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- [Analects 20.1](https://confucius.page/analects-20-1/) - Original Text: 尧曰咨尔舜天之历数在尔躬允执其中四海困穷天禄永终舜亦以命禹 曰予小子履敢用玄牡敢昭告于皇皇后帝有罪不敢赦帝臣不蔽简在帝心朕躬有罪无以万方万方有罪罪在朕躬 周有大赉善人是富虽有周亲不如仁人百姓有过在予一人 谨权量审法度修废官四方之政行焉兴灭国继绝世举逸民天下之民归心焉 所重民食丧祭 宽则得众信则民任焉敏则有功公则说 Translation: Other Translations: Yao said, “Oh, you Shun! The orderly succession of Heaven now rests upon your shoulders. Hold faithfully to the mean. If those within the Four Seas should fall into hardship and poverty, Heaven’s emoluments will be cut off from you forever.” Shun charged Yu
- [Analects 20.3](https://confucius.page/analects-20-3/) - Original Text: 孔子曰不知命无以为君子也不知礼无以立也不知言无以知人也 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “One who does not understand fate lacks the means to become a gentleman. One who does not understand ritual lacks the means to take his place. One who does not understand words lacks the means to evaluate others.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 20.2](https://confucius.page/analects-20-2/) - Original Text: 子张问于孔子曰何如斯可以从政矣子曰尊五美屏四恶斯可以从政矣子张曰何谓五美子曰君子惠而不费劳而不怨欲而不贪泰而不骄威而不猛 子张曰何谓惠而不费子曰因民之所利而利之斯不亦惠而不费乎择可劳而劳之又谁怨欲仁而得仁又焉贪君子无众寡无小大无敢慢斯不亦泰而不骄乎君子正其衣冠尊其瞻视俨然人望而畏之斯不亦威而不猛乎 子张曰何谓四恶子曰不教而杀谓之虐不戒视成谓之暴慢令致期谓之贼犹之与人也出纳之吝谓之有司 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked Confucius, “What must a person be like before he can be employed in government service?” The Master replied, “He must respect the five virtues, and get rid of the four vices. Then he can be employed in government service.” Zizhang asked, “What are the five
- [Analects 19.25](https://confucius.page/analects-19-25/) - Original Text: 陈子禽谓子贡曰子为恭也仲尼岂贤于子乎子贡曰君子一言以为知一言以为不知言不可不慎也夫子之不可及也犹天之不可阶而升也夫子之得邦家者所谓立之斯立道之斯行绥之斯来动之斯和其生也荣其死也哀如之何其可及也 Translation: Other Translations: Chen Ziqin said to Zigong, “You show reverence to Confucius, but how could he be more worthy than you?” Zigong replied, “A gentleman can be judged wise or unwise on the basis of a single comment—this is why one cannot fail to be careful in one’s speech. One cannot
- [Analects 19.24](https://confucius.page/analects-19-24/) - Original Text: 叔孙武叔毁仲尼子贡曰无以为也仲尼不可毁也他人之贤者丘陵也犹可逾也仲尼日月也无得而逾焉人虽欲自绝其何伤于日月乎多见其不知量也 Translation: Other Translations: Shusun Wushu was disparaging Confucius. Zigong said, “It is pointless, Confucius cannot be disparaged. The worthiness of other people is like a hill or mound, in that one can still climb to the top of it. Confucius is like the sun and the moon—it is impossible to surmount him.
- [Analects 19.23](https://confucius.page/analects-19-23/) - Original Text: 叔孙武叔语大夫于朝曰子贡贤于仲尼子服景伯以告子贡子贡曰譬之宫墙赐之墙也及肩窥见室家之好夫子之墙数仞不得其门而入不见宗庙之美百官之富得其门者或寡矣夫子之云不亦宜乎 Translation: Other Translations: Shusun Wushu remarked to his ministers at court, “Zigong is an even greater worthy than Confucius.” Zifu Jingbo reported this to Zigong. Zigong replied, “Let us use the analogy of a residence surrounded by a wall. The walls around my residence are only shoulder-high, so people can look over
- [Analects 19.22](https://confucius.page/analects-19-22/) - Original Text: 卫公孙朝问于子贡曰仲尼焉学子贡曰文武之道未坠于地在人贤者识其大者不贤者识其小者莫不有文武之道焉夫子焉不学而亦何常师之有 Translation: Other Translations: Gongsun Chao of Wei asked Zigong, “From whom did Confucius acquire his learning?” Zigong replied, “The Way of Kings Wen and Wu has not yet fallen to the ground—it still exists in people. Those who are worthy understand its greater aspects, while those who are unworthy understand its lesser
- [Analects 19.21](https://confucius.page/analects-19-21/) - Original Text: 子贡曰君子之过也如日月之食焉过也人皆见之更也人皆仰之 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, “A gentleman’s errors are like an eclipse of the sun or the moon: when he errs, everyone notices it, but when he makes amends, everyone looks up to him.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong said, The gentleman’s errors
- [Analects 19.20](https://confucius.page/analects-19-20/) - Original Text: 子贡曰纣之不善不如是之甚也是以君子恶居下流天下之恶皆归焉 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, “Zhow’s wickedness was really not as extreme as they say. This is why the gentleman hates to dwell in low places, because all the badness in the world gathers there.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong said, Zhou was
- [Analects 19.19](https://confucius.page/analects-19-19/) - Original Text: 孟氏使阳肤为士师问于曾子曾子曰上失其道民散久矣如得其情则哀矜而勿喜 Translation: Other Translations: When the Meng Family appointed Yang Fu to be their Captain of the Guard, he went to ask Master Zeng for advice. Master Zeng said, “It has been a long time since those above lost the Way, and so the people lack guidance. When you uncover the truth in
- [Analects 19.18](https://confucius.page/analects-19-18/) - Original Text: 曾子曰吾闻诸夫子孟庄子之孝也其他可能也其不改父之臣与父之政是难能也 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “I have heard from the Master that, while it is possible to match the filial piety of Meng Zhuangzi in most respects, it is difficult to match the way he refrained from changing the ministers or governmental policies of his father.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003).
- [Analects 19.17](https://confucius.page/analects-19-17/) - Original Text: 曾子曰吾闻诸夫子人未有自致者也必也亲丧乎 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “I have heard from the Master that, even when a person has not yet been able to exert himself to the fullest, he will necessarily do so when it comes to mourning his own parents.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 19.16](https://confucius.page/analects-19-16/) - Original Text: 曾子曰堂堂乎张也难与并为仁矣 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “How full of himself Zizhang is! It is hard to be Good in the company of such a person as this.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Master Zeng said, Zizhang is imposing indeed, but side by side with
- [Analects 19.15](https://confucius.page/analects-19-15/) - Original Text: 子游曰吾友张也为难能也然而未仁 Translation: Other Translations: Ziyou said, “It is difficult to measure up to my friend Zizhang, but even so he is still not Good.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Ziyou said, My friend Zizhang can do difficult things, but he has not yet mastered humaneness.
- [Analects 19.14](https://confucius.page/analects-19-14/) - Original Text: 子游曰丧致乎哀而止 Translation: Other Translations: Ziyou said, “Mourning should fully express grief and then stop at that.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Ziyou said, In mourning, if grief is fully expressed, stop there. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 19.13](https://confucius.page/analects-19-13/) - Original Text: 子夏曰仕而优则学学而优则仕 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “One who excels in his official position should then devote himself to learning. One who excels in learning should then devote himself to official service.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia said, Hold public office, and if you have
- [Analects 19.12](https://confucius.page/analects-19-12/) - Original Text: 子游曰子夏之门人小子当洒扫应对进退则可矣抑末也本之则无如之何子夏闻之曰噫言游过矣君子之道孰先传焉孰后倦焉譬诸草木区以别矣君子之道焉可诬也有始有卒者其惟圣人乎 Translation: Other Translations: Ziyou said, “Among the disciples of Zixia, the younger ones are fairly competent when it comes to tasks such as mopping and sweeping, answering summons, and entering and retiring from formal company, but these are all superficialities. They are completely at a loss when it comes to mastering the
- [Analects 19.11](https://confucius.page/analects-19-11/) - Original Text: 子夏曰大德不逾闲小德出入可也 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “As long as one does not transgress the bounds when it comes to important Virtues, it is permissible to cross the line here and there when it comes to minor Virtues.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia said, If
- [Analects 19.10](https://confucius.page/analects-19-10/) - Original Text: 子夏曰君子信而后劳其民未信则以为厉己也信而后谏未信则以为谤己也 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “The gentleman imposes labors upon his people only after earning their trust. If he does so before having earned their trust, they will think him cruel. The gentleman remonstrates with [his ruler] only after earning his trust. If he does so before having earned his trust, his
- [Analects 19.9](https://confucius.page/analects-19-9/) - Original Text: 子夏曰君子有三变望之俨然即之也温听其言也厉 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “The gentleman has three aspects: when you gaze upon him from afar, he appears grave and imposing; once you approach him, he appears mild and welcoming; and when you listen to his words, he appears strict and serious.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 19.8](https://confucius.page/analects-19-8/) - Original Text: 子夏曰小人之过也必文 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “When a petty person commits a transgression, he is sure to gloss it over.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia said, When the petty man makes a mistake, he invariably tries to gloss it over. Confucius, & Watson, B.
- [Analects 19.7](https://confucius.page/analects-19-7/) - Original Text: 子夏曰百工居肆以成其事君子学以致其道 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “The various artisans dwell in their workshops in order to perfect their crafts, just as the gentleman learns in order to reach the end of his Way.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia said, The hundred craftsmen stay in
- [Analects 19.6](https://confucius.page/analects-19-6/) - Original Text: 子夏曰博学而笃志切问而近思仁在其中矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “Learning broadly and firmly retaining what one has learned, being incisive in one’s questioning and able to reflect upon what is near at hand—Goodness is to be found in this.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia said, Broad in
- [Analects 19.5](https://confucius.page/analects-19-5/) - Original Text: 子夏曰日知其所亡月无忘其所能可谓好学也已矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “Being aware every day of what he still lacks, and after a month’s time not forgetting what he is already capable of—a person like this can be said to love learning.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia said, Day
- [Analects 19.4](https://confucius.page/analects-19-4/) - Original Text: 子夏曰虽小道必有可观者焉致远恐泥是以君子不为也 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, “Although the byways no doubt have their own interesting sights to see, one who wishes to reach a distant destination fears becoming mired. This is why the gentleman does not take the byways.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zixia
- [Analects 19.3](https://confucius.page/analects-19-3/) - Original Text: 子夏之门人问交于子张子张曰子夏云何对曰子夏曰可者与之其不可者拒之子张曰异乎吾所闻君子尊贤而容众嘉善而矜不能我之大贤与于人何所不容我之不贤与人将拒我如之何其拒人也 Translation: Other Translations: The disciples of Zixia asked Zizhang about social relations. Zizhang said, “What does Zixia have to say about this?” They responded, “Zixia says, ‘Associate with those who are acceptable, and reject those who are unacceptable.’ ” Zizhang said, “This is different from what I have learned. The gentleman treats
- [Analects 19.2](https://confucius.page/analects-19-2/) - Original Text: 子张曰执德不弘信道不笃焉能为有焉能为亡 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang said, “If you are not grand in the manner you hold onto Virtue, or sincere in your trust in the Way, how can you be said to possess anything? How can you be said to lack anything?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 19.1](https://confucius.page/analects-19-1/) - Original Text: 子张曰士见危致命见得思义祭思敬丧思哀其可已矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang said, “To submit to fate when confronted with danger, to think of rightness when presented with an opportunity for gain, to focus on respectfulness when offering sacrifices, and to concentrate upon your grief when in mourning—these are the qualities that make a scholar-official acceptable.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E.
- [Analects 18.11](https://confucius.page/analects-18-11/) - Original Text: 周有八士伯达伯适仲突仲忽叔夜叔夏季随季騧 Translation: Other Translations: The Zhou had eight [worthy] scholar-officials: the Eldest-Sons Da and Kuo, the Second-Sons Tu and Hu, the Third-Sons Ye and Xia, and the Youngest-Sons Sui and Gua. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Zhou had eight men of station: elder brother
- [Analects 18.10](https://confucius.page/analects-18-10/) - Original Text: 周公谓鲁公曰君子不施其亲不使大臣怨乎不以故旧无大故则不弃也无求备于一人 Translation: Other Translations: The Duke of Zhou said to the Duke of Lu, “The gentleman does not neglect his relatives, nor does he cause his great ministers to be angry about not being properly employed. Therefore, he does not dismiss someone who has been long in his service, unless they commit a
- [Analects 18.9](https://confucius.page/analects-18-9/) - Original Text: 太师挚适齐亚饭干适楚三饭缭适蔡四饭缺适秦鼓方叔入于河播鼗武入于汉少师阳击磬襄入于海 Translation: Other Translations: Senior Music Master Zhi went to Qi; Conductor for the Second Course Gan went to Chu; Conductor for Third Course Liao went to Cai; Conductor for the Fourth Course Que went to Qin; the large drum player Fangshu went to live on the banks of the Yellow River; the
- [Analects 18.8](https://confucius.page/analects-18-8/) - Original Text: 逸民伯夷叔齐虞仲夷逸朱张柳下惠少连子曰不降其志不辱其身伯夷叔齐与谓柳下惠少连降志辱身矣言中伦行中虑其斯而已矣谓虞仲夷逸隐居放言身中清废中权我则异于是无可无不可 Translation: Other Translations: Those men who went into seclusion include Bo Yi, Shu Qi, Yu Zhong, Yi Yi, Zhu Zhang, Liuxia Hui, and Shao Lian. The Master said, “Unwilling to lower their aspirations or bring disgrace upon their persons—such were Bo Yi and Shu Qi.” Of Liuxia Hui and Shao Lian he
- [Analects 18.7](https://confucius.page/analects-18-7/) - Original Text: 子路从而后遇丈人以杖荷蓧子路问曰子见夫子乎丈人曰四体不勤五谷不分孰为夫子植其杖而芸子路拱而立止子路宿杀鸡为黍而食之见其二子焉明日子路行以告子曰隐者也使子路反见之至则行矣子路曰不仕无义长幼之节不可废也君臣之义如之何其废之欲洁其身而乱大伦君子之仕也行其义也道之不行已知之矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu was traveling with Confucius, but had fallen behind. He encountered an old man carrying a wicker basket suspended from his staff. Zilu asked, “Have you seen my Master?” The old man answered, “ ‘Won’t soil his dainty hands Can’t tell millet from corn.’ Who, then, might your master
- [Analects 18.6](https://confucius.page/analects-18-6/) - Original Text: 长沮桀溺耦而耕孔子过之使子路问津焉长沮曰夫执舆者为谁子路曰为孔丘曰是鲁孔丘与曰是也曰是知津矣问于桀溺桀溺曰子为谁曰为仲由曰是鲁孔丘之徒与对曰然曰滔滔者天下皆是也而谁以易之且而与其从辟人之士也岂若从辟世之士哉耰而不辍子路行以告夫子怃然曰鸟兽不可与同群吾非斯人之徒与而谁与天下有道丘不与易也 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius passed Chang Ju and Jie Ni, who were yoked together pulling a plow through a field. He sent Zilu to ask them where the ford was to be found. Chang Ju inquired, “That fellow holding the reins there—who is he?” Zilu answered, “That is Confucius.” “Do you mean
- [Analects 18.5](https://confucius.page/analects-18-5/) - Original Text: 楚狂接舆歌而过孔子曰凤兮凤兮何德之衰往者不可谏来者犹可追已而已而今之从政者殆而孔子下欲与之言趋而辟之不得与之言 Translation: Other Translations: Jieyu, the Madman of Chu, passed by Confucius singing a song: “Oh phoenix! Oh phoenix! Why has your Virtue so declined? What is past is beyond remonstration, But the future can still be pursued. Give it up! Give it up! Those who participate in government these days court nothing
- [Analects 18.4](https://confucius.page/analects-18-4/) - Original Text: 齐人归女乐季桓子受之三日不朝孔子行 Translation: Other Translations: The people of Qi sent a gift of female entertainers. Ji Huanzi accepted them [on behalf of the Duke of Lu], and court was not held for several days. Confucius thereupon left the state of Lu. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
- [Analects 18.3](https://confucius.page/analects-18-3/) - Original Text: 齐景公待孔子曰若季氏则吾不能以季孟之间待之曰吾老矣不能用也孔子行 Translation: Other Translations: With regard to how he should treat Confucius, Duke Jing of Qi said, “I cannot treat him as I would the head of the Ji Family; I shall treat him at a level somewhere between that of the head of the Ji Family and the head of the Meng
- [Analects 18.2](https://confucius.page/analects-18-2/) - Original Text: 柳下惠为士师三黜人曰子未可以去乎曰直道而事人焉往而不三黜枉道而事人何必去父母之邦 Translation: Other Translations: When Liuxia Hui was serving as Captain of the Guard, he was dismissed three times. People said to him, “Sir, is this not grounds for simply leaving?” He replied, “If I serve others by means of the upright Way, where can I go and not end up being dismissed
- [Analects 18.1](https://confucius.page/analects-18-1/) - Original Text: 微子去之箕子为之奴比干谏而死孔子曰殷有三仁焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master of Wei left his side, the Master of Ji became his slave, and Bi Gan remonstrating with him and was therefore put to death. Confucius said, “In them, the Shang had three Good men.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
- [Analects 17.26](https://confucius.page/analects-17-26/) - Original Text: 子曰年四十而见恶焉其终也已 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If, having reached the age of forty, you still find yourself despised by others, you will remain despised until the end of your days.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Forty and hated by others—and he’ll
- [Analects 17.25](https://confucius.page/analects-17-25/) - Original Text: 子曰唯女子与小人为难养也近之则不孙远之则怨 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Women and servants are particularly hard to manage: if you are too familiar with them, they grow insolent, but if you are too distant they grow resentful.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Women and petty
- [Analects 17.24](https://confucius.page/analects-17-24/) - Original Text: 子贡曰君子亦有恶乎子曰有恶恶称人之恶者恶居下流而讪上者恶勇而无礼者恶果敢而窒者曰赐也亦有恶乎恶徼以为知者恶不孙以为勇者恶讦以为直者 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “Does the gentleman also have those whom he despises?” The Master replied, “Yes, he does. He despises those who proclaim the faults of others; those who, occupying an inferior position, slander their superiors; those who are courageous but lack ritual; and those who are resolute and daring,
- [Analects 17.23](https://confucius.page/analects-17-23/) - Original Text: 子路曰君子尚勇乎子曰君子义以为上君子有勇而无义为乱小人有勇而无义为盗 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked, “Does the gentleman admire courage?” The Master said, “The gentleman admires rightness above all. A gentleman who possessed courage but lacked a sense of rightness would create political disorder, while a common person who possessed courage but lacked a sense of rightness would become a bandit.” Confucius,
- [Analects 17.22](https://confucius.page/analects-17-22/) - Original Text: 子曰饱食终日无所用心难矣哉不有博弈者乎为之犹贤乎已 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Spending the entire day filling himself with food, never once exercising his mind—someone like this is a hard case indeed! Do we not have the games Bo and Yi? Even playing these games would be better than doing nothing.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With
- [Analects 17.21](https://confucius.page/analects-17-21/) - Original Text: 宰我问三年之丧期已久矣君子三年不为礼礼必坏三年不为乐乐必崩旧谷既没新谷既升钻燧改火期可已矣子曰食夫稻衣夫锦于女安乎曰安女安则为之夫君子之居丧食旨不甘闻乐不乐居处不安故不为也今女安则为之宰我出 子曰予之不仁也子生三年然后免于父母之怀夫三年之丧天下之通丧也予也有三年之爱于其父母乎 Translation: Other Translations: Zai Wo asked about the three-year mourning period, saying, “Surely one year is long enough. If the gentleman refrains from practicing ritual for three years, the rites will surely fall into ruin; if he refrains from music for three years, this will surely be disastrous for music. After
- [Analects 17.20](https://confucius.page/analects-17-20/) - Original Text: 孺悲欲见孔子孔子辞以疾将命者出户取瑟而歌使之闻之 Translation: Other Translations: Ru Bei [sent a messenger expressing his] wish to have an audience with Confucius, but Confucius declined, saying that he was ill. As soon as the messenger went out the door, however, Confucius picked up his zither and sang, making sure that the messenger could hear him. Confucius, &
- [Analects 17.19](https://confucius.page/analects-17-19/) - Original Text: 子曰予欲无言子贡曰子如不言则小子何述焉子曰天何言哉四时行焉百物生焉天何言哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master sighed, “Would that I did not have to speak!” Zigong said, “If the Master did not speak, then how would we little ones receive guidance from you?” The Master replied, “What does Heaven ever say? Yet the four seasons are put in motion by it, and the
- [Analects 17.18](https://confucius.page/analects-17-18/) - Original Text: 子曰恶紫之夺朱也恶郑声之乱雅乐也恶利口之覆邦家者 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I hate that purple has usurped the place of vermillion, that the tunes of Zheng have been confused with classical music, and that the clever of tongue have undermined both state and family.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
- [Analects 17.17](https://confucius.page/analects-17-17/) - Original Text: 子曰巧言令色鲜矣仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A clever tongue and fine appearance are rarely signs of Goodness.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Clever words and a pleasing countenance—little humaneness there. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University
- [Analects 17.16](https://confucius.page/analects-17-16/) - Original Text: 子曰古者民有三疾今也或是之亡也古之狂也肆今之狂也荡古之矜也廉今之矜也忿戾古之愚也直今之愚也诈而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In ancient times, people had three type of faults, which have perhaps since disappeared. In ancient times, those who were wild were at least forthright; nowadays, they are simply deviant. In ancient times, those who were proud were at least principled; nowadays, they are simply belligerent
- [Analects 17.15](https://confucius.page/analects-17-15/) - Original Text: 子曰鄙夫可与事君也与哉其未得之也患得之既得之患失之苟患失之无所不至矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Is it really possible to work alongside one of these common fellows in serving your lord? Before such a person has obtained an official position, all that concerns him is getting one; once he has gotten one, all that concerns him is hanging onto it. And
- [Analects 17.14](https://confucius.page/analects-17-14/) - Original Text: 子曰道听而涂说德之弃也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “To hear something on the road, and then repeat it everywhere you go, is to throw Virtue away.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Hear it along the road and expound it in the byways—this is
- [Analects 17.13](https://confucius.page/analects-17-13/) - Original Text: 子曰乡愿德之贼也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The village worthy is the thief of virtue.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The self-righteous villager is the thief of virtue. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 17.12](https://confucius.page/analects-17-12/) - Original Text: 子曰色厉而内荏譬诸小人其犹穿窬之盗也与 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “To assume a severe expression while being weak inside—is this not, to take an analogy from the common classes, like breaking into a home in order to commit burglary?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Stern
- [Analects 17.11](https://confucius.page/analects-17-11/) - Original Text: 子曰礼云礼云玉帛云乎哉乐云乐云钟鼓云乎哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When we say, ‘the rites, the rites,’ are we speaking merely of jade and silk? When we say, ‘music, music,’ are we speaking merely of bells and drums?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Ritual! ritual!
