曰、告夫三子者。【四節】之三子告、不可、孔子曰、以吾從大夫之後、不 敢不告也。 【廿三章】子路問事君。子曰、勿欺也、而犯之。 【廿四章】子曰、君子上達、小人下達。 【廿五章】子曰、古之學者為己、今之學者為人。 【廿六章】【一節】蘧伯玉使人於孔子。【二節】孔子與之坐、而問焉、曰、 夫子何為。 5. He went to the chiefs, and informed them, but they would not act. Confucius then said, 'Following in the rear of the great officers, I did not dare not to represent such a matter.' CHAP. XXIII. Tsze-lu asked how a ruler should be served. The Master said, 'Do not impose on him, and, moreover, withstand him to his face.' CHAP. XXIV. The Master said, 'The progress of the superior man is upwards; the progress of the mean man is downwards.' CHAP. XXV. The Master said, 'In ancient times, men learned with a view to their own improvement. Now-a-days, men learn with a view to the approbation of others.' CHAP. XXVI. 1. Chu Po-yu sent a messenger with friendly inquiries to Confucius. 2. Confucius sat with him, and questioned him. 'What,' said he, 'is your master engaged in?' The messenger replied, 'My master is 對曰、夫子欲寡其過、而未能也、使者出、子曰、使乎、使乎。 【廿七章】子曰、不在其位、不謀其政。 【廿八章】曾子曰、君子思不出其位。 【廿九章】子曰、君子恥其言而過其行。 【三十章】【一節】子曰、君子道者三、我無能焉、仁者不憂、知者不惑、 勇者不懼。【二節】子貢曰、夫子自道也。 anxious to make his faults few, but he has not yet succeeded.' He then went out, and the Master said, 'A messenger indeed! A messenger indeed!' CHAP. XXVII. The Master said, 'He who is not in any particular office, has nothing to do with plans for the administration of its duties.' CHAP. XXVIII. The philosopher Tsang said, 'The superior man, in his thoughts, does not go out of his place.' CHAP. XXIX. The Master said, 'The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.' CHAP. XXX. 1. The Master said, 'The way of the superior man is threefold, but I am not equal to it. Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear. 2. Tsze-kung said, 'Master, that is what you yourself say.' 【卅一章】子貢方人、子曰、賜也賢乎哉、夫我則不暇。 【卅二章】子曰、不患人之不己知、患其不能也。 【卅三章】子曰、不逆詐、不億不信、抑亦先覺者、是賢乎。 【卅四章】【一節】微生畝謂孔子曰、丘何為是栖栖者與、無乃為佞乎。【二 節】孔子曰、非敢為佞也、疾固也。 CHAP. XXXI. Tsze-kung was in the habit of comparing men together. The Master said, 'Tsze must have reached a high pitch of excellence! Now, I have not leisure for this.' CHAP. XXXII. The Master said, 'I will not be concerned at men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.' CHAP. XXXIII. The Master said, 'He who does not anticipate attempts to deceive him, nor think beforehand of his not being believed, and yet apprehends these things readily (when they occur);-- is he not a man of superior worth?' CHAP. XXXIV. 1. Wei-shang Mau said to Confucius, 'Ch'iu, how is it that you keep roosting about? Is it not that you are an insinuating talker?' 2. Confucius said, 'I do not dare to play the part of such a talker, but I hate obstinacy.'