The Analects论语

Book 16, Passage 16.11

Confucius said, 'Contemplating good, and pursuing it, as if they could not reach it; contemplating evil, and shrinking from it, as they would from thrusting the…

孔子曰:“见善如不及,见不善如探汤。吾见其人矣,吾闻其语矣。”…
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孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē:“见jiàn善shàn如rú不bù及jí,见jiàn不bù善shàn如rú探tàn汤tāng。吾wú见jiàn其qí人rén矣yǐ,吾wú闻wén其qí语yǔ矣yǐ。隐yǐn居jū以yǐ求qiú其qí志zhì,行xíng义yì以yǐ达dá其qí道dào。吾wú闻wén其qí语yǔ矣yǐ,未wèi见jiàn其qí人rén也yě。”

1Confucius said, 'Contemplating good, and pursuing it, as if they could not reach it; contemplating evil, and shrinking from it, as they would from thrusting the hand into boiling water:-- I have seen such men, as I have heard such words.

2'Living in retirement to study their aims, and practising righteousness to carry out their principles:-- I have heard these words, but I have not seen such men.'

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