Analects – Book Fourteen

Analects 14.4

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Original Text:

子曰有德者必有言有言者不必有德仁者必有勇勇者不必有仁

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The Master said, “Those who possess Virtue will inevitably have something to say, whereas those who have something to say do not necessarily possess Virtue. Those who are Good will necessarily display courage, but those who display courage are not necessarily Good.”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

The Master said, Those who have virtue invariably have something to say, but those who have something to say do not invariably have virtue. Those who are humane are invariably courageous, but those who are courageous are not invariably humane.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.

Analects 14.3

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Original Text:

子曰邦有道危言危行邦无道危行言孙

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The Master said, “When the state possesses the Way, be audaciously correct in both word and action; when the state lacks the Way, be audaciously correct in action, but let one’s speech be conciliatory.”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

The Master said, When a state follows the Way, be stern in speech, stern in action. When a state is without the Way, be stern in action but conciliatory in speech.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.

Analects 14.2

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Original Text:

子曰士而怀居不足以为士矣

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The Master said, “A scholar-official who cherishes comfort is not worthy of the name.”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

The Master said, A man of station who longs for the comforts of home does not deserve to be called a man of station.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.

Analects 14.1

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Original Text:

宪问耻子曰邦有道谷邦无道谷耻也克伐怨欲不行焉可以为仁矣子曰可以为难矣仁则吾不知也

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Yuan Si asked about shame.

The Master said, “When the state has the Way, accept a salary; when the state is without the Way, to accept a salary is shameful.”

“To refrain from competitiveness, boastfulness, envy, and greed—can this be considered Goodness?”

The Master said, “This can be considered difficult, but as for its being Good, that I do not know.”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

Xian (Yuan Si) asked what is shameful. The Master said, When a state follows the Way, one receives an official stipend. But when a state is without the Way, to receive an official stipend is shameful.

[Yuan Si said,] If one is free of high-handedness, bragging, enmity, and craving, can this be termed humaneness? The Master said, It may be termed difficult. But as for humaneness—I don’t know about that.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.