The Analects论语

Book 4, Passage 4.6

The Master said, 'I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue, would esteem nothing above it. He who…

子曰:“我未见好仁者、恶不仁者。好仁者,无以尚之:恶不仁者,”…
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3 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“我wǒ未wèi见jiàn好hào仁rén者zhě、恶è不bù仁rén者zhě。好hào仁rén者zhě,无wú以yǐ尚shàng之zhī:恶è不bù仁rén者zhě,其qí为wéi仁rén矣yǐ,不bù使shǐ不bù仁rén者zhě加jiā乎hū其qí身shēn。有yǒu能néng一yī日rì用yòng其qí力lì于yú仁rén矣yǐ乎hū?我wǒ未wèi见jiàn力lì不bù足zú者zhě。盖gài有yǒu之zhī矣yǐ,我wǒ未wèi之zhī见jiàn也yě。”

1The Master said, 'I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue, would esteem nothing above it. He who hated what is not virtuous, would practise virtue in such a way that he would not allow anything that is not virtuous to approach his person.

2'Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be insufficient.

3'Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it.'

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、恶:同4-3章解。

尚:通“上”,用作动词,超过的意思。

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