The Analects论语

Book 4, Passage 4.23

The Master said, 'The cautious seldom err.'

子曰:“以约失之者鲜矣。”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“以yǐ约yuē失shī之zhī者zhě鲜xiǎn矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'The cautious seldom err.'

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.

约:约束,拘谨。

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