The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian Analects

【第一章】憲問恥。子曰、邦有道穀、邦無道穀、恥也。 CHAP. I. Hsien asked what was shameful. The Master said, 'When good government prevails in a state, to be thinking only of salary; and, when bad govern...

【第一章】【一節】子路問政。子曰、先之、勞之。【二節】請益。曰、無 倦。 【第二章】【一節】仲弓為李氏 CHAP. I. 1. Tsze-lu asked about government. The Master said, 'Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in the...

【第一章】【一節】子曰、先進於禮樂、野人也、後進於禮樂、君子也、【二 節】如用之、則吾從先進。 【第二章】【一節】子曰、從我於陳蔡者、皆不及門也。【二節】德行、顏 淵、閔子騫、冉伯牛、仲弓。言語、宰我、子貢。政事、冉 CHAP. I. 1. The Master said, 'The men of former times, in the matter...

【第一章】【一節】陽貨欲見孔子、孔子不見、歸孔子豚、孔子時其亡也、 而往拜之。遇諸塗。【二節】謂孔子曰、來、予與爾言、曰、懷其寶而迷其 邦、可謂仁乎。曰、不可。好從 CHAP. I. 1. Yang Ho wished to see Confucius, but Confucius would not go to see him. On this, h...

【第一章】【一節】顏淵問仁。子曰、克己復禮為仁、一日克己復禮、天下 歸仁焉、為仁由己、而由人乎哉。【二節】顏淵曰、請問其目。子曰、非禮 勿視、非禮勿聽、非禮勿言、非禮勿動。顏淵曰、回雖不敏、請事斯語矣。 CHAP. I. 1. Yen Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, 'To subdu...

【第一章】【一節】衛靈公問陳於孔子。孔子對曰、俎豆之事、則嘗聞之矣、 軍旅之事、未之學也。明日遂行。【二節】在陳絕糧、從者病、莫能興。【三 節】子路慍見曰、君子亦有窮乎。子曰、君子固窮、小人窮斯濫矣。 CHAP. I. 1. The Duke Ling of Wei asked Confucius about tactics. Confucius re...

【第一章】【一節】李氏將伐顓臾。【二節】冉有李路見於孔子曰、李氏將 有事於顓臾。 CHAP. I. 1. The head of the Chi family was going to attack Chwan-yu. 2. Zan Yu and Chi-lu had an interview with Confucius, and said, 'Ou...

【第一章】【一節】孔子於鄉黨、恂恂如也、似不能言者。【二節】其在宗 廟朝廷、便便然、唯謹爾。 【第二章】【一節】朝、與下大夫言、侃侃如也、與上大夫言、誾誾如也。 【二節】君在、踧踖如也、與與如也。 CHAP. I. 1. Confucius, in his village, looked simple and sincere, and as if he...

【第一章】子曰、述而不作、信而好古、竊比於我老彭。 【第二章】子曰、默而識之、學而不厭、誨人不倦、何有於我哉。 【第三章】子曰、德之不脩、學之不講、聞義不能徒、不善不能改、 CHAP. I. The Master said, 'A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the anci...

【第一章】子罕言、利、與命、與仁。 【第二章】【一節】達巷黨人曰、大哉孔子、搏學而無所成名。【二節】子 聞之、謂門弟子曰、吾何執、執御乎、執射乎、吾執御矣。 CHAP. I. The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were-- profitableness, and also the appoint...

【第一章】子張曰、士、見危致命、見得思義、祭思敬、喪思哀、其可已矣。 【第二章】子張曰、執德不弘、信道不篤、焉能為有、焉能為亡。 CHAP. I. Tsze-chang said, 'The scholar, trained for public duty, seeing threatening danger, is prepared to sacri...

【第一章】【一節】子謂公冶長、可妻也、雖在縲絏之中、非其罪也。以其 子妻之。【二節】子謂南容、 CHAP. I. 1. The Master said of Kung-ye Ch'ang that he might be wived; although he was put in bonds, he had not been guilty of any...

【第一章】【一節】子曰、雍也可使南面。【二節】仲弓問子桑伯子。子曰、 可也、簡。【三節】仲弓曰、居敬而行簡、以臨其民、不亦可乎、居簡而行 簡、無乃大簡乎。【四節】子曰、雍之言然。 CHAP. I. 1. The Master said, 'There is Yung!-- He might occupy the place of a prince.'...

【第一章】孔子謂季氏、八佾舞於庭、是可忍也、孰不可忍也。 CHAP. I. Confucius said of the head of the Chi family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, 'If he can bear to do this, what may he not bea...

【第一章】子曰、太伯其可謂至德也已矣、三以天下讓、民無得而稱焉。 CHAP. I. The Master said, 'T'ai-po may be said to have reached the highest point of virtuous action. Thrice he declined the kingdom, and the peo...

【第一章】【一節】微子去之、箕子為之奴、比干諫而死。【二節】孔子曰、 殷有三仁焉。 【第二章】柳下惠為士師、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 CHAP. I. 1. The Viscount of Wei withdrew from the court. The Viscount of Chi became a...

【第一章】子曰、為政以德、譬如北辰、居其所、而眾星共之。 CHAP. I. The Master said, 'He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all...

【第一章】子曰、里仁為美、擇不處仁、焉得知。 【第二章】子曰、不仁者、不可以久處約、不可以長處樂、仁者安仁、知者 利仁。 CHAP. I. The Master said, 'It is virtuous manners which constitute the excellence of a neighborhood. If a man in sel...

with a constant perseverance and application? 2. 'Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?' 3. 'Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discom...

【第一章】【一節】堯曰、咨、爾舜、天之曆數在爾躬、允執其中、四海困 窮、天祿永終。【二節】舜亦以命禹。【三節】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、簡在帝心、朕躬有罪、無以萬 方、萬方有罪、 CHAP. I. 1. Yao said, 'Oh! you, Shun, the Heaven- determined order...

【第一章】 【一節】子曰、 學而時習之、不亦說乎。【二節】有朋自遠方來、不亦樂 乎。【三節】人不知而不慍、不亦君子乎。