The Analects论语

Book 4, Passage 4.3

The Master said, 'It is only the (truly) virtuous man, who can love, or who can hate, others.'

子曰:“唯仁者能好人,能恶人。”
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“唯wéi仁rén者zhě能néng好hào人rén,能néng恶wù人rén。”

1The Master said, 'It is only the (truly) virtuous man, who can love, or who can hate, others.'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

好:爱好。

恶:厌恶。

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