【廿五章】【一節】子曰、聖人吾不得而見之矣、得見君子者、斯可矣。【二 節】子曰、善人吾不得而見之矣、得見有恆者、斯可矣。【三節】亡而為有、 虛而為盈、約而為泰、難乎有恆矣。 【廿六章】子釣而不綱、弋不射宿。 【廿七章】子曰、蓋有不知而作 CHAP. XXV. 1. The Master said, 'A sage it is not mine to see; could I see a man of real talent and virtue, that would satisfy me.' 2. The Master said, 'A good man it is not mine to see; could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me. 3. 'Having not and yet affecting to have, empty and yet affecting to be full, straitened and yet affecting to be at ease:-- it is difficult with such characteristics to have constancy.' CHAP. XXVI. The Master angled,-- but did not use a net. He shot,-- but not at birds perching. CHAP. XXVII. The Master said, 'There may be those who act without knowing why. I do not do so. Hearing much and selecting what is good and following it; seeing much and keeping it in memory:-- this is the second style of knowledge.' 之者、我無是也。多聞、擇其善者而從之、多見而識之、知之次也。 【廿八章】【一節】互鄉難與言、童子見、門人惑。【二節】子曰、與其進 也、不與其退也、唯何甚、人潔己以進、與其潔也、不保其往也。 子曰、仁遠乎哉、我欲仁、斯仁至矣。 【三十章】【一節】陳司敗問昭公知禮乎。孔子曰、知禮。孔子退、揖巫馬 期而進 CHAP. XXVIII. 1. It was difficult to talk (profitably and reputably) with the people of Hu-hsiang, and a lad of that place having had an interview with the Master, the disciples doubted. 2. The Master said, 'I admit people's approach to me without committing myself as to what they may do when they have retired. Why must one be so severe? If a man purify himself to wait upon me, I receive him so purified, without guaranteeing his past conduct.' CHAP. XXIX. The Master said, 'Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.' CHAP. XXX. 1. The minister of crime of Ch'an asked whether the duke Chao knew propriety, and Confucius said, 'He knew propriety.' 2. Confucius having retired, the minister bowed to Wu- ma Ch'i 之、曰、吾聞君子不黨、君子亦黨乎、君取於吳為同姓、謂之吳孟子、君而 知禮、孰不知禮。【三節】 巫馬期以告。子曰、丘也幸、苟有過、人必知 之。 【卅一章】子與人歌、而善、必使反之、而後和之。 【卅二章】子曰、文、莫吾猶人 to come forward, and said, 'I have heard that the superior man is not a partisan. May the superior man be a partisan also? The prince married a daughter of the house of Wu, of the same surname with himself, and called her,-- "The elder Tsze of Wu." If the prince knew propriety, who does not know it?' 3. Wu-ma Ch'i reported these remarks, and the Master said, 'I am fortunate! If I have any errors, people are sure to know them.' CHAP. XXXI. When the Master was in company with a person who was singing, if he sang well, he would make him repeat the song, while he accompanied it with his own voice. CHAP. XXXII. The Master said, 'In letters I am perhaps equal to other men, but the character of the superior man, carrying out in his conduct what he professes, is what I have not yet attained to.'