- [Analects 17.10](https://confucius.page/analects-17-10/) - Original Text: 子谓伯鱼曰女为周南召南矣乎人而不为周南召南其犹正墙面而立也与 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said to Boyu, “Have you mastered the Odes from the ‘South of Zhou’ and the ‘South of Shao’? A man who has not mastered the ‘South of Zhou’ and the ‘South of Shao’ is like someone standing with his face to the wall, is he not?” Confucius,
- [Analects 17.9](https://confucius.page/analects-17-9/) - Original Text: 子曰小子何莫学夫诗诗可以兴可以观可以群可以怨迩之事父远之事君多识于鸟兽草木之名 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Little Ones, why do none of you learn the Odes? The Odes can be a source of inspiration and a basis for evaluation; they can help you to come together with others, as well as to properly express complaints. In the home, they teach you about
- [Analects 17.8](https://confucius.page/analects-17-8/) - Original Text: 子曰由也女闻六言六蔽矣乎对曰未也居吾语女好仁不好学其蔽也愚好知不好学其蔽也荡好信不好学其蔽也贼好直不好学其蔽也绞好勇不好学其蔽也乱好刚不好学其蔽也狂 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Zilu! Have you heard about the six [virtuous] words and their six corresponding vices?” Zilu replied, “I have not.” “Sit! I will tell you about them. “Loving Goodness without balancing it with a love for learning will result in the vice of foolishness. Loving wisdom without
- [Analects 17.7](https://confucius.page/analects-17-7/) - Original Text: 佛肸召子欲往子路曰昔者由也闻诸夫子曰亲于其身为不善者君子不入也佛肸以中牟畔子之往也如之何子曰然有是言也不曰坚乎磨而不磷不曰白乎涅而不缁吾岂匏瓜也哉焉能系而不食 Translation: Other Translations: Bi Xi summoned Confucius, and the Master was inclined to go. Zilu said, “In the past, Master, I have heard you say, ‘The gentleman does not enter into association with someone who treats badly those who are close to him.’ Bi Xi is using the city of Zhongmou to
- [Analects 17.6](https://confucius.page/analects-17-6/) - Original Text: 子张问仁于孔子孔子曰能行五者于天下为仁矣请问之曰恭宽信敏惠恭则不侮宽则得众信则人任焉敏则有功惠则足以使人 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked Confucius about Goodness. Confucius replied, “Someone could be considered Good who is able to, everywhere in the world, put five virtues into practice.” “May I ask what these virtues are?” “Reverence, magnanimity, trustworthiness, diligence, and kindness. If you are reverent, you will avoid disgrace; if you are
- [Analects 17.5](https://confucius.page/analects-17-5/) - Original Text: 公山弗扰以费畔召子欲往子路不说曰末之也已何必公山氏之之也子曰夫召我者而岂徒哉如有用我者吾其为东周乎 Translation: Other Translations: Gongshan Furao used the stronghold of Bi to stage a revolt against the Ji Family. He summoned Confucius, and the Master was inclined to go. Zilu was displeased, and said, “We have nowhere else to go, that is true. But why must we go to the house of Gongshan?”
- [Analects 17.4](https://confucius.page/analects-17-4/) - Original Text: 子之武城闻弦歌之声夫子莞尔而笑曰割鸡焉用牛刀子游对曰昔者偃也闻诸夫子曰君子学道则爱人小人学道则易使也子曰二三子偃之言是也前言戏之耳 Translation: Other Translations: When the Master went to Wucheng, he heard the sound of stringed instruments and song. Smiling gently, he remarked, “Why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?” Ziyou replied, “In the past, Master, I have heard you say, ‘If the gentleman learns the Way he will be able to
- [Analects 17.3](https://confucius.page/analects-17-3/) - Original Text: 子曰唯上知与下愚不移 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Only the very wise and the very stupid do not change.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Only the highest among the wise and the lowest among the stupid never change. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007).
- [Analects 17.2](https://confucius.page/analects-17-2/) - Original Text: 子曰性相近也习相远也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “By nature people are similar; they diverge as the result of practice.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, In nature close to one another, in practice far apart. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of
- [Analects 17.1](https://confucius.page/analects-17-1/) - Original Text: 阳货欲见孔子孔子不见归孔子豚孔子时其亡也而往拜之遇诸途谓孔子曰来予与尔言曰怀其宝而迷其邦可谓仁乎曰不可好从事而亟失时可谓知乎曰不可日月逝矣岁不我与孔子曰诺吾将仕矣 Translation: Other Translations: Yang Huo wanted to have an audience with Confucius, but Confucius would not see him. Yang Huo therefore sent Confucius a suckling pig as a gift. Confucius waited until Yang Huo was not at home before going to offer his thanks, but ended up running into Yang Huo on
- [Analects 16.14](https://confucius.page/analects-16-14/) - Original Text: 邦君之妻君称之曰夫人夫人自称曰小童邦人称之曰君夫人称诸异邦曰寡小君异邦人称之亦曰君夫人 Translation: Other Translations: With regard to the wife of the lord of a state, the lord refers to her as his “Lady,” while the Lady refers to herself as “little child.” The people of the state refer to her as “our Lord’s Lady,” but when abroad refer to her as “Our Orphaned
- [Analects 16.13](https://confucius.page/analects-16-13/) - Original Text: 陈亢问于伯鱼曰子亦有异闻乎对曰未也尝独立鲤趋而过庭曰学诗乎对曰未也不学诗无以言 鲤退而学诗他日又独立鲤趋而过庭曰学礼乎对曰未也不学礼无以立’鲤退而学礼 闻斯二者陈亢退而喜曰问一得三闻诗闻礼又闻君子之远其子也 Translation: Other Translations: Ziqin asked Boyu, “Have you acquired any esoteric learning?” Boyu replied, “I have not. My father was once standing by himself in the courtyard and, as I hurried by with quickened steps, he asked, ‘Have you learned the Odes?’ I replied, ‘Not yet.’ He said, ‘If you
- [Analects 16.12](https://confucius.page/analects-16-12/) - Original Text: 齐景公有马千驷死之日民无德而称焉伯夷叔齐饿于首阳之下民到于今称之其斯之谓与 Translation: Other Translations: “ ‘Duke Jing of Qi had a thousand teams of horses, and yet on the day he died, the people could find no reason to praise him. Bo Yi and Shu Qi starved to death at the foot of Mt. Shouyang, and yet to this day the common people
- [Analects 16.11](https://confucius.page/analects-16-11/) - Original Text: 孔子曰见善如不及见不善如探汤吾见其人矣吾闻其语矣隐居以求其志行义以达其道吾闻其语矣未见其人也 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “ ‘Seeing goodness, and striving for it urgently, as if never able catch up; seeing badness, and recoiling as if scalded by hot water’—I have seen such people, and have heard such words.” “ ‘Dwelling in seclusion in order to pursue one’s aspirations, practicing rightness in order
- [Analects 16.10](https://confucius.page/analects-16-10/) - Original Text: 孔子曰君子有九思视思明听思聪色思温貌思恭言思忠事思敬疑思问忿思难见得思义 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “There are nine things upon which a gentleman focuses his attention: when looking, he focuses on seeing clearly; when listening, he focuses on being discerning; in his expression, he focuses on being amiable; in his demeanor, he focuses on being reverent; in his speech, he focuses on
- [Analects 16.9](https://confucius.page/analects-16-9/) - Original Text: 孔子曰生而知之者上也学而知之者次也困而学之又其次也困而不学民斯为下矣 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “Those who are born understanding it are the best; those who come to understand it through learning are second. Those who find it difficult to understand and yet persist in their studies come next. People who find it difficult to understand but do not even try to
- [Analects 16.8](https://confucius.page/analects-16-8/) - Original Text: 孔子曰君子有三畏畏天命畏大人畏圣人之言小人不知天命而不畏也狎大人侮圣人之言 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman stands in awe of three things: the Mandate of Heaven, great men, and the teachings of the sages. The petty person does not understand the Mandate of Heaven, and thus does not regard it with awe; he shows disrespect to great men, and ridicules
- [Analects 16.7](https://confucius.page/analects-16-7/) - Original Text: 孔子曰君子有三戒少之时血气未定戒之在色及其壮也血气方刚戒之在斗及其老也血气既衰戒之在得 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “The gentleman guards against three things: when he is young, and his blood and vital essence are still unstable, he guards against the temptation of female beauty; when he reaches his prime, and his blood and vital essence have become unyielding, he guards against being contentious; when
- [Analects 16.6](https://confucius.page/analects-16-6/) - Original Text: 孔子曰侍于君子有三愆言未及之而言谓之躁言及之而不言谓之隐未见颜色而言谓之瞽 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “When attending a gentleman, there are three types of errors one may commit. To speak when it is not yet time to speak—this is called being rash. To not speak when it is time to speak—this is called being secretive. To speak without taking into account the
- [Analects 16.5](https://confucius.page/analects-16-5/) - Original Text: 孔子曰益者三乐损者三乐乐节礼乐乐道人之善乐多贤友益矣乐骄乐乐佚游乐宴乐损矣 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “Beneficial types of joy number three, as do harmful types of joy. Taking joy in regulating yourself through the rites and music, in commending the excellence of others, or in possessing many worthy friends—these are the beneficial types of joy. Taking joy in arrogant behavior, idle amusements,
- [Analects 16.4](https://confucius.page/analects-16-4/) - Original Text: 孔子曰益者三友损者三友友直友谅友多闻益矣友便辟友善柔友便佞损矣 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “Beneficial types of friendship number three, as do harmful types of friendship. Befriending the upright, those who are true to their word, or those of broad learning—these are the beneficial types of friendship. Befriending clever flatterers, skillful dissemblers, or the smoothly glib—these are the harmful types of
- [Analects 16.3](https://confucius.page/analects-16-3/) - Original Text: 孔子曰禄之去公室五世矣政逮于大夫四世矣故夫三桓之子孙微矣 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “It has been five generations since control of state finances left the Ducal house, and four generations since governmental power fell into in the hands of its ministers. This is why the descendents of the Three Huan are in decline.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With
- [Analects 16.2](https://confucius.page/analects-16-2/) - Original Text: 孔子曰天下有道则礼乐征伐自天子出天下无道则礼乐征伐自诸侯出自诸侯出盖十世希不失矣自大夫出五世希不失矣陪臣执国命三世希不失矣天下有道则政不在大夫天下有道则庶人不议 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said, “When the Way prevails in the world, rituals, music, punitive expeditions, and attacks against foreign powers issue from the Son of Heaven. When the Way does not prevail in the world, these things issue from the feudal lords. When they issue from the feudal lords, it is
- [Analects 16.1](https://confucius.page/analects-16-1/) - Original Text: 季氏将伐颛臾冉有季路见于孔子曰季氏将有事于颛臾孔子曰求无乃尔是过与夫颛臾昔者先王以为东蒙主且在邦域之中矣是社稷之臣也何以伐为冉有曰夫子欲之吾二臣者皆不欲也孔子曰求周任有言曰陈力就列不能者止危而不持颠而不扶则将焉用彼相矣且尔言过矣虎兕出于柙龟玉毁于椟中是谁之过与 冉有曰今夫颛臾固而近于费今不取后世必为子孙忧孔子曰求君子疾夫舍曰欲之而必为之辞丘也闻有国有家者不患寡而患不均不患贫而患不安盖均无贫和无寡安无倾夫如是故远人不服则修文德以来之既来之则安之今由与求也相夫子远人不服而不能来也邦分崩离析而不能守也而谋动干戈于邦内吾恐季孙之忧不在颛臾而在萧墙之内也 Translation: Other Translations: The Ji Family was about to attack Zhuanyu. Ran Qiu and Zilu came to see Confucius and told him, “The Ji Family is about to take action regarding Zhuanyu.” Confucius replied, “Ran Qiu! Is this not, after all, your fault? Long ago, our former king appointed the rulers
- [Analects 15.42](https://confucius.page/analects-15-42/) - Original Text: 师冕见及阶子曰阶也及席子曰席也皆坐子告之曰某在斯某在斯师冕出子张问曰与师言之道与子曰然固相师之道也 Translation: Other Translations: The Music Master Mian came to see Confucius. When they came to the steps, the Master said, “Here are the steps.” When they reached his seat, the Master said, “Here is your seat.” After everyone was seated, the Master informed him as to who was present, saying, “So-and-so is
- [Analects 15.41](https://confucius.page/analects-15-41/) - Original Text: 子曰辞达而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Words should convey their point, and leave it at that.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, With words it is enough if they get the meaning across. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius.
- [Analects 15.40](https://confucius.page/analects-15-40/) - Original Text: 子曰道不同不相为谋 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Do not take counsel with those who follow a different Way.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If your Way is not the same, you cannot lay plans for one another. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007).
- [Analects 15.39](https://confucius.page/analects-15-39/) - Original Text: 子曰有教无类 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In education, there are no differences in kind.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, In matters of instruction, there should be no class distinctions. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 15.38](https://confucius.page/analects-15-38/) - Original Text: 子曰事君敬其事而后其食 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In serving your lord, show respect for the tasks you have been assigned. Do not make the salary you will receive a priority.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, In serving the ruler, attend respectfully to
- [Analects 15.37](https://confucius.page/analects-15-37/) - Original Text: 子曰君子贞而不谅 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is true, but not rigidly trustworthy.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is firm but not stubbornly unbending. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 15.36](https://confucius.page/analects-15-36/) - Original Text: 子曰当仁不让于师 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When it comes to being Good, defer to no one, not even your teacher.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, In matters of humaneness, do not defer even to your teacher. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007).
- [Analects 15.35](https://confucius.page/analects-15-35/) - Original Text: 子曰民之于仁也甚于水火水火吾见蹈而死者矣未见蹈仁而死者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Goodness is even more vital to the common people than water or fire. I have seen people perish from walking through fire and water, but have never seen anyone perish by walking the path of Goodness.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 15.34](https://confucius.page/analects-15-34/) - Original Text: 子曰君子不可小知而可大受也小人不可大受而可小知也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is incapable of petty cleverness, but he can take on great tasks; the petty person is the opposite.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman cannot handle affairs demanding only limited understanding, but
- [Analects 15.33](https://confucius.page/analects-15-33/) - Original Text: 子曰知及之仁不能守之虽得之必失之知及之仁能守之不庄以涖之则民不敬知及之仁能守之庄以涖之动之不以礼未善也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If your wisdom reaches it, but your Goodness cannot protect it, then even though you may have attained it, you are sure to eventually lose it. If your wisdom reaches it, and your Goodness is able to protect it, but you cannot manifest it with dignity,
- [Analects 15.32](https://confucius.page/analects-15-32/) - Original Text: 子曰君子谋道不谋食耕也馁在其中矣学也禄在其中矣君子忧道不忧贫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman devotes his thoughts to attaining the Way, not to obtaining food. In the pursuit of agriculture, there is the possibility of starvation; in the pursuit of learning, there is the possibility of salary. The gentleman is concerned about the Way and not about poverty.”
- [Analects 15.31](https://confucius.page/analects-15-31/) - Original Text: 子曰吾尝终日不食终夜不寝以思无益不如学也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I once engaged in thought for an entire day without eating and an entire night without sleeping, but it did no good. It would have been better for me to have spent that time in learning.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 15.30](https://confucius.page/analects-15-30/) - Original Text: 子曰过而不改是谓过矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “To make a mistake and yet to not change your ways—this is what is called truly making a mistake.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To make a mistake and not correct it is to make
- [Analects 15.29](https://confucius.page/analects-15-29/) - Original Text: 子曰人能弘道非道弘人 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Human beings can broaden the Way—it is not the Way that broadens human beings.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, A person can enlarge the Way, but the Way cannot enlarge a person. Confucius, & Watson,
- [Analects 15.28](https://confucius.page/analects-15-28/) - Original Text: 子曰众恶之必察焉众好之必察焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When the multitude hates a person, you must examine them and judge for yourself. The same holds true for someone whom the multitude love.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, When everyone hates someone, look into
- [Analects 15.27](https://confucius.page/analects-15-27/) - Original Text: 子曰巧言乱德小不忍则乱大谋 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Clever words confound Virtue, and impatience when it comes to small matters confounds the execution of great plans.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Clever words are the disrupters of virtue. Lack patience in minor matters,
- [Analects 15.26](https://confucius.page/analects-15-26/) - Original Text: 子曰吾犹及史之阙文也有马者借人乘之今亡矣夫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I once knew a time when scribes [who did not know how to write a word] would leave the text blank, and those who owned horses [that they could not tame themselves] would lend them to others. Nowadays, there is no one like this.” Confucius, &
- [Analects 15.25](https://confucius.page/analects-15-25/) - Original Text: 子曰吾之于人也谁毁谁誉如有所誉者其有所试矣斯民也三代之所以直道而行也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When it comes to other people, whom have I condemned? Whom have I praised? If I have praised someone, you can be sure it is because they have been put to the test. The common people today are the same people who allowed the Three Dynasties
- [Analects 15.24](https://confucius.page/analects-15-24/) - Original Text: 子贡问曰有一言而可以终身行之者乎子曰其恕乎己所不欲勿施于人 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “Is there one word that can serve as a guide for one’s entire life?” The Master answered, “Is it not ‘understanding’ ? Do not impose upon others what you yourself do not desire.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong
- [Analects 15.23](https://confucius.page/analects-15-23/) - Original Text: 子曰君子不以言举人不以人废言 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman does not promote someone solely based upon their words, nor does he dismiss words simply on account of the person who uttered them.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman does not esteem
- [Analects 15.22](https://confucius.page/analects-15-22/) - Original Text: 子曰君子矜而不争群而不党 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is proud, but not competitive. He is sociable, but not partisan.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is proud but not contentious; he joins with others but is not cliquish. Confucius, &
- [Analects 15.21](https://confucius.page/analects-15-21/) - Original Text: 子曰君子求诸己小人求诸人 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman seeks it in himself; the petty person seeks it in others.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman makes demands on himself. The petty man makes demands on others. Confucius, & Watson, B.
- [Analects 15.19](https://confucius.page/analects-15-19/) - Original Text: 子曰君子病无能焉不病人之不己知也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is distressed by his own inability, rather than the failure of others to recognize him. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is troubled by his own lack of ability. He is not
- [Analects 15.20](https://confucius.page/analects-15-20/) - Original Text: 子曰君子疾没世而名不称焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is troubled by the possibility that his name will go uncelebrated after his death.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is pained to think that after he has left the world his
- [Analects 15.18](https://confucius.page/analects-15-18/) - Original Text: 子曰君子义以为质礼以行之孙以出之信以成之君子哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman takes rightness as his substance, puts it into practice by means of ritual, gives it expression through modesty, and perfects it by being trustworthy. Now that is a gentleman!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master
- [Analects 15.17](https://confucius.page/analects-15-17/) - Original Text: 子曰群居终日言不及义好行小慧难矣哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “People who can spend an entire day together indulging their predilection for petty cleverness, without their conversation ever once touching upon rightness—these are hard cases indeed!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Groups gathered together all
- [Analects 15.16](https://confucius.page/analects-15-16/) - Original Text: 子曰不曰如之何如之何者吾末如之何也已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I have never been able to do anything for a person who is not himself constantly asking, ‘What should I do? What should I do?’ ” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, People who don’t ask
- [Analects 15.15](https://confucius.page/analects-15-15/) - Original Text: 子曰躬自厚而薄责于人则远怨矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Demand much of yourself, but ask little of others, and you will keep resentment at a distance.” The Master said, “Demand much of yourself, but ask little of others, and you will keep resentment at a distance.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 15.14](https://confucius.page/analects-15-14/) - Original Text: 子曰臧文仲其窃位者与知柳下惠之贤而不与立也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “As for Zang Wenzhong, was he not a thief of official positions? He was aware of Liuxia Hui’s worthiness, and yet would not have him as a colleague.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Zang Wenzhong
- [Analects 15.13](https://confucius.page/analects-15-13/) - Original Text: 子曰已矣乎吾未见好德如好色者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I should just give up! I have yet to meet a man who loves Virtue as much as female beauty.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, It’s hopeless! I have never seen the person who loved
- [Analects 15.12](https://confucius.page/analects-15-12/) - Original Text: 子曰人无远虑必有近忧 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A person without concern for what is far away is sure to encounter worries close at hand.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The person who fails to take far-reaching precautions is sure to encounter near-at-hand
- [Analects 15.11](https://confucius.page/analects-15-11/) - Original Text: 颜渊问为邦子曰行夏之时乘殷之辂服周之冕乐则韶舞放郑声远佞人郑声淫佞人殆 Translation: Other Translations: Yan Hui asked about running a state. The Master said, “Follow the calendar of the Xia, travel in the carriages of the Shang, and clothe yourself in the ceremonial caps of the Zhou. “As for music, listen only to the Shao and Wu. Prohibit the tunes of Zheng, and
- [Analects 15.10](https://confucius.page/analects-15-10/) - Original Text: 子贡问为仁子曰工欲善其事必先利其器居是邦也事其大夫之贤者友其士之仁者 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked about becoming Good. The Master said, “Any craftsman who wishes to do his job well must first sharpen his tools. In the same way, when living in a given state, one must serve those ministers who are worthy and befriend those scholar-officials who are Good.” Confucius, &
- [Analects 15.9](https://confucius.page/analects-15-9/) - Original Text: 子曰志士仁人无求生以害仁有杀身以成仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “No scholar-official of noble intention or Good person would ever pursue life at the expense of Goodness, and in fact some may be called upon to give up their lives in order to fulfill Goodness.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 15.8](https://confucius.page/analects-15-8/) - Original Text: 子曰可与言而不与之言失人不可与言而与之言失言知者不失人亦不失言 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If someone is open to what you have to say, but you do not speak to them, this is letting the person go to waste; if, however, someone is not open to what you have to say, but you speak to them anyway, this is letting
- [Analects 15.7](https://confucius.page/analects-15-7/) - Original Text: 子曰直哉史鱼邦有道如矢邦无道如矢君子哉蘧伯玉邦有道则仕邦无道则可卷而怀之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How upright was Historian Yu! When the state possessed the Way, he was straight as an arrow, and when the state lacked the Way, he was also straight as an arrow. What a gentleman was Qu Boyu! When the state possessed the Way, he served it;
- [Analects 15.6](https://confucius.page/analects-15-6/) - Original Text: 子张问行子曰言忠信行笃敬虽蛮貊之邦行矣言不忠信行不笃敬虽州里行乎哉立则见其参于前也在舆则见其倚于衡也夫然后行子张书诸绅 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked about getting by in the world. The Master replied, “In your speech, be dutiful and trustworthy, and in your conduct be sincere and respectful. In this way, you will always get by in the world, even if you find yourself in some barbarian state. If your words
- [Analects 15.5](https://confucius.page/analects-15-5/) - Original Text: 子曰无为而治者其舜也与夫何为哉恭己正南面而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Is Shun not an example of someone who ruled by means of wu-wei? What did he do? He made himself reverent and took his proper [ritual] position facing south, that is all.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The
- [Analects 15.4](https://confucius.page/analects-15-4/) - Original Text: 子曰由知德者鲜矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Zilu! Rare are those able to understand Virtue.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, You (Zilu), those who understand virtue are few! Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 15.3](https://confucius.page/analects-15-3/) - Original Text: 子曰赐也女以予为多学而识之者与对曰然非与曰非也予一以贯之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Zigong! Do you take me to be one who has come to understand through learning a wide variety of things?” Zigong responded, “Yes. Is this not the case?” “It is not. I bind it all together with a single thread.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects:
- [Analects 15.2](https://confucius.page/analects-15-2/) - Original Text: 在陈绝粮从者病莫能兴子路愠见曰君子亦有穷乎子曰君子固穷小人穷斯滥矣 Translation: Other Translations: [When Confucius was besieged] in the state of Chen, all of the provisions were exhausted, and his followers were so weak from hunger that they could not even stand. Upset, Zilu appeared before the Master and said, “Does even the gentleman encounter hardship?” The Master said, “Of course the
- [Analects 15.1](https://confucius.page/analects-15-1/) - Original Text: 卫灵公问陈于孔子孔子对曰俎豆之事则尝闻之矣军旅之事未之学也明日遂行 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ling of Wei asked Confucius about military formations. Confucius replied, “I know something about the arrangement of ceremonial stands and dishes for ritual offerings, but I have never learned about the arrangement of battalions and divisions.” He left the next day. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With
- [Analects 14.44](https://confucius.page/analects-14-44/) - Original Text: 阙党童子将命或问之曰益者与子曰吾见其居于位也见其与先生并行也非求益者也欲速成者也 Translation: Other Translations: A boy from the Que district came bearing a message to Confucius. Someone asked Confucius about him, saying, “Is this someone who is likely to improve himself?” The Master replied, “I observed him sitting in the presence of adults, and also walking alongside his elders. He is not looking
- [Analects 14.43](https://confucius.page/analects-14-43/) - Original Text: 原壤夷俟子曰幼而不孙弟长而无述焉老而不死是为贼以杖叩其胫 Translation: Other Translations: Yuan Rang sat casually, with his legs sprawled out, waiting for Confucius. On seeing him, the Master remarked, “A young man devoid of humility and respect for his elders will grow into an adult who contributes nothing to his community. Growing older and older without the dignity to pass
- [Analects 14.42](https://confucius.page/analects-14-42/) - Original Text: 子路问君子子曰修己以敬曰如斯而已乎曰修己以安人曰如斯而已乎曰修己以安百姓修己以安百姓尧舜其犹病诸 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked about the gentleman. The Master said, “He cultivates himself in order to achieve respectfulness.” “Is that all?” “He cultivates himself in order to bring peace to others.” “Is that all?” “He cultivates himself in order to bring peace to all people. Cultivating oneself and thereby bringing peace
- [Analects 14.41](https://confucius.page/analects-14-41/) - Original Text: 子曰上好礼则民易使也 Translation: Other Translations: he Master said, “If those above love ritual, then the common people will be easy to manage.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If those in high positions love ritual, the common people will be easy to employ. Confucius,
- [Analects 14.40](https://confucius.page/analects-14-40/) - Original Text: 子张曰书云‘高宗谅阴三年不言何谓也子曰何必高宗古之人皆然君薨百官总己以听于冢宰三年 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked, “The Book of Documents says, ‘Gaozong stayed in his mourning hut, and did not speak for three years.’ What does this mean?” The Master replied, “We do not have to confine ourselves to Gaozong—all of the ancients were the same. When their lord passed away, for three
- [Analects 14.39](https://confucius.page/analects-14-39/) - Original Text: 子击磬于卫有荷蒉而过孔氏之门者曰有心哉击磬乎既而曰鄙哉硁硁乎莫己知也斯己而已矣深则厉浅则揭子曰果哉末之难矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was playing the stone chimes in the state of Wei. A man with a wicker basket strapped to his back passed by the door of the Kong Family residence and remarked, “Whoever is playing the chimes like that certainly has something on his mind!” After listening for
- [Analects 14.38](https://confucius.page/analects-14-38/) - Original Text: 子路宿于石门晨门曰奚自子路曰自孔氏曰是知其不可而为之者与 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu spent the night at Stone Gate. The next morning, the gatekeeper asked him, “Where have you come from?” Zilu answered, “From the house of Confucius.” “Isn’t he the one who knows that what he does is impossible and yet persists anyway?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With
- [Analects 14.37](https://confucius.page/analects-14-37/) - Original Text: 子曰贤者辟世其次辟地其次辟色其次辟言子曰作者七人矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Worthy people go into reclusion because the age itself is disordered; those next in worth withdraw because their state is disordered; next still are those who withdraw because of a discourteous expression on their ruler’s face; and finally there are those who will withdraw at a
- [Analects 14.36](https://confucius.page/analects-14-36/) - Original Text: 公伯寮愬子路于季孙子服景伯以告曰夫子固有惑志于公伯寮吾力犹能肆诸市朝子曰道之将行也与命也道之将废也与命也公伯寮其如命何 Translation: Other Translations: Gongbo Liao submitted an accusation against Zilu to the head of the Ji Family. Zifu Jingbo reported this to Confucius, adding, “That master [i.e., Ji Kangzi] has certainly been led astray by Gongbo Liao, but my influence with him is still sufficient to see to it that Gongbo Liao’s
- [Analects 14.35](https://confucius.page/analects-14-35/) - Original Text: 子曰莫我知也夫子贡曰何为其莫知子也子曰不怨天不尤人下学而上达知我者其天乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master sighed, “Alas! No one understands me.” Zigong replied, “How can you say that no one understands you, Master?” “I am not bitter toward Heaven, nor do I blame others. I study what is below in order to comprehend what is above. If there is anyone who could
- [Analects 14.34](https://confucius.page/analects-14-34/) - Original Text: 或曰以德报怨何如子曰何以报德以直报怨以德报德 Translation: Other Translations: Someone asked, “What do you think of the saying, ‘Requite injury with kindness'?” The Master replied, “With what, then, would one requite kindness? Requite injury with uprightness, and kindness with kindness.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Someone said, Repay hatred with
- [Analects 14.33](https://confucius.page/analects-14-33/) - Original Text: 曰骥不称其力称其德也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “One does not praise a thoroughbred horse for its physical strength, but rather for its character.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. he Master said, The famous horse Qi was praised not for his strength but for his virtue.
