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ConfucianAnalects》（英译版《论语》）

ConfucianAnalects》1TheMaster"'Isitnotpleasant

tolearnwithaconstantperseveranceandapplication?

"Isitnotdelightfultohavefriendscomingfromdistantquarters?

"Ishenotamanofcompletevirtue,whofeelsnodiscomposurethoughmenmaytakenonoteofhim?

"ThephilosopherYusaid,"Theyarefewwho,beingfilialandfraternal,arefondofoffendingagainsttheirsuperiors.

Therehavebeennone,who,notlikingtooffendagainsttheirsuperiors,havebeenfondofstirringupconfusion."Thesuperiormanbendshisattentiontowhatisradical.Thatbeingestablished,allpracticalcoursesnaturallygrowup.Filialpietyandfraternalsubmission,-aretheynottherootofallbenevolentactions?

"TheMastersaid,"Finewordsandaninsinuatingappearanceareseldomassociatedwithtruevirtue."ThephilosopherTsangsaid,"Idailyexaminemyselfonthreepoints:

-whether,intransactingbusinessforothers,Imayhavebeennotfaithful;-whether,inintercoursewithfriends,Imayhavebeennotsincere;-whetherImayhavenotmasteredandpracticedtheinstructionsofmyteacher."TheMastersaid,

"Toruleacountryofathousandchariots,theremustbereverentattentiontobusiness,andsincerity;economyinexpenditure,andloveformen;andtheemploymentofthepeopleattheproperseasons."TheMastersaid,"Ayouth,whenathome,shouldbefilial,and,abroad,respectfultohiselders.Heshouldbeearnestandtruthful.Heshouldoverflowinlovetoall,andcultivatethefriendshipofthegood.Whenhehastimeandopportunity,aftertheperformanceofthesethings,heshouldemploytheminpolitestudies."Tsze-hsiasaid,"Ifamanwithdrawshismindfromtheloveofbeauty,andappliesitassincerelytotheloveofthevirtuous;if,inservinghisparents,hecanexerthisutmoststrength;if,inservinghisprince,hecandevotehislife;if,inhisintercoursewithhisfriends,hiswordsaresincere:

-althoughmensaythathehasnotlearned,Iwillcertainlysaythathehas.TheMastersaid,"Ifthescholarbenotgrave,hewillnotcallforthanyveneration,andhislearningwillnotbesolid."Holdfaithfulnessandsincerityasfirstprinciples."Havenofriendsnotequaltoyourself."Whenyouhavefaults,donotfeartoabandonthem."ThephilosopherTsangsaid,"Lettherebeacarefulattentiontoperformthefuneralritestoparents,andlet

thembefollowedwhenlonggonewiththeceremoniesofsacrifice;-thenthevirtueofthepeoplewillresumeitsproperexcellence."Tsze-ch'inaskedTsze-kungsaying,"Whenourmastercomestoanycountry,hedoesnotfailtolearnallaboutitsgovernment.Doesheaskhisinformation?

orisitgiventohim?

"Tsze-kungsaid,"Ourmasterisbenign,upright,courteous,temperate,andcomplaisantandthushegetshisinformation.Themaster'smodeofaskinginformation,-isitnotdifferentfromthatofothermen?

"The

Mastersaid,"Whileaman'sfatherisalive,lookatthebentofhiswill;whenhisfatherisdead,lookathisconduct.Ifforthreeyearshedoesnotalterfromthewayofhisfather,hemaybecalledfilial."ThephilosopherYusaid,"Inpracticingtherulesofpropriety,anaturaleaseistobeprized.Inthewaysprescribedbytheancientkings,thisistheexcellentquality,andinthingssmallandgreatwefollowthem."Yetitisnottobeobservedinallcases.Ifone,knowinghowsucheaseshouldbeprized,manifestsit,withoutregulatingitbytherulesofpropriety,thislikewiseisnottobedone."ThephilosopherYusaid,"Whenagreementsaremadeaccordingtowhatisright,whatisspokencanbemadegood.Whenrespectisshownaccordingtowhatisproper,onekeepsfarfromshameanddisgrace.Whenthepartiesuponwhomamanleansareproperpersonstobeintimatewith,hecanmakethemhisguidesandmasters."TheMastersaid,"Hewhoaimstobeamanofcompletevirtueinhisfooddoesnotseektogratifyhisappetite,norinhisdwellingplacedoesheseektheappliancesofease;heisearnestinwhatheisdoing,andcarefulinhisspeech;hefrequentsthecompanyofmenofprinciplethathemayberectified:

-suchapersonmaybesaidindeedtolovetolearn."Tsze-kungsaid,"Whatdoyoupronounceconcerningthepoormanwhoyetdoesnotflatter,andtherichmanwhosnotproud?

