古人说，遇到狡猾欺诈的人，要用赤诚之心来感动他；遇到性情狂暴乖戾的人，要用温和态度来感化他；遇到行为不正自私自利的人，要用大义气节来激砺他。我们生活在一个多样化的世界里，与不同的人在同一天空下相处。这样的多样化有时会带来不可避免的冲突。因此我们需要抱定以诚待人，以德服人的态度来适应人们个性的不同，以维护人与人以及社会的和谐关系。
三国时期的刘备曾对其子说过：“勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。”积小成大，积少成多，小善就会变大善，所以虽小善也要为之，而且对他人的所作所为能以宽容的态度对待之，从情感教育入手，从诚意出发，促使其自觉改掉小恶，完善自己的形象，这也是与人为善的美德。让我们记住一点：以力服人者,非心服也,力不赡也.以德服人者,中心悦诚服也。
“以诚待人，以德服人”是做人的原则，它现在是，将来也是。以史为鉴可知兴替，以人为鉴可知得失。让我们牢记立信守则：“以信立身，以信立世，以信处事，以信待人”，做一个堂堂正正的“人”。
Good morning, dear teachers and fellow students. Our topic for the flag-raising speech today is to convince people virtuously.
The ancients said, when you encounter a crafty and deceitful person, you should touch him with your sincere heart. When you encounter a man who is violent and surly, try to temper him with gentleness. When you encounter people who behave selfishly, you should encourage them to change with righteousness and integrity. We live in a world of great variety, where every person has their unique personalities and emotions. But with such vast variety, comes conflict. This is why treating others with sincerity and convincing others virtuously is an important principle to keep in mind. The Earth is such a compact space to contain billions of souls, therefore it is important to treat others in a sincere and virtuous manner to seek for relatively balanced and harmonic relationships between people.
Liu Bei, a famous warlord and philosopher in the Three Kingdoms Period once said to his son: ‘Never do the evil because of its insignificance, and never refuse to do the good because of its insignificance’. The smallest of goods can accumulate to be great contributions to those around you. No good is not worth doing! Even if the actions from others are harming you, being able to understand their faults and encourage them to change for good in a sincere manner is a core value of the concept of ‘convincing people virtuously’. Remember, for the people who persuade others with oppressive manners, there will be resistance. However, when you win people by virtue, they will be convinced and willing to change.
Striving to always take the high road when dealing with others is an important principle. It has been, and it still is. History affords us lessons, and so do people. Let us remember the code of ethics and be an upright person.
演讲者：郭倍言 Legend 许凯琳 Karen
