The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian Analects

【第一章】 【一节】子曰、 学而时习之、不亦说乎。【二节】有朋自远方来、不亦乐 乎。【三节】人不知而不愠、不亦君子乎。

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】子曰、为政以德、譬如北辰、居其所、而众星共之。 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】孔子谓季氏、八佾舞于庭、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、里仁为美、择不处仁、焉得知。 【第二章】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。 CHAP. I. The Master said, 'It is virtuous manners which constitute the excellence of a neighborhood. If a man in sel...

【第一章】【一节】子谓公冶长、可妻也、虽在缧絏之中、非其罪也。以其 子妻之。【二节】子谓南容、 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】【一节】子曰、雍也可使南面。【二节】仲弓问子桑伯子。子曰、 可也、简。【三节】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。【四节】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】子曰、述而不作、信而好古、窃比于我老彭。 【第二章】子曰、默而识之、学而不厌、诲人不倦、何有于我哉。 【第三章】子曰、德之不修、学之不讲、闻义不能徒、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】子曰、太伯其可谓至德也已矣、三以天下让、民无得而称焉。 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】子罕言、利、与命、与仁。 【第二章】【一节】达巷党人曰、大哉孔子、搏学而无所成名。【二节】子 闻之、谓门弟子曰、吾何执、执御乎、执射乎、吾执御矣。 CHAP. I. The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were-- profitableness, and also the appoint...

【第一章】【一节】孔子于乡党、恂恂如也、似不能言者。【二节】其在宗 庙朝廷、便便然、唯谨尔。 【第二章】【一节】朝、与下大夫言、侃侃如也、与上大夫言、訚訚如也。 【二节】君在、踧踖如也、与与如也。 CHAP. I. 1. Confucius, in his village, looked simple and sincere, and as if he...

【第一章】【一节】子曰、先进于礼乐、野人也、后进于礼乐、君子也、【二 节】如用之、则吾从先进。 【第二章】【一节】子曰、从我于陈蔡者、皆不及门也。【二节】德行、颜 渊、闵子骞、冉伯牛、仲弓。言语、宰我、子贡。政事、冉 CHAP. I. 1. The Master said, 'The men of former times, in the matter...

【第一章】【一节】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。【二节】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。 CHAP. I. 1. Yen Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, 'To subdu...

【第一章】【一节】子路问政。子曰、先之、劳之。【二节】请益。曰、无 倦。 【第二章】【一节】仲弓为李氏 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】宪问耻。子曰、邦有道谷、邦无道谷、耻也。 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】【一节】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。【二节】在陈绝粮、从者病、莫能兴。【三 节】子路愠见曰、君子亦有穷乎。子曰、君子固穷、小人穷斯滥矣。 CHAP. I. 1. The Duke Ling of Wei asked Confucius about tactics. Confucius re...

【第一章】【一节】李氏将伐颛臾。【二节】冉有李路见于孔子曰、李氏将 有事于颛臾。 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】【一节】阳货欲见孔子、孔子不见、归孔子豚、孔子时其亡也、 而往拜之。遇诸涂。【二节】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 CHAP. I. 1. Yang Ho wished to see Confucius, but Confucius would not go to see him. On this, h...

【第一章】【一节】微子去之、箕子为之奴、比干谏而死。【二节】孔子曰、 殷有三仁焉。 【第二章】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 CHAP. I. 1. The Viscount of Wei withdrew from the court. The Viscount of Chi became a...

【第一章】子张曰、士、见危致命、见得思义、祭思敬、丧思哀、其可已矣。 【第二章】子张曰、执德不弘、信道不笃、焉能为有、焉能为亡。 CHAP. I. Tsze-chang said, 'The scholar, trained for public duty, seeing threatening danger, is prepared to sacri...

【第一章】【一节】尧曰、咨、尔舜、天之历数在尔躬、允执其中、四海困 穷、天禄永终。【二节】舜亦以命禹。【三节】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、 CHAP. I. 1. Yao said, 'Oh! you, Shun, the Heaven- determined order...