The Analects论语

Book 3, Passage 3.3

The Master said, 'If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites of propriety? If a man be without the virtues proper to…

子曰:“人而不仁,如礼何?人而不仁,如乐何?”
All 26 passages in Book 33 of 26
1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“人rén而ér不bù仁rén,如rú礼lǐ何hé?人rén而ér不bù仁rén,如rú乐lè何hé?”

1The Master said, 'If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites of propriety? If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with music?'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

如礼何:怎样对待礼仪制度。

All 26 passages in Book 3