- [Analects 14.32](https://confucius.page/analects-14-32/) - Original Text: 微生亩谓孔子曰丘何为是栖栖者与无乃为佞乎孔子曰非敢为佞也疾固也 Translation: Other Translations: Weisheng Mou said to Confucius, “Qiu, what are you trying to accomplish with all this flitting around from perch to perch? Are you not merely showing off your glibness?” Confucius replied, “I would not presume to be glib; it is just that I am very stubborn.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 14.31](https://confucius.page/analects-14-31/) - Original Text: 子曰不逆诈不亿不信抑亦先觉者是贤乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Not anticipating betrayal, nor expecting untrustworthiness, yet still being the first to perceive it—this is a worthy person indeed.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Do not be overly wary of deception; do not suspect others
- [Analects 14.30](https://confucius.page/analects-14-30/) - Original Text: 子曰不患人之不己知患其不能也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Do not worry that you are not recognized by others; worry rather that you yourself lack ability.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Don’t worry about others’ not understanding you. Worry about your own lack of
- [Analects 14.29](https://confucius.page/analects-14-29/) - Original Text: 子贡方人子曰赐也贤乎哉夫我则不暇 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong was given to criticizing others. The Master remarked sarcastically, “What a worthy man that Zigong must be! As for me, I hardly have the time for this.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong was voicing his opinion of others. The
- [Analects 14.28](https://confucius.page/analects-14-28/) - Original Text: 子曰君子道者三我无能焉仁者不忧知者不惑勇者不惧子贡曰夫子自道也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The Way of the gentleman is threefold, and yet I have not been able to achieve any aspect of it: ‘The Good do not worry, the wise are not confused, and the courageous do not fear.’ ” Zigong replied, “[By quoting this saying], the Master has
- [Analects 14.27](https://confucius.page/analects-14-27/) - Original Text: 子曰君子耻其言而过其行 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is ashamed to have his words exceed his actions.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is ashamed to let his words outstrip his actions. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of
- [Analects 14.26](https://confucius.page/analects-14-26/) - Original Text: 子曰不在其位不谋其政曾子曰君子思不出其位 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Do not discuss matters of government policy that do not fall within the scope of your official duties.” Master Zeng added, “The gentleman’s thoughts do not go beyond his office” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said,
- [Analects 14.25](https://confucius.page/analects-14-25/) - Original Text: 蘧伯玉使人于孔子孔子与之坐而问焉曰夫子何为对曰夫子欲寡其过而未能也使者出子曰使乎使乎 Translation: Other Translations: Qu Boyu sent a messenger to Confucius. Confucius sat down beside him and asked, “How are things with your Master?” The messenger replied, “My Master wishes to reduce his faults, but has not yet been able to do so.” After the messenger left, the Master said, “Now that is
- [Analects 14.24](https://confucius.page/analects-14-24/) - Original Text: 子曰古之学者为己今之学者为人 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In ancient times scholars learned for their own sake; these days they learn for the sake of others.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Formerly people studied to improve themselves; now they do so to impress
- [Analects 14.23](https://confucius.page/analects-14-23/) - Original Text: 子曰君子上达小人下达 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman understands higher things, whereas the petty person understands only the low.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is an expert in important matters; the petty man, an expert in trivial ones. Confucius,
- [Analects 14.22](https://confucius.page/analects-14-22/) - Original Text: 子路问事君子曰勿欺也而犯之 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked about serving one’s lord. The Master replied, “Do not deceive him. Oppose him openly.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zilu asked how to serve the ruler. The Master said, Never deceive him; oppose him openly. Confucius, & Watson, B.
- [Analects 14.21](https://confucius.page/analects-14-21/) - Original Text: 陈成子弑简公孔子沐浴而朝告于哀公曰陈恒弑其君请讨之公曰告夫三子孔子曰以吾从大夫之后不敢不告也君曰‘告夫三子者之三子告不可孔子曰以吾从大夫之后不敢不告也 Translation: Other Translations: When Chen Chengzi assassinated Duke Jian, Confucius ritually bathed himself and then presented himself at the court of Duke Ai, reporting to him, “This Chen Heng has assassinated his lord. I ask that you punish him.” The Duke replied, “Report it to the Three.” Confucius said, “Having held rank
- [Analects 14.20](https://confucius.page/analects-14-20/) - Original Text: 子曰其言之不怍则为之也难 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If you are shameless in what you propose, you may then find it difficult to put your words into practice.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, He who speaks irresponsibly will find it hard to put
- [Analects 14.19](https://confucius.page/analects-14-19/) - Original Text: 子言卫灵公之无道也康子曰夫如是奚而不丧孔子曰仲叔圉治宾客祝鮀治宗庙王孙贾治军旅夫如是奚其丧 Translation: Other Translations: The Master remarked that Duke Ling of Wei lacked the Way. Ji Kangzi said, “If that is so, why has he not lost his state?” The Master replied, “Kong Wenzi manages his diplomatic protocol, Priest Tuo manages his ancestral temples, and Wangsun Jia manages his military affairs. This being
- [Analects 14.18](https://confucius.page/analects-14-18/) - Original Text: 公叔文子之臣大夫僎与文子同升诸公子闻之曰可以为文矣 Translation: Other Translations: Gongshu Wenzi had his household minister Zhuan promoted along with him to the ducal court. When Confucius heard of this, he remarked, “Surely he deserves to be considered ‘cultured’.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zhuan had been a retainer to Gongshu
- [Analects 14.17](https://confucius.page/analects-14-17/) - Original Text: 子贡曰管仲非仁者与桓公杀公子纠不能死又相之子曰管仲相桓公霸诸侯一匡天下民到于今受其赐微管仲吾其被发左衽矣岂若匹夫匹妇之为谅也自经于沟渎而莫之知也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “Guan Zhong was not a Good person, was he? When Duke Huan had Prince Jiu murdered, Guan Zhong was not only incapable of dying with his master, he moreover turned around and served his master’s murderer as Prime Minister.” The Master replied, “When Guan Zhong served as
- [Analects 14.16](https://confucius.page/analects-14-16/) - Original Text: 子路曰桓公杀公子纠召忽死之管仲不死曰未仁乎子曰桓公九合诸侯不以兵车管仲之力也如其仁如其仁 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu said, “When Duke Huan had his brother Prince Jiu murdered, Shao Hu died for his master, whereas Guan Zhong did not.” He then added, “Does this behavior not fall short of Goodness?” The Master replied, “It was Guan Zhong’s strength that allowed Duke Huan, on many occasions, to
- [Analects 14.15](https://confucius.page/analects-14-15/) - Original Text: 子曰晋文公谲而不正齐桓公正而不谲 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Duke Wen of Jin was crafty, but not correct, whereas Duke Huan of Qi was correct, but not crafty.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Duke Wen of Jin used devious methods, not upright ones. Duke
- [Analects 14.14](https://confucius.page/analects-14-14/) - Original Text: 子曰臧武仲以防求为后于鲁虽曰不要君吾不信也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Zang Wuzhong took the walled city of Fang in order to demand from the Duke of Lu that his half-brother Wei be made his successor. Although he said that he was not trying to force his lord’s hand, I do not believe it.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 14.13](https://confucius.page/analects-14-13/) - Original Text: 子问公叔文子于公明贾曰信乎夫子不言不笑不取乎公明贾对曰以告者过也夫子时然后言人不厌其言乐然后笑人不厌其笑义然后取人不厌其取子曰其然岂其然乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master asked Gongming Jia about Gongshu Wenzi, saying, “Is it really true that your master did not speak, did not laugh, and did not take?” Gongming Jia answered, “Whoever told you that was exaggerating. My master only spoke when the time was right, and so people never grew
- [Analects 14.12](https://confucius.page/analects-14-12/) - Original Text: 子路问成人子曰若臧武仲之知公绰之不欲卞庄子之勇冉求之艺文之以礼乐亦可以为成人矣曰今之成人者何必然见利思义见危授命久要不忘平生之言亦可以为成人矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked about the complete person. The Master said, “Take a person as wise as Zang Wuzhong, as free of desire as Gongchuo, as courageous as Zhuangzi of Bian, and as accomplished in the arts as Ran Qiu, and then acculturate them by means of ritual and music—such a
- [Analects 14.11](https://confucius.page/analects-14-11/) - Original Text: 子曰孟公绰为赵魏老则优不可以为滕薛大夫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Meng Gongchuo would make an excellent household manager for the Zhao or Wei, but could not be employed as a minister in Teng or Xue.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Meng Gongchuo would have been
- [Analects 14.10](https://confucius.page/analects-14-10/) - Original Text: 子曰贫而无怨难富而无骄易 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “It is difficult to be poor and still free of resentment, but relatively easy to be rich without being arrogant.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To be poor but not resentful is difficult. To be
- [Analects 14.9](https://confucius.page/analects-14-9/) - Original Text: 或问子产子曰惠人也问子西曰彼哉彼哉问管仲曰人也夺伯氏骈邑三百饭疏食没齿无怨言 Translation: Other Translations: Someone asked about Zichan. The Master said, “He was a benevolent man.” They asked about Zixi. The Master replied, “Ah, that man! That man!” They asked about Guan Zhong. The Master replied, “Now there was a man. He confiscated the three hundred household city of Ping from the head
- [Analects 14.8](https://confucius.page/analects-14-8/) - Original Text: 子曰为命裨谌草创之世叔讨论之行人子羽修饰之东里子产润色之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In preparing diplomatic orders, Zichan of East Village would have Bi Chen go into the country and draft it, Shi Shu critique and discuss it, the foreign minister Ziyu edit and ornament it, and then finally Zichan himself would mark it with his own unique style.”
- [Analects 14.7](https://confucius.page/analects-14-7/) - Original Text: 子曰爱之能勿劳乎忠焉能勿诲乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If you really care for them, can you then fail to put them to work? If you are really dutiful to him, can you then fail to instruct him? Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If
- [Analects 14.6](https://confucius.page/analects-14-6/) - Original Text: 子曰君子而不仁者有矣夫未有小人而仁者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Certainly there are those gentlemen who are not Good, but there has never been a petty person who is Good.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, A gentleman but not humane—there are some like that, are
- [Analects 14.5](https://confucius.page/analects-14-5/) - Original Text: 南宫适问于孔子曰羿善射奡荡舟俱不得其死然禹稷躬稼而有天下夫子不答南宫适出子曰君子哉若人尚德哉若人 Translation: Other Translations: Nangong Kuo said to Confucius, “Yi was a skillful archer, and Ao was a powerful naval commander, and yet neither of them met a natural death. Yu and Hou Ji, on the other hand, did nothing but personally tend to the land, and yet they both ended up with
- [Analects 14.4](https://confucius.page/analects-14-4/) - 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 Translation: Other Translations: 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
- [Analects 14.3](https://confucius.page/analects-14-3/) - Original Text: 子曰邦有道危言危行邦无道危行言孙 Translation: Other Translations: 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
- [Analects 14.2](https://confucius.page/analects-14-2/) - Original Text: 子曰士而怀居不足以为士矣 Translation: Other Translations: 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
- [Analects 14.1](https://confucius.page/analects-14/) - 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 Translation: Other Translations: 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
- [Analects 13.30](https://confucius.page/analects-13-30/) - Original Text: 子曰以不教民战是谓弃之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Leading people who have not been instructed into battle—this is called, ‘throwing them away.’ ” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To fail to instruct the common people in warfare—you could call that throwing them away.
- [Analects 13.29](https://confucius.page/analects-13-29/) - Original Text: 子曰善人教民七年亦可以即戎矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Having been instructed by an excellent person for seven years, the common people will be ready for anything, even the taking up of arms.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Let a good man instruct them
- [Analects 13.28](https://confucius.page/analects-13-28/) - Original Text: 子路问曰何如斯可谓之士矣子曰切切偲偲怡怡如也可谓士矣朋友切切偲偲兄弟怡怡 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked, “What does a person have to be like to be considered a true scholar-official?” The Master replied, “He must be earnest and critical, but also affable—earnest and critical with his friends, and affable with his brothers.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 13.27](https://confucius.page/analects-13-27/) - Original Text: 子曰刚毅木讷近仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Resolute, decisive, straightforward, and reticent—these qualities are close to Goodness.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The firm, the bold, the simple, the slow in speech are near to humaneness. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The
- [Analects 13.26](https://confucius.page/analects-13-26/) - Original Text: 子曰君子泰而不骄小人骄而不泰 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is grand, but never arrogant; the petty person is arrogant, but never grand.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is self-possessed but not arrogant. The petty man is arrogant but not self-possessed.
- [Analects 13.25](https://confucius.page/analects-13-25/) - Original Text: 子曰君子易事而难说也说之不以道不说也及其使人也器之小人难事而易说也说之虽不以道说也及其使人也求备焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is easy to serve, but hard to please. If you attempt to please him in a manner not in accordance with the Way, he will not be pleased, but when he employs others, he does so in consideration of their particular capacities. The petty
- [Analects 13.24](https://confucius.page/analects-13-24/) - Original Text: 子贡问曰乡人皆好之何如子曰未可也乡人皆恶之何如子曰未可也不如乡人之善者好之其不善者恶之 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “What would you make of a person whom everyone in the village likes?” The Master said, “I would not know what to make of him.” “What about someone whom everyone in the village hates?” “I would still not know. Better this way: those in the village who
- [Analects 13.23](https://confucius.page/analects-13-23/) - Original Text: 子曰君子和而不同小人同而不和 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman harmonizes, and does not merely agree. The petty person agrees, but he does not harmonize.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman acts in harmony with others but does not ape them. The
- [Analects 13.22](https://confucius.page/analects-13-22/) - Original Text: 子曰南人有言曰人而无恒不可以作巫医善夫不恒其德或承之羞子曰不占而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The Southerners have a saying, ‘The fate of a person who lacks constancy cannot be diagnosed by the shaman-healers.’ How well put!” [It is also said,] “One inconstant in Virtue will probably incur disgrace.” The Master commented, “It simply cannot be foretold through divination.” Confucius, &
- [Analects 13.21](https://confucius.page/analects-13-21/) - Original Text: 子曰不得中行而与之必也狂狷乎狂者进取狷者有所不为也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If you cannot manage to find a person of perfectly balanced conduct to associate with, I suppose you must settle for the wild or the fastidious. In their pursuit of the Way, the wild plunge right in, while the fastidious are always careful not to get
- [Analects 13.20](https://confucius.page/analects-13-20/) - Original Text: 子贡问曰何如斯可谓之士矣子曰行己有耻使于四方不辱君命可谓士矣曰敢问其次曰宗族称孝焉乡党称弟焉曰敢问其次曰言必信行必果踁踁然小人哉抑亦可以为次矣曰今之从政者何如子曰噫斗筲之人何足算也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “What does a person have to be like before he could be called a true scholar-official?” The Master said, “Conducting himself with a sense of shame, and not dishonoring his ruler’s mandate when sent abroad as a diplomat—such a person could be called a scholar-official.” “May I
- [Analects 13.19](https://confucius.page/analects-13-19/) - Original Text: 樊迟问仁子曰居处恭执事敬与人忠虽之夷狄不可弃也 Translation: Other Translations: Fan Chi asked about Goodness. The Master replied, “When occupying your place, remain reverent; when performing public duties, be respectful; and when dealing with others, be dutiful. These are virtues that cannot be abandoned, even if you go to dwell among the Yi or Di barbarians.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 13.18](https://confucius.page/analects-13-18/) - Original Text: 叶公语孔子曰吾党有直躬者其父攘羊而子证之孔子曰吾党之直者异于是父为子隐子为父隐直在其中矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Duke of She said to Confucius, “Among my people there is one we call ‘Upright Gong.’ When his father stole a sheep, he reported him to the authorities.” Confucius replied, “Among my people, those who we consider ‘upright’ are different from this: fathers cover up for their sons,
- [Analects 13.17](https://confucius.page/analects-13-17/) - Original Text: 子夏为莒父宰问政子曰无欲速无见小利欲速则不达见小利则大事不成 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia, who was serving as steward of Jifu, asked about governing. The Master said, “Do not crave speed, and do not be enticed by the prospect of minor gains. If you crave speed, then you will never arrive, and if you are distracted by the prospect of minor gains
- [Analects 13.16](https://confucius.page/analects-13-16/) - Original Text: 叶公问政子曰近者说远者来 Translation: Other Translations: The Duke of She asked about governing. The Master said, “[Act so that] those near to you are pleased, and those who are far from you are drawn closer.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The lord of She asked about government.
