子曰：“古者言之不出，耻躬之不逮也。”
1The Master said, 'The reason why the ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was that they feared lest their actions should not come up to them.'
Book 4, Passage 4.22
The Master said, 'The reason why the ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was that they feared lest their actions should not come up to them.…
子曰：“古者言之不出，耻躬之不逮也。”
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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.
逮：及，赶上。