子曰：“周监于二代，郁郁乎文哉！吾从周。”
1The Master said, 'Chau had the advantage of viewing the two past dynasties. How complete and elegant are its regulations! I follow Chau.'
Book 3, Passage 3.14
The Master said, 'Chau had the advantage of viewing the two past dynasties. How complete and elegant are its regulations! I follow Chau.'
子曰：“周监于二代，郁郁乎文哉！吾从周。”
All 26 passages in Book 314 of 26
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Chinese commentary · 2 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
监：通“鉴”，借鉴。二代：指夏、商二代。
郁郁：文采盛貌。文：指礼乐制度。