- [Analects 13.15](https://confucius.page/analects-13-15/) - Original Text: 定公问一言而可以兴邦有诸孔子对曰言不可以若是其几也人之言曰为君难为臣不易如知为君之难也不几乎一言而兴邦乎 曰一言而丧邦有诸孔子对曰言不可以若是其几也人之言曰予无乐乎为君唯其言而莫予违也如其善而莫之违也不亦善乎如不善而莫之违也不几乎一言而丧邦乎 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ding asked, “A single saying that can cause a state to flourish—is there such a thing as this?” Confucius replied, “There is no saying that can have that sort of effect. There is, however, something close. People have a saying, ‘Being a ruler is difficult, and being
- [Analects 13.14](https://confucius.page/analects-13-14/) - Original Text: 冉子退朝子曰何晏也对曰有政子曰其事也如有政虽不吾以吾其与闻之 Translation: Other Translations: Ran Qiu returned from court. The Master asked, “Why so late? Ran Qiu replied, “There were governmental matters to be discussed.” The Master said, “No, what you were discussing were ‘private affairs’. If there were governmental matters to be discussed, how would I have not received word of them,
- [Analects 13.13](https://confucius.page/analects-13-13/) - Original Text: 子曰苟正其身矣于从政乎何有不能正其身如正人何 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If you simply correct yourself, what difficulties could you encounter in government service? If you cannot correct yourself, how can you expect to correct others?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If you can learn to
- [Analects 13.12](https://confucius.page/analects-13-12/) - Original Text: 子曰如有王者必世而后仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If a true king were to arise, though, we would certainly see a return to Goodness after a single generation.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Even if we had a true king, it would require
- [Analects 13.11](https://confucius.page/analects-13-11/) - Original Text: 子曰善人为邦百年亦可以胜残去杀矣诚哉是言也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “‘If excellent people managed the state for a hundred years, then certainly they could overcome cruelty and do away with executions’—how true this saying is!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, They say that if good
- [Analects 13.10](https://confucius.page/analects-13-10/) - Original Text: 子曰苟有用我者期月而已可也三年有成 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “ ‘If someone would simply employ me, within a single year I could put things into some kind of order, and within three years the transformation would be complete.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If
- [Analects 13.9](https://confucius.page/analects-13-9/) - Original Text: 子适卫冉有仆子曰庶矣哉冉有曰既庶矣又何加焉曰富之曰既富矣又何加焉曰教之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master traveled to Wei, with Ran Qiu as his carriage driver. [Upon arriving,] the Master remarked, “How numerous the people of this state are!” Ran Qiu asked, “Being already numerous, what can be done to further improve them?” The Master replied, “Make them wealthy.” “Once they are wealthy,
- [Analects 13.8](https://confucius.page/analects-13-8/) - Original Text: 子谓卫公子荆善居室始有曰苟合矣少有曰苟完矣富有曰苟美矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of Prince Jing of Wei, “He is good at running a household. When he first built his house, he said, ‘Oh, it seems acceptable.’ After he had worked on it for a while, he said, ‘Oh, it seems finished.’ When he became wealthy and had improved
- [Analects 13.7](https://confucius.page/analects-13-7/) - Original Text: 子曰鲁卫之政兄弟也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In their forms of government, the states of Lu and Wei are like elder and younger brother.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The governments of Lu and Wei are elder and younger brothers. Confucius, &
- [Analects 13.6](https://confucius.page/analects-13-6/) - Original Text: 子曰其身正不令而行其身不正虽令不从 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When the ruler is correct, his will is put into effect without the need for official orders. When the ruler’s person is not correct, he will not be obeyed no matter how many orders he issues.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 13.5](https://confucius.page/analects-13-5/) - Original Text: 子曰诵诗三百授之以政不达使于四方不能专对虽多亦奚以为 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Imagine a person who can recite the several hundred odes by heart but, when delegated a governmental task, is unable to carry it out, or when sent abroad as an envoy, is unable to engage in repartee. No matter how many odes he might have memorized,
- [Analects 13.4](https://confucius.page/analects-13-4/) - Original Text: 樊迟请学稼子曰吾不如老农请学为圃曰吾不如老圃樊迟出子曰小人哉樊须也上好礼则民莫敢不敬上好义则民莫敢不服上好信则民莫敢不用情夫如是则四方之民襁负其子而至矣焉用稼 Translation: Other Translations: Fan Chi asked to learn about plowing and growing grain [from Confucius]. The Master said, “When it comes to that, any old farmer would be a better teacher than I.” He asked to learn about growing fruits and vegetables. The Master said, “When it comes to that, any old
- [Analects 13.3](https://confucius.page/analects-13-3/) - Original Text: 子路曰卫君待子而为政子将奚先子曰必也正名乎子路曰有是哉子之迂也奚其正子曰野哉由也君子于其所不知盖阙如也名不正则言不顺言不顺则事不成事不成则礼乐不兴礼乐不兴则刑罚不中刑罚不中则民无所措手足故君子名之必可言也言之必可行也君子于其言无所苟而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked, “If the Duke of Wei were to employ you to serve in the government of his state, what would be your first priority?” The Master answered, “It would, of course, be the rectification of names.” Zilu said, “Could you, Master, really be so far off the mark?
- [Analects 13.2](https://confucius.page/analects-13-2/) - Original Text: 仲弓为季氏宰问政子曰先有司赦小过举贤才曰焉知贤才而举之子曰举尔所知尔所不知人其舍诸 Translation: Other Translations: Zhonggong, who was serving as a steward for the Ji Family, asked the Master about governing. The Master said, “First appoint your supervising officials, then overlook their petty faults and promote those who are worthy and talented.” “How can I recognize those who are worthy and talented so that
- [Analects 13.1](https://confucius.page/analects-13-1/) - Original Text: 子路问政子曰先之劳之请益曰无倦 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked about governing. The Master replied, “Precede the common people in accepting the burden of labor.” When asked to elaborate, he added, “Do not slacken in your efforts.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zilu asked about government. The Master said,
- [Analects 12.24](https://confucius.page/analects-12-24/) - Original Text: 曾子曰君子以文会友以友辅仁 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “The gentleman acquires friends by means of cultural refinement, and then relies upon his friends for support in becoming Good.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Master Zeng said, The gentleman uses the arts in acquiring friends and uses
- [Analects 12.23](https://confucius.page/analects-12-23/) - Original Text: 子贡问友子曰忠告而善道之不可则止毋自辱焉 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked about friendship. The Master replied, “Reprove your friend when dutifulness requires, but do so gently. If your words are not accepted then desist, lest you incur insult.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong asked how to deal with friends.
- [Analects 12.22](https://confucius.page/analects-12-22/) - Original Text: 樊迟问仁子曰爱人问知子曰知人樊迟未达子曰举直错诸枉能使枉者直樊迟退见子夏曰乡也吾见于夫子而问知子曰举直错诸枉能使枉者直何谓也子夏曰富哉言乎舜有天下选于众举皋陶不仁者远矣汤有天下选于众举伊尹不仁者远矣 Translation: Other Translations: Fan Chi asked about Goodness. The Master replied, “Care for others.” He then asked about wisdom. The Master replied, “Know others.” Fan Chi still did not understand, so the Master elaborated: “Raise up the straight and apply them to the crooked, and the crooked will be made straight.” Fan
- [Analects 12.21](https://confucius.page/analects-12-21/) - Original Text: 樊迟从游于舞雩之下曰敢问崇德修慝辨惑子曰善哉问先事后得非崇德与攻其恶无攻人之恶非修慝与一朝之忿忘其身以及其亲非惑与 Translation: Other Translations: Fan Chi was on an excursion with the Master, wandering below the Rain Dance Altar, when he asked, “May I ask what it means to, ‘Accumulate Virtue, reform vice, and resolve confusion’?” The Master replied, “A noble question indeed! Put service first and reward last—is this not the way
- [Analects 12.20](https://confucius.page/analects-12-20/) - Original Text: 子张问士何如斯可谓之达矣子曰何哉尔所谓达者子张对曰在邦必闻在家必闻子曰是闻也非达也夫达也者质直而好义察言而观色虑以下人在邦必达在家必达夫闻也者色取仁而行违居之不疑在邦必闻在家必闻 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang inquired, “What must a scholar-official be like before he can be considered accomplished?” The Master replied, “What do you mean by ‘accomplished’?” “Sure to be renowned, whether serving the state or a noble family.” The Master said, “That is merely being ‘renowned,’ not being ‘accomplished.’ Someone who is
- [Analects 12.19](https://confucius.page/analects-12-19/) - Original Text: 季康子问政于孔子曰如杀无道以就有道何如孔子对曰子为政焉用杀子欲善而民善矣君子之德风小人之德草草上之风必偃 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Kangzi asked Confucius about governing, saying, “If I were to execute those who lacked the Way in order to advance those who possessed the Way, how would that be?” Confucius responded, “In your governing, Sir, what need is there for executions? If you desire goodness, then the common
- [Analects 12.18](https://confucius.page/analects-12-18/) - Original Text: 季康子患盗问于孔子孔子对曰苟子之不欲虽赏之不窃 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Kangzi was concerned about the prevalence of robbers in Lu and asked Confucius about how to deal with this problem. Confucius said, “If you could just get rid of your own excessive desires, the people would not steal even if you rewarded them for it.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 12.17](https://confucius.page/analects-12-17/) - Original Text: 季康子问政于孔子孔子对曰政者正也子帅以正孰敢不正 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Kangzi asked Confucius about governing. Confucius responded, “To ‘govern’ means to be ‘correct’. If you set an example by being correct yourself, who will dare to be incorrect?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Ji Kangzi asked Confucius about government. Confucius
- [Analects 12.16](https://confucius.page/analects-12-16/) - Original Text: 子曰君子成人之美不成人之恶小人反是 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A gentleman helps others to realize their good qualities, rather than their bad. A petty person does the opposite.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman brings out what is most admirable in people; he
- [Analects 12.15](https://confucius.page/analects-12-15/) - Original Text: 子曰博学于文约之以礼亦可以弗畔矣夫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Someone who is broadly learned with regard to culture, and whose conduct is restrained by the rites, can be counted upon to not go astray.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Acquire broad learning in cultural
- [Analects 12.14](https://confucius.page/analects-12-14/) - Original Text: 子张问政子曰居之无倦行之以忠 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked about governing. The Master replied, “Occupy your position without wearying and conduct your business in a dutiful manner.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zizhang asked about government. The Master said, While you’re engaged in it, never be negligent. Act
- [Analects 12.13](https://confucius.page/analects-12-13/) - Original Text: 子曰听讼吾犹人也必也使无讼乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When it comes to hearing civil litigation, I am as good as anyone else. What is necessary, though, is to bring it about that there is no civil litigation at all.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master
- [Analects 12.12](https://confucius.page/analects-12-12/) - Original Text: 子曰片言可以折狱者其由也与子路无宿诺 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Able to decide a criminal case after only hearing one side—does this not describe Zilu?” Zilu never put off fulfillment of a promise until the next day. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Hearing only a
- [Analects 12.11](https://confucius.page/analects-12-11/) - Original Text: 齐景公问政于孔子孔子对曰君君臣臣父父子子公曰善哉信如君不君臣不臣父不父子不子虽有粟吾得而食诸 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Jing of Qi asked Confucius about governing. Confucius responded, “Let the lord be a true lord, the ministers true ministers, the fathers true fathers, and the sons true sons.” The Duke replied, “Well put! Certainly if the lord is not a true lord, the ministers not true ministers,
- [Analects 12.10](https://confucius.page/analects-12-10/) - Original Text: 子张问崇德辨惑子曰主忠信徙义崇德也爱之欲其生恶之欲其死既欲其生又欲其死是惑也诚不以富亦只以异 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked about accumulating Virtue and resolving confusion. The Master said, “Make it your guiding principle to be dutiful and trustworthy, and always move in the direction of what is right. This is what it means to accumulate Virtue. If you love someone, you desire that they live; if
- [Analects 12.9](https://confucius.page/analects-12-9/) - Original Text: 哀公问于有若曰年饥用不足如之何有若对曰盍彻乎曰二吾犹不足如之何其彻也对曰百姓足君孰与不足百姓不足君孰与足 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ai said to Master You, “The harvest was poor and I cannot satisfy my needs. What should I do?” Master You said, “Why do you not try taxing the people one part in ten?” “I am currently taxing them two parts in ten, and even so I cannot
- [Analects 12.8](https://confucius.page/analects-12-8/) - Original Text: 棘子成曰君子质而已矣何以文为子贡曰惜乎夫子之说君子也驷不及舌文犹质也质犹文也虎豹之鞟犹犬羊之鞟 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Zicheng said, “Being a gentleman is simply a matter of having the right native substance, and nothing else. Why must one engage in cultural refinement?” Zigong replied, “It is regrettable, Sir, that you should speak of the gentleman in this way—as they say, ‘a team of horses cannot
- [Analects 12.7](https://confucius.page/analects-12-7/) - Original Text: 子贡问政子曰足食足兵民信之矣子贡曰必不得已而去于斯三者何先曰去兵子贡曰必不得已而去于斯二者何先曰去食自古皆有死民无信不立 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked about governing. The Master said, “Simply make sure there is sufficient food, sufficient armaments, and that you have the confidence of the common people.” Zigong said, “If sacrificing one of these three things became unavoidable, which would you sacrifice first?” The Master replied, “I would sacrifice the
- [Analects 12.6](https://confucius.page/analects-12-6/) - Original Text: 子张问明子曰浸润之谮肤受之愬不行焉可谓明也已矣浸润之谮肤受之愬不行焉可谓远也已矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked about perceptiveness. The Master replied, “He who does not base his actions upon slanders that try to seep into one’s mind, or accusations that accumulate like dirt on one’s skin, may be called ‘perceptive.’ Indeed, such a person could even be called ‘far-sighted.’ ” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 12.5](https://confucius.page/analects-12-5/) - Original Text: 司马牛忧曰人皆有兄弟我独亡子夏曰商闻之矣死生有命富贵在天君子敬而无失与人恭而有礼四海之内皆兄弟也君子何患乎无兄弟也 Translation: Other Translations: Anxiously, Sima Niu remarked, “Everyone has brothers, I alone have none.” Zixia replied, “I have heard it said, ‘Life and death are governed by fate, wealth and honor are determined by Heaven.’ A gentleman is respectful and free of errors. He is reverent and ritually proper in his dealings
- [Analects 12.4](https://confucius.page/analects-12-4/) - Original Text: 司马牛问君子子曰君子不忧不惧曰不忧不惧斯谓之君子已乎子曰内省不疚夫何忧何惧 Translation: Other Translations: Sima Niu asked about the gentleman. The Master replied, “The gentleman is free of anxiety and fear.” “ ‘Free of anxiety and fear’—is that all there is to being a gentleman?” “If you can look inside yourself and find no faults, what cause is there for anxiety or fear?”
- [Analects 12.3](https://confucius.page/analects-12-3/) - Original Text: 司马牛问仁子曰仁者其言也讱曰其言也讱斯谓之仁已乎子曰为之难言之得无讱乎 Translation: Other Translations: Sima Niu asked about Goodness. The Master said, “The Good person is hesitant to speak.” “ ‘Hesitant to speak’—is that all there is to Goodness?” “When being Good is so difficult, how can one not be hesitant to speak about it?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 12.2](https://confucius.page/analects-12-2/) - Original Text: 仲弓问仁子曰出门如见大宾使民如承大祭己所不欲勿施于人在邦无怨在家无怨仲弓曰雍虽不敏请事斯语矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zhonggong asked about Goodness. The Master said, “ ‘When in public, comport yourself as if you were receiving an important guest, and in your management of the common people, behave as if you were overseeing a great sacrifice.’ Do not impose upon others what you yourself do not desire.
- [Analects 12.1](https://confucius.page/analects-12-1/) - Original Text: 颜渊问仁子曰克己复礼为仁一日克己复礼天下归仁焉为仁由己而由人乎哉颜渊曰请问其目子曰非礼勿视非礼勿听非礼勿言非礼勿动颜渊曰回虽不敏请事斯语矣 Translation: Other Translations: Yan Hui asked about Goodness. The Master said, “Restraining yourself and returning to the rites constitutes Goodness. If for one day you managed to restrain yourself and return to the rites, in this way you could lead the entire world back to Goodness. The key to achieving Goodness lies
- [Analects 11.26](https://confucius.page/analects-11-26/) - Original Text: 子路曾皙冉有公西华侍坐子曰以吾一日长乎尔毋吾以也居则曰不吾知也如或知尔则何以哉 子路率尔而对曰千乘之国摄乎大国之间加之以师旅因之以饥馑由也为之比及三年可使有勇且知方也夫子哂之 求尔何如对曰方六七十如五六十求也为之比及三年可使足民如其礼乐以俟君子 赤尔何如对曰非曰能之愿学焉宗庙之事如会同端章甫愿为小相焉 点尔何如鼓瑟希铿尔舍瑟而作对曰异乎三子者之撰子曰何伤乎亦各言其志也曰漠春者春服既成冠者五六人童子六七人浴乎沂风乎舞雩咏而归夫子喟然叹曰吾与点也 三子者出曾皙后曾皙曰夫三子者之言何如子曰一亦各言其志也已矣曰呋子何哂由也曰为国以礼其言不让是故哂之唯求则非邦也与安见方六七十如五六十而非邦也者唯赤则非邦也与宗庙会同非诸侯而何赤也为之小孰能为之大 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu, Zengxi, Ran Qiu, and Zihua were seated in attendance. The Master said to them, “Because I am older than any of you, no one is willing to employ me. Yet you, too, often complain, ‘No one appreciates me.’ Well, if someone were to
- [Analects 11.25](https://confucius.page/analects-11-25/) - Original Text: 子路使子羔为费宰子曰贼夫人之子子路曰有民人焉有社稷焉何必读书然后为学子曰是故恶夫佞者 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu dispatched Zigao to serve as the steward of [the Ji Family stronghold of] Bi. The Master remarked, “You are harming another man’s son.” Zilu replied, “There are people there for him to govern, and altars to the soil and grain for him to maintain. Why must we think
- [Analects 11.24](https://confucius.page/analects-11-24/) - Original Text: 季子然问仲由冉求可谓大臣与子曰吾以子为异之问曾由与求之问所谓大臣者以道事君不可则止今由与求也可谓具臣矣曰然则从之者与子曰弑父与君亦不从也 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Ziran asked, “Could Zilu and Ran Qiu be considered great ministers?” The Master replied, “I thought you were going to ask about some exceptional individuals, but instead you always ask about Zilu and Ran Qiu! What we call ‘great ministers’ are those who seek to serve their lord
- [Analects 11.23](https://confucius.page/analects-11-23/) - Original Text: 子畏于匡颜渊后子曰吾以女为死矣曰子在回何敢死 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was surrounded in Kuang. Yan Hui had fallen behind, [and when he finally caught up], the Master said, “I thought that you were dead.” Yan Hui replied, “As long as you are still here, Master, how could I dare to allow myself to die?” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 11.22](https://confucius.page/analects-11-22/) - Original Text: 子路问闻斯行诸子曰有父兄在如之何其闻斯行之冉有问闻斯行诸子曰闻斯行之公西华曰由也问闻斯行诸子曰有父兄在’求也问闻斯行诸子曰‘闻斯行之赤也惑敢问子曰求也退故进之由也兼人故退之 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked, “Upon learning of something that needs to be done, should one immediately take care of it?” The Master replied, “As long as one’s father and elder brothers are still alive, how could one possibly take care of it immediately?” [On a later occasion] Ran Qiu asked, “Upon
- [Analects 11.21](https://confucius.page/analects-11-21/) - Original Text: 子曰论笃是与君子者乎色庄者乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If someone seems sincere and serious in their conversation, does this mean they are a gentleman? Or have they merely adopted the appearance of the gentleman?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The person skilled in
- [Analects 11.20](https://confucius.page/analects-11-20/) - Original Text: 子张问善人之道子曰不践迹亦不入于室 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked about the Way of the excellent person. The Master replied, “If he does not personally follow in the footsteps [of the ancients], he will be unable to enter the inner chamber.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zizhang asked about
- [Analects 11.19](https://confucius.page/analects-11-19/) - Original Text: 子曰回也其庶乎屡空赐不受命而货殖焉亿则屡中 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How close was Yan Hui [to being morally perfected], and yet he was perpetually impoverished. [Unlike Yan Hui,] Zigong will not accept his fate, and so engages in business speculation. His conjectures, though, are always on the mark.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 11.18](https://confucius.page/analects-11-18/) - Original Text: 柴也愚参也鲁师也辟由也喭 Translation: Other Translations: Zigao is simple-minded, Master Zeng is dull, Zizhang is prone to excess, and Zilu is wildly fierce. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. ——said, Chai (Zigao) is stupid; Shen (Zeng Shen) is dull; Shi is erratic; You is unruly. Confucius, & Watson,
- [Analects 11.17](https://confucius.page/analects-11-17/) - Original Text: 季氏富于周公而求也为之聚敛而附益之子曰非吾徒也小子鸣鼓而攻之可也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The head of the Ji Family is wealthier than even the Duke of Zhou ever was, and yet Ran Qiu collects taxes on his behalf to further increase his already excessive wealth. Ran Qiu is no disciple of mine. If you disciples were to sound the
- [Analects 11.16](https://confucius.page/analects-11-16/) - Original Text: 子贡问师与商也孰贤子曰师也过商也不及曰然则师愈与子曰过犹不及 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “Who is more worthy, Zizhang or Zixia?” The Master replied, “Zizhang overshoots the mark, while Zixia falls short of it.” “Then can we say that Zizhang is better?” The Master replied, “Overshooting the mark is just as bad as falling short of it.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E.
- [Analects 11.15](https://confucius.page/analects-11-15/) - Original Text: 子曰由之瑟奚为于丘之门门人不敬子路子曰由也升堂矣未入于室也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was heard to remark, “What is Zilu doing in my school, playing the zither the way he does?” After this, the disciples began treating Zilu in a disrespectful manner. The Master reproved them, saying, “Although Zilu has not yet entered the inner chamber, he has at least
- [Analects 11.14](https://confucius.page/analects-11-14/) - Original Text: 鲁人为长府闵子骞曰仍旧贯如之何何必改作子曰夫人不言言必有中 Translation: Other Translations: The people of Lu were planning to remodel the Long Treasury. Min Ziqian remarked, “Why not simply restore it? Why does it need to be completely remodeled?” The Master said, “That man does not talk much, but when he does say something he inevitably hits the mark.” Confucius, &
- [Analects 11.13](https://confucius.page/analects-11-13/) - Original Text: 闵子侍侧訚訚如也子路行行如也冉有子贡侃侃如也子乐若由也不得其死然 Translation: Other Translations: Min Ziqian was attending the Master, standing at his side in a straight and correct manner; [also attending were] Zilu, looking bold and uncompromising, and Ran Qiu and Zigong, both of whom appeared happy and at ease. The Master was pleased, but remarked, “Someone like Zilu will not get
- [Analects 11.12](https://confucius.page/analects-11-12/) - Original Text: 季路问事鬼神子曰未能事人焉能事鬼曰敢问死曰未知生焉知死 Translation: Other Translations: Zilu asked about serving ghosts and spirits. The Master said, “You are not yet able to serve people—how could you be able to serve ghosts and spirits?” “May I inquire about death?” “You do not yet understand life—how could you possibly understand death?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects:
- [Analects 11.11](https://confucius.page/analects-11-11/) - Original Text: 颜渊死门人欲厚葬之子曰不可门人厚葬之子曰回也视予犹父也予不得视犹子也非我也夫二三子也 Translation: Other Translations: When Yan Hui passed away, the disciples wished to give him a lavish funeral. The Master said, “That would not be proper.” The disciples nonetheless went ahead and buried Yan Hui lavishly. The Master remarked, “Hui looked upon me as a father, and yet in this case I was
- [Analects 11.10](https://confucius.page/analects-11-10/) - Original Text: 颜渊死子哭之恸从者曰子恸矣曰有恸乎非夫人之为恸而谁为 Translation: Other Translations: When Yan Hui passed away, the Master cried for him excessively. The disciples reproved him, saying, “Master, surely you are showing excessive grief!” The Master replied, “Am I showing excessive grief? Well, for whom would I show excessive grief, if not for this man?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003).
