The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian Analects — John Shaqi
The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian AnalectsLegge, James
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The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian Analects
Legge, James
China -- History; China -- Maps; Chinese literature; Chinese literature -- Translations into English
困而學之、又其次也、困而不學、民斯為下矣。
【第十章】孔子曰、君子有九思、視思明、聽思聰、色思溫、貌思恭、言思
忠、事思敬、疑思問、忿思難、見得思義。
【十一章】【一節】孔子曰、見善如不及、見不善而探湯、吾見其人矣、吾
聞其語矣。【二節】隱居
Those who are dull and stupid, and yet compass the learning,
are another class next to these. As to those who are dull and
stupid and yet do not learn;-- they are the lowest of the
people.'
CHAP. X. Confucius said, 'The superior man has nine
things which are subjects with him of thoughtful consideration.
In regard to the use of his eyes, he is anxious to see clearly. In
regard to the use of his ears, he is anxious to hear distinctly. In
regard to his countenance, he is anxious that it should be
benign. In regard to his demeanor, he is anxious that it should
be respectful. In regard to his speech, he is anxious that it
should be sincere. In regard to his doing of business, he is
anxious that it should be reverently careful. In regard to what
he doubts about, he is anxious to question others. When he is
angry, he thinks of the difficulties (his anger may involve him
in). When he sees gain to be got, he thinks of righteousness.'
CHAP. XI. 1. Confucius said, 'Contemplating good, and
pursuing it, as if they could not reach it; contemplating evil,
and shrinking from it, as they would from thrusting the hand
into boiling water:-- I have seen such men, as I have heard
such words.
2. 'Living in retirement to study their aims, and
practising
以求其志、行義以達其道、吾聞其語矣、未見其人也。
【十二章】【一節】齊景公有馬千駟、死之日、民無德而稱焉、伯夷叔齊、
餓于首陽之下、民到于今稱之。【二節】其斯之謂與。
【十三章】【一節】陳亢問於伯魚曰、子亦有異聞乎。【二節】對曰、未也、
嘗獨立、鯉趨而過庭、曰、學詩乎。對曰、未也。不學詩、無以言。
righteousness to carry out their principles:-- I have heard
these words, but I have not seen such men.'
CHAP. XII. 1. The duke Ching of Ch'i had a thousand
teams, each of four horses, but on the day of his death, the
people did not praise him for a single virtue. Po-i and Shu-ch'i
died of hunger at the foot of the Shau-yang mountain, and the
people, down to the present time, praise them.
2. 'Is not that saying illustrated by this?'
CHAP. XIII. 1. Ch'an K'ang asked Po-yu, saying, 'Have you
heard any lessons from your father different from what we
have all heard?'
2. Po-yu replied, 'No. He was standing alone once, when I
passed below the hall with hasty steps, and said to me, "Have
you learned the Odes?" On my replying "Not yet," he added, "If
you do not learn the Odes, you will not be fit to converse with."
I retired and studied the Odes.
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