子曰：“伯夷、叔齐不念旧恶，怨是用希。”
1The Master said, 'Po-i and Shu-ch'i did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few.'
Book 5, Passage 5.23
The Master said, 'Po-i and Shu-ch'i did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few.'
子曰：“伯夷、叔齐不念旧恶，怨是用希。”
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The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
伯夷、叔齐：孤竹君的两个儿子。父亲死后，互相让位，都逃到周文王那里。周武王起兵伐纣，他们以为这是以臣弑君，拦在马前劝阻。周灭商统一天下后，他们以吃周朝的粮食为耻，逃进山中以野草充饥，饿死在首阳山中。