- [Analects 11.9](https://confucius.page/analects-11-9/) - Original Text: 颜渊死子曰噫天丧予天丧予 Translation: Other Translations: When Yan Hui passed away, the Master lamented, “Oh! Heaven has bereft me! Heaven has bereft me!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When Yan Yuan died, the Master said, Ah, Heaven is destroying me! Heaven is destroying me! Confucius, & Watson,
- [Analects 11.8](https://confucius.page/analects-11-8/) - Original Text: 颜渊死颜路请子之车以为之椁子曰才不才亦各言其子也鲤也死有棺而无椁吾不徒行以为之椁以吾从大夫之后不可徒行也 Translation: Other Translations: When Yan Hui died, Yan Lu, his father, requested the Master’s carriage, so that it could be used for Yan Hui’s coffin enclosure. The Master replied, “Everyone recognizes his own son, whether he is talented or not. When Bo Yu, my own son, passed away, he had a coffin,
- [Analects 11.7](https://confucius.page/analects-11-7/) - Original Text: 季康子问弟子孰为好学孔子对曰有颜回者好学不幸短命死矣今也则亡 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Kangzi asked, “Who among your disciples could be said to love learning?” The Master replied, “There was one named Yan Hui who loved learning, but unfortunately he was fated to live a short life, and has since passed away. Now there are none who really love learning.” Confucius,
- [Analects 11.6](https://confucius.page/analects-11-6/) - Original Text: 南容三复白圭孔子以其兄之子妻之 Translation: Other Translations: Nan Rong often recited the ode that mentioned the white jade tablet. Confucius gave the daughter of his elder brother to him in marriage. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Nan Rong kept repeating the words about the white jade tablet. Confucius
- [Analects 11.5](https://confucius.page/analects-11-5/) - Original Text: 子曰孝哉闵子骞人不间于其父母昆弟之言 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How filial is Min Ziqian! No one can gainsay the praise lavished upon him by both parents and brothers.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, What a filial son Min Ziqian is! Even with what his
- [Analects 11.4](https://confucius.page/analects-11-4/) - Original Text: 子曰回也非助我者也于吾言无所不说 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Yan Hui is of no help to me—he is pleased with everything that I say.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Hui was not one to give me much help. Nothing I said failed to please
- [Analects 11.3](https://confucius.page/analects-11-3/) - Original Text: 德行颜渊闵子骞冉伯牛仲弓言语宰我子贡政事冉有季路文学子游子夏 Translation: Other Translations: Those known for virtuous conduct: Yan Hui, Min Ziqian, Boniu, and Zhonggong. Those known for eloquence: Zai Wo and Zigong. Those known for administrative skill: Ran Qiu and Jilu. Those known for cultural learning: Ziyou and Zixia. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett
- [Analects 11.2](https://confucius.page/analects-11-2/) - Original Text: 子曰从我于陈蔡者皆不及门也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “None of those who followed me in Chen and Cai managed to attain official position there.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Of those who followed me in Chen and Cai, none succeeded in gaining official
- [Analects 11.1](https://confucius.page/analects-11-1/) - Original Text: 子曰先进于礼乐野人也后进于礼乐君子也如用之则吾从先进 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Those of my disciples who were first to enter into study of ritual and music with me were simple rustics, whereas those who entered later were aristocrats. If I had to employ them [in public office], I would prefer the first.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003).
- [Analects 10.27](https://confucius.page/analects-10-27/) - Original Text: 色斯举矣翔而后集曰山梁雌雉时哉时哉子路共之三嗅而作 Translation: Other Translations: Startled by their arrival, a bird arose and circled several times before alighting upon a branch. [The Master] said, “This pheasant upon the mountain bridge—how timely it is! How timely it is!” Zilu saluted the bird, and it cried out three times before flying away. Confucius, & Slingerland, E.
- [Analects 10.26](https://confucius.page/analects-10-26/) - Original Text: 升车必正立执绥车中不内顾不疾言不亲指 Translation: Other Translations: When mounting his carriage, he would always stand facing it directly while grasping the mounting strap. Once in his carriage, he would not let his gaze wander past the crossbar in front of him or to either side, he would not speak rapidly, nor would he point with his
- [Analects 10.25](https://confucius.page/analects-10-25/) - Original Text: 见齐衰者虽狎必变见冕者与瞽者虽亵必以貌凶服者式之式负版者有盛馔必变色而作迅雷风烈必变 Translation: Other Translations: When he saw someone fasting or mourning, he invariably assumed a changed expression, even if they were an intimate acquaintance. When he saw someone wearing a ritual cap or a blind person, he would invariably display a respectful countenance, even if they were of low birth. When riding past
- [Analects 10.24](https://confucius.page/analects-10-24/) - Original Text: 寝不尸居不容 Translation: Other Translations: He would not sleep rigidly like a corpse, nor would he assume a formal posture when sitting at leisure. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. In bed, he did not sprawl like a corpse. At home, he did not behave in a
- [Analects 10.23](https://confucius.page/analects-10-23/) - Original Text: 朋友之馈虽车马非祭肉不拜 Translation: Other Translations: When receiving a gift from a friend—even something as valuable as a cart or a horse—he did not bow unless it was a gift of sacrificial meat. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. If a friend presented him with a gift, even
- [Analects 10.22](https://confucius.page/analects-10-22/) - Original Text: 朋友死无所归曰于我殡 Translation: Other Translations: When a friend died without relatives able to take care of the funeral arrangements, he would say, “I will see to burying him properly.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. If a friend died and there was no one to receive the
- [Analects 10.21](https://confucius.page/analects-10-21/) - Original Text: 入太庙每事问 Translation: Other Translations: Upon entering the Grand Ancestral Temple, he asked questions about everything. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When the Master entered the Grand Temple, he asked questions about everything. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 10.20](https://confucius.page/analects-10-20/) - Original Text: 君命召不俟驾行矣 Translation: Other Translations: When summoned by his lord, he would set off on foot, without waiting for his horses to be hitched to the carriage. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. [Missing] Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 10.19](https://confucius.page/analects-10-19/) - Original Text: 疾君视之东首加朝服拖绅 Translation: Other Translations: When he was sick, and his lord came to visit him, he would lay with his head to the east, draped in his court robes, with his ceremonial sash fastened about him. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When he was sick
- [Analects 10.18](https://confucius.page/analects-10-18/) - Original Text: 君赐食必正席先尝之君赐腥必熟而荐之君赐生必畜之侍食于君君祭先饭 Translation: Other Translations: When presented with a gift of food from his lord, he would taste it before even straightening his mat. When presented with raw meat, he would always have it cooked and then present it as an offering [to his ancestors]. When presented with livestock, he would always have it
- [Analects 10.17](https://confucius.page/analects-10-17/) - Original Text: 厩焚子退朝曰伤人乎不问马 Translation: Other Translations: One day the stables burned. When the Master returned from court, he asked, “Was anyone hurt?” He did not ask about the horses. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The stables caught fire. Returning from court, the Master said, Was anyone hurt?
- [Analects 10.16](https://confucius.page/analects-10-16/) - Original Text: 康子馈药拜而受之曰丘未达不敢尝 Translation: Other Translations: When Ji Kangzi sent him a gift of medicinal herbs, he bowed [to the messenger] and accepted it, but said, “I do not know what sort of medicine this is, so I dare not taste it.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
- [Analects 10.15](https://confucius.page/analects-10-15/) - Original Text: 问人于他邦再拜而送之 Translation: Other Translations: When sending his regards to someone in another state, he would bow twice to the messenger and then see him off. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Sending a messenger to inquire about someone in another state, he would bow to the
- [Analects 10.14](https://confucius.page/analects-10-14/) - Original Text: 乡人傩朝服而立于阼阶 Translation: Other Translations: When the villagers were performing the end of the year exorcism, he would stand on the Eastern steps of his house dressed in full court regalia. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When the members of the community were performing their demon-expelling
- [Analects 10.13](https://confucius.page/analects-10-13/) - Original Text: 乡人饮酒杖者出斯出矣 Translation: Other Translations: When attending village drinking ceremonies, he would leave only after the elderly people had left. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When drinking with the others of the community, he waited until the elderly people with canes had left before leaving. Confucius,
- [Analects 10.12](https://confucius.page/analects-10-12/) - Original Text: 席不正不坐 Translation: Other Translations: He would not sit unless his mat was straight. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. If the sitting mat was not properly straightened, he would not sit on it. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 10.11](https://confucius.page/analects-10-11/) - Original Text: 虽疏食菜羹瓜祭必齐如也 Translation: Other Translations: Even though a meal was only of coarse grain or vegetable broth, he invariably gave some as a sacrificial offering, and would do so in a grave and respectful manner. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Although it was no more than
- [Analects 10.10](https://confucius.page/analects-10-10/) - Original Text: 食不语寝不言 Translation: Other Translations: He would not instruct while eating, nor continue to converse once he had retired to bed. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. He did not converse at mealtime and did not talk in bed. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of
- [Analects 10.8](https://confucius.page/analects-10-8/) - Original Text: 食不厌精脍不厌细食饐而餲鱼馁而肉败不食色恶不食臭恶不食失饪不食不时不食割不正不食不得其酱不食肉虽多不使胜食气唯酒无量不及乱沽酒市脯不食不撤姜食不多食 Translation: Other Translations: He would not eat in excess, even when presented with refined grain or finely minced meat. He would not eat grain that was damp or musty, fish that had gone bad, or meat that had spoiled. He would eat nothing that was discolored or foul smelling, nor anything that
- [Analects 10.9](https://confucius.page/analects-10-9/) - Original Text: 祭于公不宿肉祭肉不出三日出三日不食之矣 Translation: Other Translations: After assisting his Duke at a sacrifice, he would not keep the portion of the sacrificial meat bestowed upon him overnight. When sacrificing at home, he would not let the meat sit for more than three days. If it had sat for more than three days, he would not
- [Analects 10.7](https://confucius.page/analects-10-7/) - Original Text: 齐必有明衣布齐必变食居必迁坐 Translation: Other Translations: When fasting, he would always don a clean linen robe [after his ritual bath]. When fasting, he would always alter his diet, as well as the place where he would sit when at leisure. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. In periods
- [Analects 10.6](https://confucius.page/analects-10-6/) - Original Text: 君子不以绀緅饰红紫不以为亵服当暑,袗絺绤必表而出之缁衣羔裘素衣麑裘黄衣狐裘亵裘长短右袂必有寝衣长一身有半狐貉之厚以居去丧无所不佩非帷裳必杀之羔裘玄冠不以吊吉月必朝服而朝 Translation: Other Translations: The gentleman did not use reddish-black or maroon for the trim of his garment, nor did he use red or purple for his informal dress. In the summer, he wore a single layer of linen or hemp but always put on an outer garment before going out. With a
- [Analects 10.5](https://confucius.page/analects-10-5/) - Original Text: 执圭鞠躬如也如不胜上如揖下如授勃如战色足蹜蹜如有循享礼有容色私觌愉愉如也 Translation: Other Translations: When grasping the official jade tablet, he would draw himself in, as if he could not bear its weight. Sometimes he held it high against his forehead as if saluting, while at other times he held it low at his waist as if offering a gift. Alert and serious,
- [Analects 10.4](https://confucius.page/analects-10-4/) - Original Text: 入公门鞠躬如也如不容立不中门行不履阈过位色勃如也足躩如也其言似不足者摄齐升堂鞠躬如也屏气似不息者出降一等逞颜色怡怡如也没阶趋进翼如也复其位踧踖如也 Translation: Other Translations: When entering the gate of his Duke, he would draw himself in, as if the gate were not large enough to admit him. He would not come to a halt at the center of the doorway and when walking would not tread upon the threshold. When passing by his
- [Analects 10.3](https://confucius.page/analects-10-3/) - Original Text: 君召使摈色勃如也足躩如也揖所与立左右手衣前后襜如也趋进翼如也宾退必复命曰宾不顾矣 Translation: Other Translations: When called on by his lord to receive a guest, his countenance would become alert and serious, and he would hasten his steps. When he saluted those in attendance beside him—extending his clasped hands to the left or right, as their position required—his robes remained perfectly arrayed, both front
- [Analects 10.2](https://confucius.page/analects-10-2/) - Original Text: 朝与下大夫言侃侃如也与上大夫言訚訚如也君在踧踖如也与与如也 Translation: Other Translations: At court, when speaking with officers of lower rank, he was pleasant and affable; when speaking with officers of upper rank, he was formal and proper. When his lord was present, he combined an attitude of cautious respect with graceful ease. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 10.1](https://confucius.page/analects-10-1/) - Original Text: 孔子于乡党恂恂如也似不能言者其在宗庙朝廷便便言唯谨尔 Translation: Other Translations: In his village community, Confucius was respectful and circumspect, seeming to be at a loss for words. When in the ancestral temples or at court, however, he spoke eloquently, though always with caution and restraint. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When
- [Analects 9.27](https://confucius.page/analects-9-27/) - Original Text: 子曰衣敝缊袍与衣狐貉者立而不耻者其由也与不忮不求何用不臧子路终身诵之子曰是道也何足以臧 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Clad only in a shabby quilted gown, and yet unashamed to stand side-by-side with someone dressed in expensive furs—does this not describe Zilu? ‘Not envious, not covetous, How could he not be good?’ ” Zilu took to reciting this stanza constantly. The Master thereupon remarked, “The
- [Analects 9.31](https://confucius.page/analects-9-31/) - Original Text: 唐棣之华偏其反而岂不尔思室是远尔子曰未之思也夫何远之有 Translation: Other Translations: “The flowery branch of the wild cherry How swiftly it flies back! Of course I am thinking of you, It is just that your house is so far away.” The Master said, “He was not really thinking of her. If he were, what difference would the distance make?” Confucius,
- [Analects 9.30](https://confucius.page/analects-9-30/) - Original Text: 子曰可与共学未可与适道可与适道未可与立可与立未可与权 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Just because someone is able to learn with you does not necessarily mean that they can travel the Way in your company; just because they can travel the Way in your company does not necessarily mean that they can take their place alongside you; just because
- [Analects 9.29](https://confucius.page/analects-9-29/) - Original Text: 子曰知者不惑仁者不忧勇者不惧 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The wise are not confused, the Good do not worry, and the courageous do not fear.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The wise are never perplexed; the humane, never anxious; the brave, never afraid. Confucius,
- [Analects 9.28](https://confucius.page/analects-9-28/) - Original Text: 子曰：“岁寒，然后知松柏之后凋也。” Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and cypress are the last to fade.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, When the year-end cold comes, then we know that the pine and cypress
- [Analects 9.26](https://confucius.page/analects-9-26/) - Original Text: 子曰三军可夺帅也匹夫不可夺志也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The three armies can have their general taken from them by force, but even a commoner cannot be deprived of his will in this fashion.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The Three Armies may be
- [Analects 9.25](https://confucius.page/analects-9-25/) - Original Text: 子曰主忠信毋友不如己者过则勿惮改 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Let your actions be governed by dutifulness and trustworthiness, and do not accept as a friend one who is not your equal. If you have committed a transgression, do not be afraid to change your ways.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 9.24](https://confucius.page/analects-9-24/) - Original Text: 子曰法语之言能无从乎改之为贵巽与之言能无说乎绎之为贵说而不绎从而不改吾末如之何也已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When a man is rebuked with exemplary words after having made a mistake, he cannot help but agree with them. However, what is important is that he change himself in order to accord with them. When a man is praised with words of respect, he cannot
- [Analects 9.23](https://confucius.page/analects-9-23/) - Original Text: 子曰后生可畏焉知来者之不如今也四十五十而无闻焉斯亦不足畏也已 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “We should look upon the younger generation with awe because how are we to know that those who come after us will not prove our equals? Once, however, a man reaches the age of forty or fifty without having learned anything, we can conclude from this
- [Analects 9.22](https://confucius.page/analects-9-22/) - Original Text: 子曰苗而不秀者有矣夫秀而不实者有矣夫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Surely there are some sprouts that fail to flower, just as surely as there are some flowers that fail to bear fruit!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, There are seedlings that never grow to maturity,
- [Analects 9.21](https://confucius.page/analects-9-21/) - Original Text: 子谓颜渊曰惜乎吾见其进也未见其止也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of Yan Hui, “Alas! I watched his advance, and never once saw him stop.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Speaking of Yan Yuan, the Master said, What a pity! I saw him move forward. I never saw him
- [Analects 9.20](https://confucius.page/analects-9-20/) - Original Text: 子曰语之而不惰者其回也与 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “One with whom I could discourse without his growing weary—was this not Yan Hui?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Someone I could talk to and he never got tired—that was Hui, wasn’t it? Confucius, &
- [Analects 9.19](https://confucius.page/analects-9-19/) - Original Text: 子曰譬如为山未成一篑止吾止也譬如平地虽覆一篑进吾往也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “[The task of self-cultivation] might be compared to the task of building up a mountain: if I stop even one basketful of earth short of completion, then I have stopped completely. It might also be compared to the task of leveling ground: even if I have
- [Analects 9.18](https://confucius.page/analects-9-18/) - Original Text: 子曰吾未见好德如好色者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I have yet to meet a man who loves Virtue as much as he loves female beauty.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, I have never seen the person who loved virtue the way he loved
- [Analects 9.17](https://confucius.page/analects-9-17/) - Original Text: 子在川上曰逝者如斯夫不舍昼夜 Translation: Other Translations: Standing on the bank of a river, the Master said, “Look at how it flows on like this, never stopping day or night!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Standing by a stream, the Master said, It flows on like this—does it
- [Analects 9.16](https://confucius.page/analects-9-16/) - Original Text: 子曰出则事公卿入则事父兄丧事不敢不勉不为酒困何有于我哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When in public, serving the Duke and his ministers; when at home, serving my father and elders; not daring to not exert myself to the utmost in performing funerary tasks; and not allowing myself to be befuddled by wine—these sorts of things present me with no
- [Analects 9.15](https://confucius.page/analects-9-15/) - Original Text: 子曰吾自卫反鲁然后乐正雅颂各得其所 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Only after I returned to Lu from Wei was music rectified, with both the Ya and Song put into proper order.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, When I returned from Wei to Lu, only then
- [Analects 9.14](https://confucius.page/analects-9-14/) - Original Text: 子欲居九夷或曰陋如之何子曰君子居之何陋之有 Translation: Other Translations: The Master expressed a desire to go and live among the Nine Yi Barbarian tribes. Someone asked him, “How could you bear their uncouthness?” The Master replied, “If a gentleman were to dwell among them, what uncouthness would there be?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 9.13](https://confucius.page/analects-9-13/) - Original Text: 子贡曰有美玉于斯韫椟而藏诸求善贾而沽诸子曰沽之哉沽之哉我待贾者也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, “If you possessed a piece of beautiful jade, would you hide it away in a locked box, or would you try to sell it at a good price?” The Master responded, “Oh, I would sell it! I would sell it! I am just waiting for the right
- [Analects 9.12](https://confucius.page/analects-9-12/) - Original Text: 子疾病子路使门人为臣病间曰久矣哉由之行诈也无臣而为有臣吾谁欺欺天乎且予与其死于臣之手也无宁死于二三子之手乎且予纵不得大葬予死于道路乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was gravely ill, and Zilu instructed his fellow disciples to attend Confucius as if the disciples were his ministers. During a remission in his illness, the Master [became aware of what was happening and] rebuked Zilu, saying, “It has been quite some time now, has it not,
- [Analects 9.11](https://confucius.page/analects-9-11/) - Original Text: 颜渊喟然叹曰仰之弥高钻之弥坚瞻之在前忽焉在后夫子循循然善诱人博我以文约我以礼欲罢不能既竭吾才如有所立卓尔虽欲从之末由也已 Translation: Other Translations: With a great sigh Yan Hui lamented, “The more I look up at it the higher it seems; the more I delve into it, the harder it becomes. Catching a glimpse of it before me, I then find it suddenly at my back. “The Master is skilled at gradually
- [Analects 9.10](https://confucius.page/analects-9-10/) - Original Text: 子见齐衰者冕衣裳者与瞽者见之虽少必作过之必趋 Translation: Other Translations: Whenever the Master saw someone who was wearing mourning clothes, was garbed in full official dress, or was blind, he would always rise to his feet, even if the person was his junior. When passing such a person, he would always hasten his step. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003).
- [Analects 9.9](https://confucius.page/analects-9-9/) - Original Text: 子曰凤鸟不至河不出图吾已矣夫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The phoenix has not appeared, the [Yellow] River has not produced its chart—it is all over for me, is it not?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The phoenix does not appear; the river puts forth
- [Analects 9.8](https://confucius.page/analects-9-8/) - Original Text: 子曰吾有知乎哉无知也有鄙夫问于我空空如也我叩其两端而竭焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Do I possess wisdom? No, I do not. [For example, recently] a common fellow asked a question of me, and I came up completely empty. But I discussed the problem with him from beginning to end until we finally got to the bottom of it.” Confucius,
- [Analects 9.7](https://confucius.page/analects-9-7/) - Original Text: 牢曰子云吾不试故艺 Translation: Other Translations: Lao said, “The Master once remarked, ‘I have not been employed, and therefore have become accomplished in the arts.’ ” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Lao reports that the Master said, I have never been given a proper trial—hence these “accomplishments.”
- [Analects 9.6](https://confucius.page/analects-9-6/) - Original Text: 太宰问于子贡曰夫子圣者与何其多能也子贡曰固天纵之将圣又多能也子闻之曰太宰知我乎吾少也贱故多能鄙事君子多乎哉不多也 Translation: Other Translations: The Prime Minister asked Zigong, “Your Master is a sage, is he not? How is it, then, that he is skilled at so many menial tasks?” Zigong replied, “Surely Heaven not only not intends him for sagehood, but also gave him many other talents.” When the Master heard of
- [Analects 9.5](https://confucius.page/analects-9-5/) - Original Text: 子畏于匡曰文王既没文不在兹乎天之将丧斯文也后死者不得与于斯文也天之未丧斯文也匡人其如予何 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was surrounded in Kuang. He said, “Now that King Wen is gone, is not culture now invested here in me? If Heaven intended this culture to perish, it would not have given it to those of us who live after King Wen’s death. Since Heaven did not
- [Analects 9.4](https://confucius.page/analects-9-4/) - Original Text: 子绝四毋意毋必毋固毋我 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was entirely free of four faults: arbitrariness, inflexibility, rigidity, and selfishness. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master observed four prohibitions: no willfulness, no obstinacy, no narrow-mindedness, no egotism. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia
- [Analects 9.3](https://confucius.page/analects-9-3/) - Original Text: 子曰麻冕礼也今也纯俭吾从众拜下礼也今拜乎上泰也虽违众吾从下 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A ceremonial cap made of linen is prescribed by the rites, but these days people use silk. This is frugal, and I follow the majority. To bow before ascending the stairs is what is prescribed by the rites, but these days people bow after ascending. This
- [Analects 9.2](https://confucius.page/analects-9-2/) - Original Text: 达巷党人曰大哉孔子博学而无所成名子闻之谓门弟子曰吾何执执御乎执射乎吾执御矣 Translation: Other Translations: A villager from Daxiang remarked sarcastically, “How great is Confucius! He is so broadly learned, and yet has failed to make a name for himself in any particular endeavor.” When the Master was told of this, he said to his disciples, “What art, then, should I take up? Charioteering?