"TheMasterreplied,"Theywilldo;buttheyarenotequaltohim,who,thoughpoor,isyetcheerful,andtohim,who,thoughrich,lovestherulesofpropriety."Tsze-kungreplied,"ItissaidintheBookofPoetry,'Asyoucutandthenfile,asyoucarveandthenpolish.'-Themeaningisthesame,Iapprehend,asthatwhichyouhavejustexpressed."TheMastersaid,"WithonelikeTs'ze,Icanbegintotalkabouttheodes.Itoldhimonepoint,andheknewitspropersequence."The

Mastersaid,"Iwillnotbeafflictedatmen'snotknowingme;

2TheMaster

IwillbeafflictedthatIdonotknowmen."said,"Hewhoexercisesgovernmentbymeansofhisvirtuemaybecomparedtothenorthpolarstar,whichkeepsitsplaceandallthestarsturntowardsit."TheMastersaid,"IntheBookofPoetryarethreehundredpieces,butthedesignofthemallmaybeembracedinonesentence'Havingnodepravedthoughts.'"TheMastersaid,"Ifthepeoplebeledbylaws,anduniformitysoughttobegiventhembypunishments,theywilltrytoavoidthepunishment,buthavenosenseofshame."Iftheybeledbyvirtue,anduniformitysoughttobegiventhembytherulesofpropriety,theywillhavethesenseofshame,andmoreoverwillbecomegood."TheMastersaid,"Atfifteen,Ihadmymindbentonlearning."Atthirty,Istoodfirm."Atforty,Ihadnodoubts."Atfifty,IknewthedecreesofHeaven."Atsixty,myearwasanobedientorganforthereceptionoftruth."Atseventy,Icouldfollowwhatmyheartdesired,withouttransgressingwhatwasright."MangIaskedwhatfilialpietywas.TheMastersaid,"Itisnotbeingdisobedient."Soonafter,asFanCh'ihwasdrivinghim,theMastertoldhim,saying,"Mang-sunaskedmewhatfilialpietywas,andIansweredhim,-'notbeingdisobedient.'"FanCh'ihsaid,"Whatdidyoumean?

"TheMasterreplied,"Thatparents,

whenalive,beservedaccordingtopropriety;that,whendead,theyshouldbeburiedaccordingtopropriety;andthattheyshouldbesacrificedtoaccordingtopropriety."MangWuaskedwhatfilialpietywas.The

Mastersaid,"Parentsareanxiouslesttheirchildrenshouldbesick."Tsze-yuaskedwhatfilialpietywas.TheMastersaid,"Thefilialpietynowadaysmeansthesupportofone'sparents.Butdogsandhorseslikewiseareabletodosomethinginthewayofsupport;-withoutreverence,whatistheretodistinguishtheonesupportgivenfromtheother?

"Tsze-hsiaaskedwhatfilialpietywas.TheMastersaid,"Thedifficultyiswiththecountenance.If,whentheireldershaveanytroublesomeaffairs,theyoungtakethetoilofthem,andif,whentheyounghavewineandfood,theysetthembeforetheirelders,isTHIStobeconsideredfilialpiety?

"TheMastersaid,"IhavetalkedwithHuiforawholeday,andhehasnotmadeanyobjectiontoanythingIsaid;-asifhewerestupid.Hehasretired,andIhaveexaminedhisconductwhenawayfromme,andfoundhimabletoillustratemyteachings.Hui!

-Heisnotstupid."The

Mastersaid,"Seewhatamandoes."Markhismotives."Examineinwhatthingsherests."Howcanamanconcealhischaracter?

Howcanamanconcealhischaracter?

"TheMastersaid,"Ifamankeepscherishinghisoldknowledge,soascontinuallytobeacquiringnew,hemaybeateacherofothers."TheMastersaid,"Theaccomplishedscholarisnotautensil."Tsze-kungaskedwhatconstitutedthesuperiorman.TheMastersaid,"Heactsbeforehespeaks,andafterwardsspeaksaccordingtohisactions."TheMastersaid,"Thesuperiormaniscatholicandnotpartisan.Themeanmanispartisanandnotcatholic."TheMastersaid,"Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous."TheMastersaid,"Thestudyofstrangedoctrinesisinjuriousindeed!

"TheMastersaid,"Yu,shallIteachyouwhatknowledgeis?

Whenyouknowathing,toholdthatyouknowit;andwhenyoudonotknowathing,toallowthatyoudonotknowit;-thisisknowledge."Tsze-changwaslearningwithaviewtoofficialemolument.TheMastersaid,"Hearmuchandputasidethepointsofwhichyoustandindoubt,whileyouspeakcautiouslyatthesametimeoftheothers:

-thenyouwillaffordfewoccasionsforblame.Seemuchandputasidethethingswhichseemperilous,whileyouarecautiousatthesametimeincarryingtheothers

intopractice:

thenyouwillhavefewoccasionsforrepentance.Whenonegivesfewoccasionsforblameinhiswords,andfewoccasionsforrepentanceinhisconduct,heisinthewaytogetemolument."TheDukeAiasked,saying,"Whatshouldbedoneinordertosecurethesubmissionofthepeople?

"Confuciusreplied,"Advancetheuprightandsetasidethecrooked,thenthepeoplewillsubmit.Advancethecrookedandsetasidetheupright,thenthepeoplewillnotsubmit."ChiK'angaskedhowtocausethepeopletoreverencetheirruler,tobefaithfultohim,andtogoontonervethemselvestovirtue.The

Mastersaid,"Lethimpresideoverthemwithgravity;-thentheywillreverencehim.Lethimbefinalandkindtoall;-thentheywillbefaithfultohim.Lethimadvancethegoodandteachtheincompetent;-thentheywilleagerlyseektobevirtuous."SomeoneaddressedConfucius,saying,"Sir,whyareyounotengagedinthegovernment?

"TheMastersaid,"WhatdoestheShu-chingsayoffilialpiety?

-'Youarefinal,youdischargeyourbrotherlyduties.Thesequalitiesaredisplayedingovernment.'Thisthenalsoconstitutestheexerciseofgovernment.WhymusttherebeTHAT-makingonebeinthegovernment?

"TheMastersaid,"Idonotkno