔网。 Main Idea: Sooner than stand by the pond coveting the fish, one should go home to weave a net. 临渊羡鱼（Standing by the pond coveting for fish） 齐宣王让孟子给他讲一讲善政是什么样子的。孟子就讲了周文王的故事。听了孟子的一番话后，齐宣王不禁对善政有些向往，孟子趁机劝导他。可是，齐宣王并不愿亲自实行善政。 King Xuanwang of Qi asked Mencius to describe what a fine government was like. Mencius told him the story of King Wenwang of Zhou. After Mencius finished his story, I Xuanwang couldn’t help dreaming about a fine government. Mencius took the chance to give him some words of advice. However, Qi Xuanwang was not really willing to carry out the fine government himself.