- [Analects 9.1](https://confucius.page/analects-9-1/) - Original Text: 子罕言利与命与仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master openly expressed his views on profit, the Heavenly Mandate, and Goodness. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master seldom spoke about profit, about fate, or about humaneness. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 8.20](https://confucius.page/analects-8-20/) - Original Text: 舜有臣五人而天下治武王曰予有乱臣十人孔子曰才难不其然乎唐虞之际于斯为盛有妇人焉九人而已三分天下有其二以服事殷周之德其可谓至德也已矣 Translation: Other Translations: Shun had five ministers and the world was well governed. King Wu said, “I have ten ministers in charge of establishing order.” The Master commented, “It is said that talent is difficult to find—is it not the case? Virtue flourished as never before after the reigns of Yao and
- [Analects 8.21](https://confucius.page/analects-8-21/) - Original Text: 子曰禹吾无间然矣菲饮食而致孝乎鬼神恶衣服而致美乎黻冕卑宫室而尽力乎沟洫禹吾无间然矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I can find no fault with [the legendary sage-king] Yu. He subsisted on meager rations, and yet was lavishly filial in his offerings to the ancestral spirits. His everyday clothes were shabby, but his ceremonial headdress and cap were exceedingly fine. He lived in a mean
- [Analects 8.19](https://confucius.page/analects-8-19/) - Original Text: 子曰大哉尧之为君也巍巍乎唯天为大唯尧则之荡荡乎民无能名焉巍巍乎其有成功也焕乎其有文章 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How great was Yao as a ruler! So majestic! It is Heaven that is great, and it was Yao who modeled himself upon it. So vast! Among the common people there were none who were able to find words to describe him. How majestic in his
- [Analects 8.18](https://confucius.page/analects-8-18/) - Original Text: 子曰巍巍乎舜禹之有天下也而不与焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How majestic! Shun and Yu possessed the entire world and yet had no need to actively manage it.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Awesome was the way in which Shun and Yu held possession of
- [Analects 8.17](https://confucius.page/analects-8-17/) - Original Text: 子曰学如不及犹恐失之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Learn as if you will never catch up, and as if you feared losing what you have already attained.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Study as though you could never catch up, [and if you
- [Analects 8.16](https://confucius.page/analects-8-16/) - Original Text: 子曰狂而不直侗而不愿悾悾而不信吾不知之矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “People who are wild without at least being upright, simple-minded without at least being honest, or ingenuous without at least being trustworthy—I simply do not understand them.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Enthusiastic but not
- [Analects 8.15](https://confucius.page/analects-8-15/) - Original Text: 子曰师挚之始关雎之乱洋洋乎盈耳哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “From the time Music Master Zhi begins, to the closing strains of the ‘Cry of the Osprey’—how one’s ears are filled with a wondrous ocean of sound!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, When Music Master
- [Analects 8.14](https://confucius.page/analects-8-14/) - Original Text: 子曰不在其位不谋其政 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Do not discuss matters of government policy that do not fall within the scope of your official duties.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If one does not hold the position, one does not dictate the
- [Analects 8.13](https://confucius.page/analects-8-13/) - Original Text: 子曰笃信好学守死善道危邦不入乱邦不居天下有道则见无道则隐邦有道贫且贱焉耻也邦无道富且贵焉耻也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Be sincerely trustworthy and love learning, and hold fast to the good Way until death. Do not enter a state that is endangered, and do not reside in a state that is disordered. If the Way is being realized in the world then show yourself; if
- [Analects 8.12](https://confucius.page/analects-8-12/) - Original Text: 子曰三年学不至于谷不易得也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “It is not easy to find someone who is able to learn for even the space of three years without a thought given to official salary.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Someone who can study
- [Analects 8.11](https://confucius.page/analects-8-11/) - Original Text: 子曰如有周公之才之美使骄且吝其余不足观也已 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If a person has talents as fine as the Duke of Zhou, but is arrogant and mean-spirited, the rest of his qualities are not worth notice.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Although one may have
- [Analects 8.10](https://confucius.page/analects-8-10/) - Original Text: 子曰好勇疾贫乱也人而不仁疾之已甚乱也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A person who is fond of courage but who despises poverty will become rebellious. A person who is not Good, and who is excessively criticized for it, will also become rebellious.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master
- [Analects 8.9](https://confucius.page/analects-8-9/) - Original Text: 子曰民可使由之不可使知之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The common people can be made to follow it, but they cannot be made to understand it.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The common people can be made to follow a course, but cannot be
- [Analects 8.8](https://confucius.page/analects-8-8/) - Original Text: 子曰兴于诗立于礼成于乐 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Find inspiration in the Odes, take your place through ritual, and achieve perfection with music.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Get your start with the Odes; acquire a firm standing through ritual; complete the process
- [Analects 8.7](https://confucius.page/analects-8-7/) - Original Text: 曾子曰士不可以不弘毅任重而道远仁以为己任不亦重乎死而后已不亦远乎 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “A scholar-official must be strong and resolute, for his burden is heavy and his way is long. He takes up Goodness as his own personal burden—is it not heavy? His way ends only with death—is it not long?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 8.6](https://confucius.page/analects-8-6/) - Original Text: 曾子曰可以托六尺之孤可以寄百里之命临大节而不可夺也君子人与君子人也 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “Consider someone who can both be entrusted with the care of a young orphan and charged with the command a hundred-square-li state, and who can be confronted with great challenges without being shaken. Is this not the gentleman? Yes, this is the gentleman.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 8.5](https://confucius.page/analects-8-5/) - Original Text: 曾子曰以能问于不能以多问于寡有若无实若虚犯而不校昔者吾友尝从事于斯矣 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, “Able, and yet asking questions about abilities that one does not possess; using what one has much of in order to ask about what one lacks; having, yet seeming to lack; full, yet seeming empty; offended against, and yet feeling no need to retaliate. I once
- [Analects 8.4](https://confucius.page/analects-8-4/) - Original Text: 曾子有疾孟敬子问之曾子言曰鸟之将死其鸣也哀人之将死其言也善君子所贵乎道者三动容貌斯远暴慢矣正颜色斯近信矣出辞气斯远鄙倍矣笾豆之事则有司存 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng was gravely ill, and Meng Jingzi came to inquire about his health. Master Zeng said to him, “When a bird is about to die, its call is mournful and touching. When a person is about to die, his words should be heeded. There are three things that
- [Analects 8.3](https://confucius.page/analects-8-3/) - Original Text: 曾子有疾召门弟子曰启予足启予手诗云战战兢兢如临深渊如履薄冰而今而后吾知免夫小子 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng was gravely ill and called his disciples to his bedside. “Uncover my feet! Uncover my hands!” he said to them. “The Odes say, ‘Fearful and cautious As if looking down into a deep abyss As if treading upon thin ice.’ Only now can I be sure of
- [Analects 8.2](https://confucius.page/analects-8-2/) - Original Text: 子曰恭而无礼则劳慎而无礼则葸勇而无礼则乱直而无礼则绞君子笃于亲则民兴于仁故旧不遗则民不偷 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If you are respectful but lack ritual you will become exasperating; if you are careful but lack ritual you will become timid; if you are courageous but lack ritual you will become unruly; and if you are upright but lack ritual you will become inflexible. “If
- [Analects 8.1](https://confucius.page/analects-8-1/) - Original Text: 子曰泰伯其可谓至德也已矣三以天下让民无得而称焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Surely we can say that the Great Uncle possessed ultimate Virtue! He declined rulership of the world three times, and yet remained unpraised because the common people never learned of his actions.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The
- [Analects 7.38](https://confucius.page/analects-7-38/) - Original Text: 子温而厉威而不猛恭而安 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was affable yet firm, awe-inspiring without being severe, simultaneously respectful and relaxed. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master was both mild and sharp-spoken, dignified but not oppressively so, respectful but relaxed. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects
- [Analects 7.36](https://confucius.page/analects-7-36/) - Original Text: 子曰奢则不孙俭则固与其不孙也宁固 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Extravagance leads to presumption, while frugality leads to shabbiness. Compared to presumption, though, shabbiness is to be preferred.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
- [Analects 7.37](https://confucius.page/analects-7-37/) - Original Text: 子曰君子坦荡荡小人长戚戚 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The gentleman is self-possessed and relaxed, while the petty man is perpetually full of worry.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is composed, at peace with things. The petty man is constantly fretting, fretting.
- [Analects 7.35](https://confucius.page/analects-7-35/) - Original Text: 子疾病子路请祷子曰有诸子路对曰有之诔曰祷尔于上下神祇子曰丘之祷久矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was seriously ill, and Zilu asked permission to offer a prayer. The Master said, “Is such a thing done?” Zilu said, “It is. The Eulogy reads, ‘We pray for you above and below, to the spirits of Heaven and of Earth.’ ” The Master said, “In that
- [Analects 7.34](https://confucius.page/analects-7-34/) - Original Text: 子曰若圣与仁则吾岂敢抑为之不厌诲人不倦则可谓云尔已矣公西华曰正唯弟子不能学也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How could I dare to lay claim to either sageliness or Goodness? What can be said about me is no more than this: I work at it without growing tired and encourage others without growing weary.” Gong Xihua observed, “This is precisely what we disciples are
- [Analects 7.33](https://confucius.page/analects-7-33/) - Original Text: 子曰文莫吾犹人也躬行君子则吾未之有得 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “There is no one who is my equal when it comes to cultural refinement, but as for actually becoming a gentleman in practice, this is something that I have not yet been able to achieve.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 7.32](https://confucius.page/analects-7-32/) - Original Text: 子与人歌而善必使反之而后和之 Translation: Other Translations: Whenever the Master was singing in a group and heard something that he liked, he inevitably asked to have it sung again, and only then would harmonize with it. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. If the Master was singing with others
- [Analects 7.31](https://confucius.page/analects-7-31/) - Original Text: 陈司败问昭公知礼乎孔子曰知礼孔子退揖巫马期而进之曰吾闻君子不党君子亦党乎君取于吴为同姓谓之吴孟子君而知礼孰不知礼巫马期以告子曰丘也幸苟有过人必知之 Translation: Other Translations: The Minister of Crime in the state of Chen asked, “Can we say that Duke Zhao [of Lu] understood ritual?” Confucius answered, “Yes, he understood ritual.” Confucius then retired. With a bow, the Minister invited Wuma Qi to approach and said to him, “I have heard it said that
- [Analects 7.30](https://confucius.page/analects-7-30/) - Original Text: 子曰仁远乎哉我欲仁斯仁至矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Is Goodness really so far away? If I simply desire Goodness, I will find that it is already here.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Is humaneness so far away? If I want humaneness, then humaneness
- [Analects 7.29](https://confucius.page/analects-7-29/) - Original Text: 互乡难与言童子见门人惑子曰与其进也不与其退也唯何甚人洁己以进与其洁也不保其往也 Translation: Other Translations: The people of Hu Village were difficult to talk with [about the Way]. Therefore, when a young boy from the village presented himself for an interview, the disciples hesitated to let him in. The Master said, “In allowing him to enter, I am not endorsing what he does after
- [Analects 7.28](https://confucius.page/analects-7-28/) - Original Text: 子曰盖有不知而作之者我无是也多闻择其善者而从之多见而识之知之次也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “No doubt there are those who try to innovate without acquiring knowledge, but this is a fault that I do not possess. I listen widely, and then pick out that which is excellent in order to follow it; I see many things, and then remember them.
- [Analects 7.27](https://confucius.page/analects-7-27/) - Original Text: 子钓而不纲弋不射宿 Translation: Other Translations: The Master would fish with a hook, but not with a net. He would shoot with a corded line, but would not aim at roosting birds. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master fished with a rod but not with a
- [Analects 7.26](https://confucius.page/analects-7-26/) - Original Text: 子曰圣人吾不得而见之矣得见君子者斯可矣子曰善人吾不得而见之矣得见有恒者斯可矣亡而为有虚而为盈约而为泰难乎有恒乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A sage I will never get to meet; if I manage to meet a gentleman, I suppose I would be content. An excellent person I will never get to meet; if I manage to meet someone with constancy, I suppose I would be content. [Yet all
- [Analects 7.25](https://confucius.page/analects-7-25/) - Original Text: 子以四教文行忠信 Translation: Other Translations: The Master taught four things: cultural refinement, comportment, dutifulness, and trustworthiness. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master taught four things: culture, behavior, loyalty, trustworthiness. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 7.24](https://confucius.page/analects-7-24/) - Original Text: 子曰二三子以我为隐乎吾无隐乎尔吾无行而不与二三子者是丘也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Do you disciples imagine that I am being secretive? I hide nothing from you. I take no action, I make no move, without sharing it with you. This is the kind of person that I am.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 7.23](https://confucius.page/analects-7-23/) - Original Text: 子曰天生德于予桓魋其如予何 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “It is Heaven itself that has endowed me with virtue. What have I to fear from the likes of Huan Tui?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Heaven has implanted this virtue in me. Huan Tui—what
- [Analects 7.22](https://confucius.page/analects-7-22/) - Original Text: 子曰三人行必有我师焉择其善者而从之其不善者而改之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When walking with two other people, I will always find a teacher among them. I focus on those who are good and seek to emulate them, and focus on those who are bad in order to be reminded of what needs to be changed in myself.”
- [Analects 7.21](https://confucius.page/analects-7-21/) - Original Text: 子不语怪力乱神 Translation: Other Translations: The Master did not discuss prodigies, feats of strength, disorderly conduct, or the supernatural. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Subjects the Master did not discuss: strange occurrences, feats of strength, rebellion, the gods. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of
- [Analects 7.20](https://confucius.page/analects-7-20/) - Original Text: 子曰我非生而知之者好古敏以求之者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I am not someone who was born with knowledge. I simply love antiquity, and diligently look there for knowledge.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, I was not born understanding anything. A lover of antiquity, I
- [Analects 7.19](https://confucius.page/analects-7-19/) - Original Text: 叶公问孔子于子路子路不对子曰女奚不曰其为人也发愤忘食乐以忘忧不知老之将至云尔 Translation: Other Translations: The Duke of She asked Zilu about Confucius. Zilu had no reply. [Upon Zilu’s return], the Master said, “Why did you not just say: ‘He is the type of person who is so passionate that he forgets to eat, whose joy renders him free of worries, and who grows
- [Analects 7.18](https://confucius.page/analects-7-18/) - Original Text: 子所雅言诗书执礼皆雅言也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master used the classical pronunciation when reciting the Odes and the History, and when conducting ritual. In all of these cases, he used the classical pronunciation. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master used the correct pronunciations when speaking of
- [Analects 7.17](https://confucius.page/analects-7-17/) - Original Text: 子曰加我数年五十以学易可以无大过矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If I were granted many more years, and could devote fifty of them to learning, surely I would be able to be free of major faults.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Give me a few
- [Analects 7.16](https://confucius.page/analects-7-16/) - Original Text: 子曰饭疏食饮水曲肱而枕之乐亦在其中矣不义而富且贵于我如浮云 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Eating plain food and drinking water, having only your bent arm as a pillow—certainly there is joy to be found in this! Wealth and eminence attained improperly concern me no more than the floating clouds.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 7.15](https://confucius.page/analects-7-15/) - Original Text: 冉有曰夫子为卫君乎子贡曰诺吾将问之入曰伯夷叔齐何人也曰古之贤人也曰怨乎曰求仁而得仁又何怨出曰夫子不为也 Translation: Other Translations: Ran Qiu was wondering out loud, “Does the Master support the Duke of Wei?” Zigong replied, “Well, I will go ask him.” He went in to see the Master, and said, “What sort of people were Bo Yi and Shu Qi?” The Master replied, “They were ancient worthies.” “Did
- [Analects 7.14](https://confucius.page/analects-7-14/) - Original Text: 子在齐闻韶三月不知肉味曰不图为乐之至于斯也 Translation: Other Translations: When the Master was in the state of Qi, he heard the Shao music, and for three months after did not even notice the taste of meat. He said, “I never imagined that music could be so sublime.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 7.13](https://confucius.page/analects-7-13/) - Original Text: 子之所慎齐战疾 Translation: Other Translations: When it came to fasting, war, and illness, the Master exercised caution. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master exercised great care with regard to the following: preparations for a sacrifice, warfare, and illness. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects
- [Analects 7.12](https://confucius.page/analects-7-12/) - Original Text: 子曰富而可求也虽执鞭之士吾亦为之如不可求从吾所好 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If wealth were something worth pursuing, then I would pursue it, even if that meant serving as an officer holding a whip at the entrance to the marketplace. Since it is not worth pursuing, however, I prefer to follow that which I love.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 7.11](https://confucius.page/analects-7-11/) - Original Text: 子谓颜渊曰用之则行舍之则藏惟我与尔有是夫子路曰子行三军则谁与子曰暴虎冯河死而无悔者吾不与也必也临事而惧好谋而成者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master remarked to Yan Hui, “It is said, ‘When he is employed, he moves forward; when he is removed from office, he holds himself in reserve.’ Surely this applies only to you and me?” Zilu interposed, “If you, Master, were to lead the three armies into battle, who
- [Analects 7.10](https://confucius.page/analects-7-10/) - Original Text: 子于是日哭则不歌 Translation: Other Translations: The Master would never sing on a day when he had wept. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. On a day when the Master had wept for someone, he never sang. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University
- [Analects 7.9](https://confucius.page/analects-7-9/) - Original Text: 子食于有丧者之侧未尝饱也 Translation: Other Translations: When the Master dined in the company of one who was in mourning, he never ate his fill. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When the Master was eating at the side of a person in mourning, he never ate his fill.
- [Analects 7.8](https://confucius.page/analects-7-8/) - Original Text: 子曰不愤不启不悱不发举一隅不以三隅反则不复也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I will not open the door for a mind that is not already striving to understand, nor will I provide words to a tongue that is not already struggling to speak. If I hold up one corner of a problem, and the student cannot come back
- [Analects 7.7](https://confucius.page/analects-7-7/) - Original Text: 子曰自行束脩以上吾未尝无诲焉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I have never denied instruction to anyone who, of their own accord, offered up as little as a bundle of silk or bit of cured meat.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If a person comes
- [Analects 7.6](https://confucius.page/analects-7-6/) - Original Text: 子曰志于道据于德依于仁游于艺 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Set your heart upon the Way, rely upon Virtue, lean upon Goodness, and explore widely in your cultivation of the arts.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Set your sights on the Way, base yourself on
- [Analects 7.5](https://confucius.page/analects-7-5/) - Original Text: 子曰甚矣吾衰也久矣吾不复梦见周公 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “How seriously I have declined! It has been so long since I last dreamt of meeting the Duke of Zhou.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. he Master said, How great is my decline! It’s been so long since
- [Analects 7.4](https://confucius.page/analects-7-4/) - Original Text: 子之燕居申申如也夭夭如也 Translation: Other Translations: In his leisure moments, the Master was composed and yet fully at ease. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master when he was at leisure—very relaxed, very genial. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 7.3](https://confucius.page/analects-7-3/) - Original Text: 子曰德之不修学之不讲闻义不能徙不善不能改是吾忧也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “That I fail to cultivate Virtue, that I fail to inquire more deeply into that which I have learned, that upon hearing what is right I remain unable to move myself to do it, and that I prove unable to reform when I have done something
- [Analects 7.2](https://confucius.page/analects-7-2/) - Original Text: 子曰默而识之学而不厌诲人不倦何有于我哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Remaining silent and yet comprehending, learning and yet never becoming tired, encouraging others and never growing weary—these are tasks that present me with no difficulty.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To be silent and understand,
- [Analects 7.1](https://confucius.page/analects-7-1/) - Original Text: 子曰述而不作信而好古窃比于我老彭 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I transmit rather than innovate. I trust in and love the ancient ways. I might thus humbly compare myself to Old Peng.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, A transmitter and not a maker, trusting in
- [Analects 6.30](https://confucius.page/6-30/) - Original Text: 子贡曰如有博施于民而能济众何如可谓仁乎子曰何事于仁必也圣乎尧舜其犹病诸夫仁者己欲立而立人己欲达而达人能近取譬，可谓仁之方也已 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, “If there were one able to broadly extend his benevolence to the common people and bring succor to the multitudes, what would you make of him? Could such a person be called Good?” The Master said, “Why stop at Good? Such a person should surely be called
- [Analects 6.29](https://confucius.page/6-29/) - Original Text: 子曰中庸之为德也其至矣乎民鲜久矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Acquiring Virtue by applying the mean—is this not best? And yet among the common people few are able to practice this virtue for long.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The virtue embodied in the doctrine
- [Analects 6.28](https://confucius.page/6-28/) - Original Text: 子见南子子路不说夫子矢之曰予所否者天厌之天厌之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master had an audience with Nanzi, and Zilu was not pleased. The Master swore an oath, saying, “If I have done anything wrong, may Heaven punish me! May Heaven punish me!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master had an
- [Analects 6.27](https://confucius.page/6-27/) - Original Text: 子曰君子博学于文约之以礼亦可以弗畔矣夫 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Someone who is broadly learned with regard to culture, and whose conduct is restrained by the rites, can be counted upon to not go astray.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If the gentleman acquires broad
- [Analects 6.26](https://confucius.page/6-26/) - Original Text: 宰我问曰仁者虽告之曰井有仁焉其从之也子曰何为其然也君子可逝也不可陷也可欺也不可罔也 Translation: Other Translations: Zai Wo asked, “If someone lied to a Good person, saying ‘a man has just fallen into the well!’, would he go ahead and jump in after him [to save the supposed man]?” The Master replied, “Why would he do that? The gentleman can be enticed, but not trapped;
- [Analects 6.25](https://confucius.page/6-25/) - Original Text: 子曰觚不觚觚哉觚哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A gu that is not a proper gu—is it really a gu? Is it really a gu?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, A gu drinking cup that is not a gu drinking cup—what a gu,
- [Analects 6.24](https://confucius.page/6-24/) - Original Text: 子曰齐一变至于鲁鲁一变至于道 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “With a single change, Qi could measure up to Lu. With a single change, Lu could attain the Way.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, With one change, Qi could measure up to Lu. And with
- [Analects 6.23](https://confucius.page/6-23/) - Original Text: 子曰知者乐水仁者乐山知者动仁者静知者乐仁者寿 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “The wise take joy in rivers, while the Good take joy in mountains. The wise are active, while the Good are still. The wise are joyful, while the Good are long-lived.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master
- [Analects 6.22](https://confucius.page/6-22/) - Original Text: 樊迟问知子曰务民之义敬鬼神而远之可谓知矣问仁曰仁者先难而后获可谓仁矣 Translation: Other Translations: Fan Chi asked about wisdom. The Master said, “Working to ensure social harmony among the common people, respecting the ghosts and spirits while keeping them at a distance—this might be called wisdom.” He then asked about Goodness. The Master said, “One who is Good sees as his first priority
- [Analects 6.21](https://confucius.page/6-21/) - Original Text: 子曰中人以上可以语上也中人以下不可以语上也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “You can discuss the loftiest matters with those who are above average, but not with those who are below average.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To persons of more than middling capability, you can talk
- [Analects 6.20](https://confucius.page/6-20/) - Original Text: 子曰知之者不如好之者好之者不如乐之者 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “One who knows it is not the equal of one who loves it, and one who loves it is not the equal of one who takes joy in it.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To
- [Analects 6.19](https://confucius.page/6-19/) - Original Text: 子曰人之生也直罔之生也幸而免 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “A person survives by being upright. If you try leading a crooked life, only blind luck will allow you to get by.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Human life is a matter of honesty. Live
- [Analects 6.18](https://confucius.page/6-18/) - Original Text: 子曰质胜文则野文胜质则史文质彬彬然后君子 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When native substance overwhelms cultural refinement, the result is a crude rustic. When cultural refinement overwhelms native substance, the result is a foppish pedant. Only when culture and native substance are perfectly mixed and balanced do you have a gentleman.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects:
- [Analects 6.17](https://confucius.page/6-17/) - Original Text: 子曰谁能出不由户何莫由斯道也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Who is able to leave a room without going out through the door? How is it, then, that no one follows this Way?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Who can go out of a house
- [Analects 6.16](https://confucius.page/6-16/) - Original Text: 子曰不有祝鮀之佞而有宋朝之美难乎免于今之世矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “These days it is hard to get by without possessing either the glibness of Priest Tuo or the physical beauty of Song Chao.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If you have the good looks of
- [Analects 6.15](https://confucius.page/6-15/) - Original Text: 子曰孟之反不伐奔而殿将入门策其马曰非敢后也马不进也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Meng Zhifan is not given to boasting. When his forces were retreating he stayed behind to defend the rear, but as they were about to enter the city gates he spurred his horses ahead, saying, ‘It was not my courage that kept me back, but merely
- [Analects 6.14](https://confucius.page/6-14/) - Original Text: 子游为武城宰子曰女得人焉尔乎曰有澹台灭明者行不由径非公事未尝至于偃之室也 Translation: Other Translations: Ziyou was serving as steward of Wucheng. The Master asked him, “Have you managed to find any worthy people there?” Ziyou answered, “There is one named Tantai Mieming. He does not take shortcuts when conducting business, and I have never seen him in my chamber except upon official business.”
