The Analects论语

Book 5, Passage 5.20

Chi Wan thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, 'Twice may do.'

季文子三思而后行。子闻之,曰:“再,斯可矣。”
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季jì文wén子zǐ三sān思sī而ér后hòu行xíng。子zǐ闻wén之zhī,曰yuē:“再zài,斯sī可kě矣yǐ。”

1Chi Wan thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, 'Twice may do.'

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.

季文子:鲁国的大夫,姓季孙,名行父,“文”是谥号。

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