- [Analects 6.13](https://confucius.page/6-13/) - Original Text: 子谓子夏曰女为君子儒毋为小人儒 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said to Zixia, “Be a gentlemanly ru. Do not be a petty ru.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said to Zixia, You should be a gentleman scholar. Don’t be a petty man scholar. Confucius, & Watson, B.
- [Analects 6.12](https://confucius.page/6-12/) - Original Text: 冉求曰非不说子之道力不足也子曰力不足者中道而废今女画 Translation: Other Translations: Ran Qiu said, “It is not that I do not delight in your Way, Master, it is simply that my strength is insufficient.” The Master said, “Someone whose strength is genuinely insufficient collapses somewhere along the Way. As for you, you deliberately draw the line.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E.
- [Analects 6.11](https://confucius.page/6-11/) - Original Text: 子曰贤哉回也一箪食一瓢饮在陋巷人不堪其忧回也不改其乐贤哉回也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting on a basket of grain and gourd full of water—other people could not have born such hardship, yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” Confucius, & Slingerland, E.
- [Analects 6.10](https://confucius.page/6-10/) - Original Text: 伯牛有疾子问之自牖执其手曰亡之命矣夫斯人也而有斯疾也斯人也而有斯疾也 Translation: Other Translations: Boniu fell ill, and the Master went to ask after his health. Grasping his hand through the window, the Master sighed, “That we are going to lose him must be due to fate! How else could such a man be afflicted with such an illness, [and we left with
- [Analects 6.9](https://confucius.page/6-9/) - Original Text: 季氏使闵子骞为费宰闵子骞曰善为我辞焉如有复我者则吾必在汶上矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Ji Family offered Min Ziqian the position of steward of the Ji Family fortress at Bi. Min Ziqian said [to the messenger bringing this news], “Please courteously decline the offer for me. If they ask for me again, you can find me beyond the banks of the Wen
- [Analects 6.8](https://confucius.page/6-8/) - Original Text: 季康子问仲由可使从政也与子曰由也果于从政乎何有曰赐也可使从政也与曰赐也达于从政乎何有曰求也可使从政也与曰求也艺于从政乎何有 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Kangzi asked, “Could Zilu be employed to carry out official business?” The Master replied, “Zilu is resolute. What difficulty would he have carrying out official business?” “What about Zigong?” “Zigong is perceptive. What difficulty would he have carrying out official business?” “What about Ran Qiu?” “Ran Qiu is
- [Analects 6.7](https://confucius.page/6-7/) - Original Text: 子曰回也其心三月不违仁其余则日月至焉而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Ah, Yan Hui! For three months at a time his heart did not stray from Goodness. The rest could only sporadically maintain such a state.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, As for Hui, he could
- [Analects 6.6](https://confucius.page/6-6/) - Original Text: 子谓仲弓曰犁牛之子骍且角虽欲勿用山川其舍诸 Translation: Other Translations: With regard to Zhonggong, the Master said, “If the offspring of a plow-ox has a solid red coat and nicely-formed horns, even if people may think it unsuitable for sacrifice, would the spirits of the mountains and rivers reject it?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 6.5](https://confucius.page/6-5/) - Original Text: 原思为之宰与之粟九百辞子曰毋以与尔邻里乡党乎 Translation: Other Translations: When Yuan Si was serving as steward, he was offered a salary of nine hundred measures of millet,4 but he declined it. The Master said, “Do not decline it! [If you do not need it yourself], could you not use it to aid the households in your neighborhood?” Confucius,
- [Analects 6.4](https://confucius.page/6-4/) - Original Text: 子华使于齐冉子为其母请粟子曰与之釜请益曰与之庾冉子与之粟五秉子曰赤之适齐也乘肥马衣轻裘吾闻之也君子周急不继富 Translation: Other Translations: When Zihua went on an official mission to the state of Qi, Ran Qiu requested a stipend of millet for his mother. The Master said, “Give her a fu .” Ran Qiu asked that the stipend be larger. The Master said, “Give her an yu then.” In the end,
- [Analects 6.3](https://confucius.page/6-3/) - Original Text: 哀公问弟子孰为好学孔子对曰有颜回者好学不迁怒不贰过不幸短命死矣今也则亡未闻好学者也 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ai asked, “Who among your disciples might be said to love learning?” Confucius answered, “There was one named Yan Hui who loved learning. He never misdirected his anger and never made the same mistake twice. Unfortunately, his allotted lifespan was short, and he has passed away. Now that
- [Analects 6.2](https://confucius.page/6-2/) - Original Text: 仲弓问子桑伯子子曰可也简仲弓曰居敬而行简以临其民不亦可乎居简而行简无乃大简乎子曰雍之言然 Translation: Other Translations: Zhonggong asked about Zisang Bozi. The Master replied, “He is simple, and therefore acceptable.” Zhonggong said, “To watch over the people by occupying one’s position with respect and being simple in one’s conduct—this is no doubt acceptable. To occupy one’s position with simplicity and also to be simple in
- [Analects 6.1](https://confucius.page/6-1/) - Original Text: 子曰雍也可使南面子曰雍也可使南面 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Zhonggong can be given a position facing south.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Yong (Zhonggong Ran Yong) could be given a seat facing south. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University
- [Analects 5.28](https://confucius.page/analects-5-28/) - Original Text: 子曰十室之邑必有忠信如丘者焉不如丘之好学也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “In any village of ten households there are surely those who are as dutiful or trustworthy as I am, but there is no one who matches my love for learning.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said,
- [Analects 5.27](https://confucius.page/analects-5-27/) - Original Text: 子曰已矣乎吾未见能见其过而内自讼者也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I should just give up! I have yet to meet someone who is able to perceive his own faults and then take himself to task inwardly.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, It’s hopeless! I have
- [Analects 5.26](https://confucius.page/analects-5-26/) - Original Text: 颜渊季路侍子曰盍各言尔志子路曰愿车马衣轻裘与朋友共敝之而无憾颜渊曰愿无伐善无施劳子路曰愿闻子之志子曰老者安之朋友信之少者怀之 Translation: Other Translations: Yan Hui and Zilu were in attendance. The Master said to them, “Why do you not each speak to me of your aspirations?” Zilu answered, “I would like to be able to share my carts and horses, clothing and fur with my fellow students and friends, without feeling regret.”
- [Analects 5.25](https://confucius.page/analects-5-25/) - Original Text: 子曰巧言令色足恭左丘明耻之丘亦耻之匿怨而友其人左丘明耻之丘亦耻之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Clever words, an ingratiating countenance, and perfunctory gestures of respect are all things that Zuoqiu Ming considered shameful, and I, too, consider them shameful. Concealing one’s resentment and feigning friendship toward another is something Zuoqiu considered shameful, and I, too, consider it shameful.” Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 5.24](https://confucius.page/analects-5-24/) - Original Text: 子曰孰谓微生高直或乞醯焉乞诸其邻而与之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Who says that Weisheng Gao was upright? If someone asked him for vinegar, he would beg some from his neighbors and present it as his own.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Who claims that Weisheng
- [Analects 5.23](https://confucius.page/analects-5-23/) - Original Text: 子曰伯夷叔齐不念旧恶怨是用希 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Bo Yi and Shu Qi did not harbor grudges. For this reason, they aroused little resentment.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Bo Yi and Shu Qi did not dwell on old wrongs—so they had few
- [Analects 5.22](https://confucius.page/analects-5-22/) - Original Text: 子在陈曰归与归与吾党之小子狂简斐然成章不知所以裁之 Translation: Other Translations: When the Master was in the state of Chen, he sighed, “Oh, let us go home! Let us go home! Our young followers back in Lu are wild and ambitious—they put on a great show of brilliant culture, but they lack the means to prune and shape it.” Confucius,
- [Analects 5.21](https://confucius.page/analects-5-21/) - Original Text: 子曰宁武子邦有道则知邦无道则愚其知可及也其愚不可及也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “When the Way was being practiced in his state, Ning Wuzi was wise, but when the Way was not being practiced, he was stupid. His wisdom can be equaled, but no one can equal his stupidity.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 5.20](https://confucius.page/analects-5-20/) - Original Text: 季文子三思而后行子闻之曰再斯可矣 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Wenzi always reflected three times before acting. The Master, hearing of this, remarked, “Twice would have been enough.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Ji Wen Zi thought three times before he acted. When the Master heard of this, he said,
- [Analects 5.19](https://confucius.page/analects-5-19/) - Original Text: 子张问曰令尹子文三仕为令尹无喜色三已之无愠色旧令尹之政必以告新令尹何如子曰忠矣曰仁矣乎曰未知焉得仁崔子弑齐君陈文子有马十乘弃而违之至于他邦则曰犹吾大夫崔子也违之之一邦则又曰犹吾大夫崔子也违之何如子曰清矣曰仁矣乎曰未知焉得仁 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang said, “Prime Minister Ziwen was given three times the post of prime minister, and yet he never showed a sign of pleasure; he was removed from this office three times, and yet never showed a sign of resentment. When the incoming prime minister took over, he invariably provided
- [Analects 5.18](https://confucius.page/analects-5-18/) - Original Text: 子曰臧文仲居蔡山节藻棁何如其知也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Zang Wenzhong housed his sacred tortoises in a hall where the column capitals were carved in the shape of mountains and the roof beams were decorated with images of water plants. How could he be considered wise?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 5.17](https://confucius.page/analects-5-17/) - Original Text: 子曰晏平仲善与人交久而敬之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “Yan Pingzhong is good at interacting with other people—even after long acquaintance he continues to treat them with respect.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Yan Pingzhong was skilled in his dealings with others. Even toward
- [Analects 5.16](https://confucius.page/analects-5-16/) - Original Text: 子谓子产有君子之道四焉其行己也恭其事上也敬其养民也惠其使民也义 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of Zichan, “Of the virtues that constitute the Way of the gentleman, he possessed four: in the way he conducted himself, he displayed reverence; in the way he served his superiors, he displayed respect; in the way he cared for the common people, he displayed benevolence;
- [Analects 5.15](https://confucius.page/analects-5-15/) - Original Text: 子贡问曰孔文子何以谓之文也子曰敏而好学不耻下问是以谓之文也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “Why was Kong Wenzi accorded the title ‘Cultured’ ?” The Master replied, “He was diligent and loved learning, and was not ashamed to ask advice from his inferiors. This is why he was accorded the title, ‘Cultured.’ ” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from
- [Analects 5.14](https://confucius.page/analects-5-14/) - Original Text: 子路有闻未之能行唯恐有闻 Translation: Other Translations: When Zilu learned something, but had not yet been able to put it into practice, his only fear was that he would learn something new. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. When Zilu had heard something and had not yet been able
- [Analects 5.13](https://confucius.page/analects-5-13/) - Original Text: 子贡曰夫子之文章可得而闻也夫子之言性与天道不可得而闻也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, “The Master’s cultural brilliance is something that is readily heard about, whereas one does not get to hear the Master expounding upon the subjects of human nature or the Way of Heaven.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong said,
- [Analects 5.12](https://confucius.page/analects-5-12/) - Original Text: 子贡曰我不欲人之加诸我也吾亦欲无加诸人子曰赐也非尔所及也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, “What I do not wish others to do unto me, I also wish not to do unto others.” The Master said, “Ah, Zigong! That is something quite beyond you.” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong said, What I don’t
- [Analects 5.11](https://confucius.page/analects-5-11/) - Original Text: 子曰吾未见刚者或对曰申枨子曰枨也欲焉得刚 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “I have yet to meet someone who is genuinely resolute.” Someone responded, “What about Shen Cheng?” The Master said, “Cheng is full of desires, how could he be resolute?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, I
- [Analects 5.10](https://confucius.page/analects-5-10/) - Original Text: 宰予昼寝子曰朽木不可雕也粪土之墙不可杇也于予与何诛子曰始吾于人也听其言而信其行今吾于人也听其言而观其行于予与改是 Translation: Other Translations: Zai Wo was sleeping during the daytime. The Master said, “Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be plastered. As for Zai Wo, what would be the use of reprimanding him?” The Master added, “At first, when evaluating people, I would listen to their words
- [Analects 5.9](https://confucius.page/analects-5-9/) - Original Text: 子谓子贡曰女与回也孰愈对曰赐也何敢望回回也闻一以知十赐也闻一以知二子曰弗如也吾与女弗如也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said to Zigong, “Who is better, you or Yan Hui?” Zigong answered, “How dare I even think of comparing myself to Hui? Hui learns one thing and thereby understands ten. I learn one thing and thereby understand two.” The Master said, “No, you are not as good
- [Analects 5.8](https://confucius.page/analects-5-8/) - Original Text: 孟武伯问子路仁乎子曰不知也又问子曰由也千乘之国可使治其赋也不知其仁也求也何如子曰求也千室之邑百乘之家可使为之宰也不知其仁也赤也何如子曰赤也束带立于朝可使与宾客言也不知其仁也 Translation: Other Translations: Meng Wubo asked, “Is Zilu Good?” The Master replied, “I do not know.” Meng Wubo repeated his question. The Master said, “In a state of one thousand chariots, Zilu could be employed to organize the collection of military taxes, but I do not know whether or not he is
- [Analects 5.7](https://confucius.page/analects-5-7/) - Original Text: 子曰道不行乘桴浮于海从我者其由与子路闻之喜子曰由也好勇过我无所取材 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, “If the Way is not put into practice, I will set off upon the sea in a small raft. And the one who would follow me—would it not be Zilu?” Upon hearing this, Zilu was happy. The Master commented, “Zilu’s fondness for courage exceeds mine. But
- [Analects 5.6](https://confucius.page/analects-5-6/) - Original Text: 子使漆雕开仕对曰吾斯之未能信子说 Translation: Other Translations: The Master gave Qidiao Kai permission to take office. Qidiao Kai replied, “I cannot yet be trusted with such a responsibility.” The Master was pleased. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master urged Qidiao Kai to take an official position, but
- [Analects 5.5](https://confucius.page/analects-5-5/) - Original Text: 或曰雍也仁而不佞子曰焉用佞御人以口给屡憎于人不知其仁焉用佞 Translation: Other Translations: Someone said, “Zhonggong is Good but not eloquent.” The Master said, “Of what use is ‘eloquence’? If you go about responding to everyone with a clever tongue you will often incur resentment. I do not know whether or not Zhonggong is Good, but of what use is eloquence?” Confucius,
- [Analects 5.4](https://confucius.page/analects-5-4/) - Original Text: 子贡问曰赐也何如子曰女器也曰何器也曰瑚琏也 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked, “What do you think of me?” The Master replied, "You are a vessel." "What sort of vessel?" "A hu or lian vessel." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong asked, What would you say of me? The Master said, You
- [Analects 5.3](https://confucius.page/analects-5-3/) - Original Text: 子谓子贱君子哉若人鲁无君子者斯焉取斯 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of Zijian, “What a gentleman he is! If Lu were really without gentlemen, where did he learn how to be like that?” Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said of Zijian, A real gentleman, this one! If
- [Analects 5.2](https://confucius.page/analects-5-2/) - Original Text: 子谓南容邦有道不废邦无道免于刑戮以其兄之子妻之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of Nan Rong, “When the state possesses the Way he will not be dismissed from office, and when the state is without the Way he will manage to avoid punishment or execution.” He gave the daughter of his elder brother to him in marriage. Confucius, &
- [Analects 5.1](https://confucius.page/analects-5-1/) - Original Text: 子谓公冶长可妻也虽在缧绁之中非其罪也以其子妻之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of Gongye Chang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said
- [Analects 4.26](https://confucius.page/analects-4-26/) - Original Text: 子游曰事君数斯辱矣朋友数斯疏矣 Translation: Other Translations: Ziyou said, "Being overbearing in service to a lord will lead to disgrace, while in relating to friends and companions it will lead to estrangement." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Ziyou said Be too censorious in serving the ruler, and you
- [Analects 4.25](https://confucius.page/analects-4-25/) - Original Text: 子曰德不孤必有邻 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Virtue is never solitary; it always has neighbors." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Virtue is not alone. It invariably has neighbors. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 4.24](https://confucius.page/analects-4-24/) - Original Text: 子曰君子欲讷于言而敏于行 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The gentleman wishes to be slow to speak, but quick to act." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman desires to be hesitant in speech but prompt in action. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The
- [Analects 4.23](https://confucius.page/analects-4-23/) - Original Text: 子曰以约失之者鲜矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Very few go astray who comport themselves with restraint." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Those who go wrong by holding back are few. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 4.22](https://confucius.page/analects-4-22/) - Original Text: 子曰古者言之不出耻躬之不逮也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "People in ancient times were not eager to speak, because they would be ashamed if their actions did not measure up to their words." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, People in old times were sparing
- [Analects 4.21](https://confucius.page/analects-4-21/) - Original Text: 子曰父母之年不可不知也一则以喜一则以惧 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "You must always be aware of the age of your parents. On the one hand, it is a cause for rejoicing, on the other a source of anxiety." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, You must
- [Analects 4.20](https://confucius.page/analects-4-20/) - Original Text: 子曰三年无改于父之道可谓孝矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "One who makes no changes to the ways of his father for three years after his father has passed away may be called a filial son." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, If after three years
- [Analects 4.19](https://confucius.page/analects-4-19/) - Original Text: 子曰父母在不远游游必有方 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "While your parents are alive, you should not travel far, and when you do travel you must keep to a fixed itinerary." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, While his father and mother are alive, a
- [Analects 4.18](https://confucius.page/analects-4-18/) - Original Text: 子曰事父母几谏见志不从又敬不违劳而不怨 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "In serving your parents you may gently remonstrate with them. However, once it becomes apparent that they have not taken your criticism to heart you should be respectful and not oppose them, and follow their lead diligently without resentment." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With
- [Analects 4.17](https://confucius.page/analects-4-17/) - Original Text: 子曰见贤思齐焉见不贤而内自省也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "When you see someone who is worthy, concentrate upon becoming their equal; when you see someone who is unworthy, use this as an opportunity to look within yourself." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, When you
- [Analects 4.16](https://confucius.page/analects-4-16/) - Original Text: 子曰君子喻于义小人喻于利 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The gentleman understands rightness, whereas the petty person understands profit." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is alert to what is right. The petty man is alert to what is profitable. Confucius, & Watson,
- [Analects 4.15](https://confucius.page/analects-4-15/) - Original Text: 子曰参乎吾道一以贯之曾子曰唯子出门人问曰何谓也曾子曰夫子之道忠恕而已矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Master Zeng! All that I teach can be strung together on a single thread." "Yes, sir." Master Zeng responded. After the Master left, the disciples asked, "What did he mean by that?" Master Zeng said, "All that the Master teaches amounts to nothing more than dutifulness
- [Analects 4.14](https://confucius.page/analects-4-14/) - Original Text: 子曰不患无位患所以立不患莫己知求为可知也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Do not be concerned that you lack an official position, but rather concern yourself with the means by which you might become established. Do not be concerned that no one has heard of you, but rather strive to become a person worthy of being known." Confucius,
- [Analects 4.13](https://confucius.page/analects-4-13/) - Original Text: 子曰能以礼让为国乎何有不能以礼让为国如礼何 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "If a person is able to govern the state by means of ritual propriety and deference, what difficulties will he encounter? If, on the other hand, a person is not able to govern the state through ritual propriety and deference, of what use are the rites
- [Analects 4.12](https://confucius.page/analects-4-12/) - Original Text: 子曰放于利而行多怨 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "If in your affairs you abandon yourself to the pursuit of profit, you will arouse much resentment." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Act only with profit in mind, and you face much rancor. Confucius, &
- [Analects 4.11](https://confucius.page/analects-4-11/) - Original Text: 子曰君子怀德小人怀土君子怀刑小人怀惠 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The gentleman cherishes virtue, whereas the petty person cherishes physical possessions. The gentleman thinks about punishments, whereas the petty person thinks about exemptions." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman has his mind fixed on
- [Analects 4.10](https://confucius.page/analects-4-10/) - Original Text: 子曰君子之于天下也无适也无莫也义之与比 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "With regard to the world, the gentleman has no predispositions for or against any person. He merely associates with those he considers right." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, With regard to worldly affairs, the gentleman
- [Analects 4.9](https://confucius.page/analects-4-9/) - Original Text: 子曰士志于道而耻恶衣恶食者未足与议也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "A scholar-official who has set his heart upon the Way, but who is still ashamed of having shabby clothing or meager rations, is not worth engaging in discussion." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said A man
- [Analects 4.8](https://confucius.page/analects-4-8/) - Original Text: 子曰朝闻道夕死可矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Having in the morning heard that the Way was being put into practice, I could die that evening without regret." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Hear the Way in the morning, and it won't matter
- [Analects 4.7](https://confucius.page/analects-4-7/) - Original Text: 子曰人之过也各于其党观过斯知仁矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "People are true to type with regard to what sort of mistakes they make. Observe closely the sort of mistakes a person makes - then you will know his character." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said,
- [Analects 4.6](https://confucius.page/analects-4-6/) - Original Text: 子曰我未见好仁者恶不仁者好仁者无以尚之恶不仁者其为仁矣不使不仁者加乎其身有能一日用其力于仁矣乎我未见力不足者盖有之矣我未见也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "I have yet to meet a person who truly loved Goodness or hated a lack of Goodness. One who truly loved Goodness could not be surpassed, while one who truly hated a lack of Goodness would at least be able to act in a Good fashion,
- [Analects 4.5](https://confucius.page/analects-4-5/) - Original Text: 子曰富与贵是人之所欲也不以其道得之不处也贫与贱是人之所恶也不以其道得之不去也君子去仁恶乎成名君子无终食之间违仁造次必于是颠沛必于是 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Wealth and social eminence are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will
- [Analects 4.4](https://confucius.page/analects-4-4/) - Original Text: 子曰苟志於仁矣无恶也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Merely set your heart sincerely upon Goodness and you will be free of bad intentions." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Truly set your mind on humanness, and you will be without evil. Confucius, & Watson,
- [Analects 4.3](https://confucius.page/analects-4-3/) - Original Text: 子曰唯仁者能好人能恶人 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Only one who is Good is able to truly love others or despise others." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Only the humane person is able to like others and is able to hate others. Confucius,
- [Analects 4.2](https://confucius.page/analects-4-2/) - Original Text: 子曰不仁者不可以久处约不可以长处乐仁者安仁知者利仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Without Goodness, one cannot remain constant in adversity and cannot enjoy enduring happiness, "Those who are Good feel at home in Goodness, whereas those who are clever follow Goodness because they feel that they will profit from it." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 4.1](https://confucius.page/analects-4-1/) - Original Text: 子曰里仁为美择不处仁焉得知 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "To live in the neighborhood of the Good is fine. If one does not choose to dwell among those who are Good, how will one obtain wisdom?" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Humaneness is the
- [Analects 3.26](https://confucius.page/analects-3-26/) - Original Text: 子曰居上不宽为礼不敬临丧不哀吾何以观之哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Someone who lacks magnanimity when occupying high office, who is not respectful when performing ritual, and who remains unmoved by sorrow when overseeing mourning rights - how could I bear to look upon such a person?" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 3.25](https://confucius.page/analects-3-25/) - Original Text: 子谓韶尽美矣又尽善也谓武尽美矣未尽善也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said of the Shao music, "It is perfectly beautiful, and also perfectly good." He said of the Wu music, "It is perfectly beautiful but not perfectly good." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Of the Shao music, the Master said,
- [Analects 3.24](https://confucius.page/analects-3-24/) - Original Text: 仪封人请见曰君子之至于斯也吾未尝不得见也从者见之出曰二三子何患于丧乎天下之无道也久矣天将以夫子为木铎 Translation: Other Translations: A border official from the town of Yi requested an audience with the Master, saying, "I have never failed to obtain an audience with the gentlemen who have passed this way." Confucius' followers thereupon presented him. After emerging from the audience, the border official remarked, "You disciples, why should
- [Analects 3.23](https://confucius.page/analects-3-23/) - Original Text: 子语鲁大师乐曰乐其可知也始作翕如也从之纯如也皦如也绎如也以成 Translation: Other Translations: The Master was discussing music with the Grand Music Master of Lu. He said, "What can be known about music is this: when it first begins, it resounds with a confusing variety of notes, but as it unfolds, these notes are reconciled by means of harmony, brought into tension
- [Analects 3.22](https://confucius.page/analects-3-22/) - Original Text: 子曰管仲之器小哉或曰管仲俭乎曰管氏有三归官事不摄焉得俭然则管仲知礼乎曰邦君树塞门管氏亦树塞门邦君为两君之好有反坫管氏亦有反坫管氏而知礼孰不知礼 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Guan Zhong's vessel was of small capacity." Someone asked, "Do you mean that he was frugal?" The Master replied, "Guan maintained three separate residences and had a separate staff member for each duty. How could be called frugal?" "Well, then, do you mean to say that
- [Analects 3.21](https://confucius.page/analects-3-21/) - Original Text: 哀公问社于宰我宰我对曰夏后氏以松殷人以柏周人以栗曰使民战栗子闻之曰成事不说遂事不谏既往不咎 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ai asked Zai Wo about the altar to the soil. Zai Wo replied, "The clans of the Xia sovereigns used the pine tree, the Shang people used the cypress tree, and the Zhou people used the chestnut tree (li). It is said that they wanted to instill fear
- [Analects 3.20](https://confucius.page/analects-3-20/) - Original Text: 子曰关雎乐而不淫哀而不伤 Translation: Other Translations: That Master said, "The 'Cry of the Osprey' expresses joy without becoming licentious, and expresses sorrow without falling into excessive pathos." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The Guanju ode - joy, with not excessive; sadness, but not to
- [Analects 3.19](https://confucius.page/analects-3-19/) - Original Text: 定公问君使臣臣事君如之何孔子对曰君使臣以礼臣事君以忠 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ding asked, "How should a lord employ his ministers? How should a minister serve his lord?" Confucius replied, "A lord should employ his minsters with ritual, and ministers should serve their lord with dutifulness." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Duke
- [Analects 3.18](https://confucius.page/analects-3-18/) - Original Text: 子曰事君尽礼人以为谄也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "If in serving your lord you are careful to observe every detail of ritual propriety, people will [wrongly] think you obsequious." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, In serving the ruler, if you carry out all
- [Analects 3.17](https://confucius.page/analects-3-17/) - Original Text: 子贡欲去告朔之饩羊子曰赐也尔爱其羊我爱其礼 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong wanted to do away with the practice of sacrificing a lamb to announce the beginning of the month. The Master said, "Zigong! You regret the loss of the lamb, whereas I regret the loss of the rite." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 3.16](https://confucius.page/analects-3-16/) - Original Text: 子曰射不主皮为力不同科古之道也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "It is said, 'In archery, one does not emphasize piercing the hide of the target,' because people's strengths differ. Such is the ancient Way." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, In archery hitting the target is
- [Analects 3.15](https://confucius.page/analects-3-15/) - Original Text: 子入太庙每事问或曰孰谓鄹人之子知礼乎入太庙每事问子闻之曰是礼也 Translation: Other Translations: When the Master went into the Great Ancestral Temple, he asked questions about everything that took place. Someone said, "Who said that this son of a man from Zou understands ritual? When he went into the Great Ancestral Temple, he had to ask questions about everything." When this comment
- [Analects 3.14](https://confucius.page/analects-3-14/) - Original Text: 子曰周监于二代郁郁乎文哉吾从周 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The Zhou gazes down upon the two dynasties that preceded it. How brilliant in culture it is! I follow the Zhou." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Zhou surveyed the two dynasties that went before, its
- [Analects 3.13](https://confucius.page/analects-3-13/) - Original Text: 王孙贾问曰与其媚于奥宁媚于灶何谓也子曰然获罪于天无所祷也 Translation: Other Translations: Wang-sun Jia asked, "What do you think about the saying, 'It is better to pay homage to the kitchen stove Than to the corner shrine' The Master replied, "This is not so. Once you have incurred the wrath of Heaven, there is no one whom you can pray for
- [Analects 3.12](https://confucius.page/analects-3-12/) - Original Text: 祭如在祭神如神在子曰吾不与祭如不祭 Translation: Other Translations: "Sacrifice as if [they were] present" means that, when sacrificing to the spirits, you should comport yourself as if the spirits were present. The Master said, "If I am not fully present at the sacrifice, it is as if I did not sacrifice at all." Confucius, & Slingerland, E.
- [Analects 3.11](https://confucius.page/analects-3-11/) - Original Text: 或问禘之说子曰不知也知其说者之于天下也其如示诸斯乎指其掌 Translation: Other Translations: Someone asked for an explanation of the di sacrifice. The Master said, "I do not understand it. One who understood it could handle the world as if he had it right here," and he pointed to the palm of his hand. Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 3.10](https://confucius.page/analects-3-10/) - Original Text: 子曰禘自既灌而往者吾不欲观之矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "As for that part of the di sacrifice that comes after the pouring of the ceremonial libation, I have no desire to witness it." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, As for all that comes after
- [Analects 3.9](https://confucius.page/analects-3-9/) - Original Text: 子曰夏礼吾能言之杞不足征也殷礼吾能言之宋不足征也文献不足故也足则吾能征之矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "As for the rites of the Xia Dynasty,, I can speak of them, but there is little remaining in the state of Qi to document them. As for the rites of the Shang Dynasty, I can speak of them, but there is little remaining in the
- [Analects 3.8](https://confucius.page/analects-3-8/) - Original Text: 子夏问曰巧笑倩兮美目盼兮素以为绚兮’何谓也子曰绘事后素曰礼后乎子曰起予者商也始可与言诗已矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia asked, "[An ode says,] 'Her artful smile, with its alluring dimples, Her beautiful eyes, so clear, The unadorned upon which to paint.' What does this mean?" The Master said, "The application of colors comes only after a suitable unadorned background is present." Zixia said, "So it is the
- [Analects 3.7](https://confucius.page/analects-3-7/) - Original Text: 子曰君子无所争必也射乎揖让而升下而饮其争也君子 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Surely archery can serve as an illustration of the fact that the gentleman does not compete! Before mounting the stairs to the archery hall, gentlemen bow and defer to one another, and after descending from the hall they mutually offer up toasts. This is how a
- [Analects 3.5](https://confucius.page/analects-3-5/) - Original Text: 子曰夷狄之有君不如诸夏之亡也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The Yi and Di barbarians, even with their rulers, are still inferior to the Chinese states without their rulers." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The Yi and Di tribes with their rulers cannot match the
- [Analects 3.4](https://confucius.page/analects-3-4/) - Original Text: 林放问礼之本子曰大哉问礼与其奢也宁俭丧与其易也宁戚 Translation: Other Translations: Lin Fang asked about the roots of ritual. The Master exclaimed, "What a noble question! When it comes to ritual, it is better to be pare than extravagant. When it comes to mourning, it is better to be excessively sorrowful than fastidious." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With
- [Analects 3.3](https://confucius.page/analects-3-3/) - Original Text: 子曰人而不仁如礼何人而不仁如乐何 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "A man who is not Good - what has he to do with ritual? A man who is not Good - what has he to do with music?" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, A human
- [Analects 3.2](https://confucius.page/analects-3-2/) - Original Text: 三家者以雍彻子曰相维辟公天子穆穆奚取于三家之堂 Translation: Other Translations: [When making offerings to their ancestors], the Three Families had the yong ode performed during the clearing away of the sacrificial vessels. The Master quoted a line from the ode, "Assisting were the Feudal Lords, The Son of Heaven, solemn and stately," adding, "What relevance could this possibly have
- [Analects 3.6](https://confucius.page/analects-3-6/) - Original Text: 季氏旅于泰山子谓冉有曰女弗能救与对曰不能子曰呜呼曾谓泰山不如林放乎 Translation: Other Translations: The head of the Ji Family made a sacrificial pilgrimage to Mt. Tai. The Master said to Ran Qiu, "Were you not able to prevent this?" Ran Qiu replied, "I was not." The Master exclaimed, "Oh! That one would ever have to say that Mt. Tai was not the
- [Analects 3.1](https://confucius.page/analects-3-1/) - Original Text: 孔子谓季氏八佾舞于庭是可忍也孰不可忍也 Translation: Other Translations: Confucius said of the Ji Family, "They have eight rows of dancers performing in their courtyard. If they can condone this, what are they not capable of?" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Confucius observed of the JI family, They have eight
- [Analects 2.24](https://confucius.page/analects-2-24/) - Original Text: 子曰非其鬼而祭之谄也见义不为无勇也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "To sacrifice to spirits that are not one's own is to be presumptuous. To see what is right, but to fail to do it, is to be lacking in courage." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said,
- [Analects 2.23](https://confucius.page/analects-2-23/) - Original Text: 子张问十世可知也子曰殷因于夏礼所损益可知也周因于殷礼所损益可知也其或继周者虽百世可知也 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked, "Can we know what it will be like ten generations from now?" The Master responded. "The Yin followed the rituals of the Xia., altering them only in ways that we know. The Zhou followed the rituals of the Yin, altering them only in ways that we know.
- [Analects 2.22](https://confucius.page/analects-2-22/) - Original Text: 子曰人而无信不知其可也大车无輗小车无軏其何以行之哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "I cannot see how a person devoid of trustworthiness could possibly get along in the world. Imagine a large ox-drawn cart without a linchpin for its yolk, or a small horse drawn cart without a linchpin for its collar; how could they possibly be driven?" Confucius,
- [Analects 2.21](https://confucius.page/analects-2-21/) - Original Text: 或谓孔子曰子奚不为政子曰书云孝乎惟孝友于兄弟施于有政是亦为政奚其为为政 Translation: Other Translations: Some people said of Confucius, "Why is it that he is not participating in government?" [Upon being informed of this,] the Master remarked, "The Book of Documents says, 'Filial, oh so filial, Friendly to one's elders and juniors; [In this way] exerting an influence upon those who govern.' Thus
- [Analects 2.20](https://confucius.page/analects-2-20/) - Original Text: 季康子问使民敬忠以劝如之何子曰临之以庄则敬孝慈则忠举善而教不能则劝 Translation: Other Translations: Ji Kangzi asked, "How can I cause the common people to be respectful, dutiful, and industrious?" The Master said, "Oversee them with dignity, and the people will be respectful; oversee them with filiality and kindness, and the people will be dutiful; oversee them by raising up the accomplished and
- [Analects 2.19](https://confucius.page/analects-2-19/) - Original Text: 哀公问曰何为则民服孔子对曰举直错诸枉则民服举枉错诸直则民不服 Translation: Other Translations: Duke Ai asked, "What can I do to induce the common people to be obedient?" Confucius replied, "Raise up the straight and apply them to the crooked, and the people will submit to you. If you raise up the crooked and apply them to the straight, the people will
- [Analects 2.18](https://confucius.page/analects-2-18/) - Original Text: 子张学干禄子曰多闻阙疑慎言其余则寡尤多见阙殆慎行其余则寡悔言寡尤行寡悔禄在其中矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zizhang asked about obtaining official position. Confucius said, "If you first learn as much as you can, then guard against that which is dubious and speak carefully about the rest, you will seldom speak in error. If you first observe as much as you can, then guard against that
- [Analects 2.17](https://confucius.page/analects-2-17/) - Original Text: 子曰由诲汝知之乎知之为知之不知为不知是知也 Translation: The Master said, "Zilu, remark well what I am about to teach you! This is wisdom: to recognize what you know as what you know, and recognize what you do not know as what you do not know." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
- [Analects 2.16](https://confucius.page/analects-2-16/) - Original Text: 子曰攻乎异端斯害也已 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Working from the wrong starting point will lead to nothing but harm." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, To delve into strange doctrines can bring only harm. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius.
- [Analects 2.15](https://confucius.page/analects-2-15/) - Original Text: 子曰学而不思则罔思而不学则殆 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "If you learn without thinking about what you have learned, you will be lost. If you think without learning, however, you will fall into danger." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Learning without thought is pointless.
- [Analects 2.14](https://confucius.page/analects-2-14/) - Original Text: 子曰君子周而不比小人比而不周 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The gentleman is broad and not partial; the petty person is partial and not broad." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is fair-minded and not partisan. The petty man is partisan and not fair-minded.
- [Analects 2.13](https://confucius.page/analects-2-13/) - Original Text: 子贡问君子子曰先行其言而后从之 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong asked about the gentleman. The Master said, "He first expresses his views, and then acts in accordance with them." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Zigong asked about the gentleman. The Master said, First he puts his words into action. Only
- [Analects 2.12](https://confucius.page/analects-2-12/) - Original Text: 子曰君子不器 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The gentleman is not a vessel.“ Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The gentleman is not a utensil. Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.
- [Analects 2.11](https://confucius.page/analects-2-11/) - Original Text: 子曰温故而知新可以为师矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Both keeping past teachings alive and understanding the present - someone able to do this is worthy of being a teacher." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Be thoroughly versed in the old, and understand the
- [Analects 2.10](https://confucius.page/analects-2-10/) - Original Text: 子曰视其所以观其所由察其所安人焉廋哉人焉廋哉 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Look at the means a man employs, observe the basis from which he acts, and discover where it is that he feels at ease. Where can he hide? Where can he hide?" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The
- [Analects 2.9](https://confucius.page/analects-2-9/) - Original Text: 子曰吾与回言终日不违如愚退而省其私亦足以发回也不愚 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "I can talk all day long with Yan Hui without him once disagreeing with me. In this way, he seems a bit stupid. And yet when we retire and I observe his private behavior, I see that it is in fact worthy to serve as an
- [Analects 2.8](https://confucius.page/analects-2-8/) - Original Text: 子夏问孝子曰色难有事弟子服其劳有酒食先生馔曾是以为孝乎 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia asked about filial piety. The Master said, "It is the demeanor that is difficult. If there is work to be done, disciples shoulder the burden, and when wine and food are served, elders are given precedence, but surely filial piety consists of more than this." Confucius, & Slingerland,
- [Analects 2.7](https://confucius.page/analects-2-7/) - Original Text: 子游问孝子曰今之孝者是谓能养至于犬马皆能有养不敬何以别乎 Translation: Other Translations: Ziyou asked about filial piety. The Master said, "Nowadays 'filial' means simply being able to provide one's parents with nourishment. But even dogs and horses are provided with nourishment. If you are not respectful, wherein lies the difference?" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries.
- [Analects 2.6](https://confucius.page/analects-2-6/) - Original Text: 孟武伯问孝子曰父母唯其疾之忧 Translation: Other Translations: Meng Wubo asked about filial piety. The Master replied, "Give your parents no cause for anxiety other than the possibility that they might fall ill." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Meng Wu Bo asked about filial devotion. The Master said, Your
- [Analects 2.5](https://confucius.page/analects-2-5/) - Original Text: 孟懿子问孝子曰无违樊迟御子告之曰孟孙问孝于我我对曰无违樊迟曰何谓也子曰生事之以礼死葬之以礼祭之以礼 Translation: Other Translations: Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. The Master replied, "Do not disobey." Later, Fan Chi was driving the Master's chariot. The Master said to him, "Just now Meng Yizi asked me about filial piety, and I answered, ‘Do not disobey.'" Fan Chi said, "What did you mean by that?"
- [Analects 2.4](https://confucius.page/analects-2-4/) - Original Text: 子曰吾十有五而志于学三十而立四十而不惑五十而知天命六十而耳顺七十而从心所欲不逾矩 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "At fifteen, I set my mind upon learning; at thirty, I took my place in society; at forty, I became free of doubts; at fifty, I understood Heaven's Mandate; at sixty, my ear was attuned; and at seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without overstepping
- [Analects 2.3](https://confucius.page/analects-2-3/) - Original Text: 子曰道之以政齐之以刑民免而无耻道之以德齐之以礼有耻且格 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "If you try to guide the common people with coercive regulations and keep them in line with punishments, the common people will become evasive and will have no sense of shame. If, however, you guide them with Virtue, and keep them in line by means of
- [Analects 2.2](https://confucius.page/analects-2-2/) - Original Text: 子曰诗三百一言以蔽之曰思无邪 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The Odes number several hundred, and yet can be judged with a single phrase: 'Oh, they will not lead you astray'" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, The three hundred poems of the Book of Odes
- [Analects 2.1](https://confucius.page/analects-2-1/) - Original Text: 子曰为政以德譬如北辰居其所而众星共之 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "One who rules through the power of Virtue is analogous to the Pole Star: it simply remains in its place and receives the homage of the myriad lesser stars." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Conduct
- [Analects 1.16](https://confucius.page/analects-1-16/) - Original Text: 子曰不患人之不己知患不知人也 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "Do not be concerned about whether or not others know you; be concerned about whether or not you know others." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Don't worry about whether other people understand you. Worry about
- [Analects 1.15](https://confucius.page/analects-1-15/) - Original Text: 子贡曰贫而无谄富而无骄何如子曰可也未若贫而乐富而好礼者也子贡曰诗云如切如磋如琢如磨其斯之谓与子曰赐也始可与言诗已矣告诸往而知来者 Translation: Other Translations: Zigong said, "Poor without being obsequious, rich without being arrogant - what would you say about someone like that?" The Master answered, "That is acceptable, but it is still not as good as being poor yet joyful, rich and yet loving ritual." Zigong said, "An ode says, 'As if
- [Analects 1.14](https://confucius.page/analects-1-14/) - Original Text: 子曰君子食无求饱居无求安敏于事而慎于言就有道而正焉可谓好学也已 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "The gentleman is not motivated by the desire for a full belly or a comfortable abode. He is simply scrupulous in behavior and careful in speech, drawing near to those who possess the Way in order to be set straight by them. Surely this and nothing
- [Analects 1.13](https://confucius.page/analects-1-13/) - Original Text: 有子曰信近于义言可复也恭近于礼远耻辱也因不失其亲亦可宗也 Translation: Other Translations: Master You said, "Trustworthiness comes close to rightness, in that your word can be counted upon. Reverence comes close to ritual propriety, in that it allows you to keep shame and public disgrace at a distance. Simply following these virtues, never letting them out of your sight - one
- [Analects 1.12](https://confucius.page/analects-1-12/) - Original Text: 有子曰礼之用和为贵先王之道斯为美小大由之有所不行知和而和不以礼节之亦不可行也 Translation: Other Translations: Master You said, "When it comes to the practice of ritual, it is harmonious ease that is to be valued. It is precisely such harmony that makes the Way of the Former Kings so beautiful. If you merely stick rigidly to ritual in all matters, great and small, there
- [Analects 1.11](https://confucius.page/analects-1-11/) - Original Text: 子曰父在观其志父没观其行三年无改于父之道可谓孝矣 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "When someone's father is still alive, observe his intentions; after his father has passed away, observe his conduct. If for three years he does not alter the ways of his father, he may be called a filial son." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections
- [Analects 1.10](https://confucius.page/analects-1-10/) - Original Text: 子禽问于子贡曰夫子至于是邦也必闻其政求之与抑与之与子贡曰夫子温良恭俭让以得之夫子之求之也其诸异乎人之求之与 Translation: Other Translations: Ziqin asked Zigong, "When our Master arrives in a state, he invariably finds out about its government. Does he actively seek out this information? Surely it is not simply offered to him!" Zigong answered, "Out Master obtains it through being courteous, refined, respectful, restrained and deferential. The Master's way
- [Analects 1.8](https://confucius.page/analects-1-8/) - Original Text: 子曰君子不重则不威学则不固主忠信无友不如己者过则勿惮改 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "If a gentleman is not serious, he will not inspire awe, and what he learns will be grasped only superficially. Let your actions be governed by dutifulness and trustworthiness, and do not accept as a friend who is not your equal. If you have committed a
- [Analects 1.9](https://confucius.page/analects-1-9/) - Original Text: 曾子曰慎终追远民德归厚矣 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, "Take great care in seeing off the deceased and sedulously maintain the sacrifices to your distant ancestors, and the common people will sincerely return to Virtue." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. Master Zeng said, Tend carefully to death
- [Analects 1.7](https://confucius.page/analects-1-7/) - Original Text: 子夏曰贤贤易色事父母能竭其力事君能致其身与朋友交言而有信虽曰未学吾必谓之学矣 Translation: Other Translations: Zixia said, "Imagine someone who recognizes and admires worthiness and therefore changes his lustful nature, who is able to fully exhaust his strength in serving his parents and extend himself to the utmost in serving his lord, and who is trustworthy in speech when interacting with friends and associates.
- [Analects 1.6](https://confucius.page/analects-1-6/) - Original Text: 子曰弟子入则孝出则弟谨而信泛爱众而亲仁行有余力则以学文 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "A young person should be filial when at home and respectful of his elders when in public. Conscientious and trustworthy, he should display a general care for the masses but feel a particular affection for those who are Good. If he has any strength left over
- [Analects 1.5](https://confucius.page/analects-1-5/) - Original Text: 子曰道千乘之国敬事而信节用而爱人使民以时 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "To guide a state of one thousand chariots, be respectful in your handing of affairs and display trustworthiness; be frugal in your expenditures and cherish others; and employ the common people only at the proper times." Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional
- [Analects 1.4](https://confucius.page/analects-1-4/) - Original Text 曾子曰吾日三省吾身为人谋而不忠乎与朋友交而不信乎传不习乎 Translation: Other Translations: Master Zeng said, "Every day I examine myself on three counts: in my dealings with others, have I in any way failed to be dutiful? In my interactions with friends and associates, have I in any way failed to be trustworthy? Finally, have I in any way failed to
- [Analects 1.3](https://confucius.page/analects-1-3/) - Original Text: 子曰巧言令色鲜矣仁 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "A clever tongue and fine appearance are rarely signs of Goodness" Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing. The Master said, Clever words and a pleasing countenance - little humaneness there! Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius.
- [Analects 1.2](https://confucius.page/analects-1-2/) - Original Text: 有子曰其为人也孝弟而好犯上者鲜矣不好犯上而好作乱者未之有也君子务本本立而道生孝弟也者其为仁之本与 Translation: Other Translations: Master You said, "A young person who is filial and respectful of his elders rarely becomes the kind of person who is inclined to defy his superiors, and there has never been a case of one who is disinclined to defy his superiors stirring up rebellion. The gentleman applies
- [Analects 1.1](https://confucius.page/analects-1-1/) - Original Text: 子曰学而时习之不亦说乎有朋自远方来不亦乐乎人不知而不愠不亦君子乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "To learn and then have occasion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have friends arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To be patient even when others do not understand - is this nto the mark of the Original Text: 子曰学而时习之不亦说乎有朋自远方来不亦乐乎人不知而不愠不亦君子乎 Translation: Other Translations: The Master said, "To learn and then have occasion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have friends arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To be patient even when others do not understand - is this nto the mark of the

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