The Analects/Book 7
On Transmission
述而篇 · Shu R.
Book 7 of the Analects, 38 passages. Each passage has its own page with the Chinese text, a reading above every character, and the English translation.
7.1
The Master said, 'A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture…
子曰：“述而不作，信而好古，窃比于我老彭。”
7.2
The Master said, 'The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and…
子曰：“默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉？”
7.3
The Master said, 'The leaving virtue without proper cultivation; the not thoroughly discussing…
子曰：“德之不修，学之不讲，闻义不能徙，不善不能改，”…
7.4
When the Master was unoccupied with business, his manner was easy, and he looked pleased.
子之燕居，申申如也，夭夭如也。
7.5
The Master said, 'Extreme is my decay. For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do,…
子曰：“甚矣，吾衰也！久矣，吾不复梦见周公。”
7.6
The Master said, 'Let the will be set on the path of duty.
子曰：“志于道，据于德，依于仁，游于艺。”
7.7
The Master said, 'From the man bringing his bundle of dried flesh for my teaching upwards, I…
子曰：“自行束脩以上，吾未尝无诲焉。”
7.8
The Master said, 'I do not open up the truth to one who is not eager to get knowledge, nor help…
子曰：“不愤不启，不悱不发。举一隅不以三隅反，”…
7.9
When the Master was eating by the side of a mourner, he never ate to the full.
子食于有丧者之侧，未尝饱也。
7.10
He did not sing on the same day in which he had been weeping.
子于是日哭，则不歌。
7.11
The Master said to Yen Yuan, 'When called to office, to undertake its duties; when not so called…
子谓颜渊曰：“用之则行，舍之则藏，惟我与尔有是夫！”…
7.12
The Master said, 'If the search for riches is sure to be successful, though I should become a…
子曰：“富而可求也，虽执鞭之士，吾亦为之。如不可求，”…
7.13
The things in reference to which the Master exercised the greatest caution were -- fasting, war,…
子之所慎。齐，战，疾。
7.14
When the Master was in Ch'i, he heard the Shao, and for three months did not know the taste of…
子在齐闻《韶》，三月不知肉味。曰：…
7.15
Yen Yu said, 'Is our Master for the ruler of Wei?' Tsze-kung said, 'Oh! I will ask him.'
冉有曰：“夫子为卫君乎？”子贡曰：“诺，吾将问之。”…
7.16
The Master said, 'With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow;-…
子曰：“饭疏食，饮水，曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣。”…
7.17
The Master said, 'If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi…
子曰：“加我数年，五十以学《易》，可以无大过矣。”
7.18
The Master's frequent themes of discourse were-- the Odes, the History, and the maintenance of…
子所雅言，《诗》《书》、执礼，皆雅言也。
7.19
The Duke of Sheh asked Tsze-lu about Confucius, and Tsze-lu did not answer him.
叶公问孔子于子路，子路不对。子曰：“女奚不曰。”…
7.20
The Master said, 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond…
子曰：“我非生而知之者，好古，敏以求之者也。”
7.21
The subjects on which the Master did not talk, were-- extraordinary things, feats of strength,…
子不语：怪、力、乱、神。
7.22
The Master said, 'When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will…
子曰：“三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，”…
7.23
The Master said, 'Heaven produced the virtue that is in me. Hwan T'ui-- what can he do to me?'
子曰：“天生德于予，桓魋其如予何？”
7.24
The Master said, 'Do you think, my disciples, that I have any concealments? I conceal nothing…
子曰：“二三子以我为隐乎？吾无隐乎尔。”…
7.25
There were four things which the Master taught,-- letters, ethics, devotion of soul, and…
子以四教：文，行，忠，信。
7.26
The Master said, 'A sage it is not mine to see; could I see a man of real talent and virtue,…
子曰：“圣人，吾不得而见之矣；得见君子者，斯可矣。”…
7.27
The Master angled,-- but did not use a net. He shot,-- but not at birds perching.
子钓而不纲，弋不射宿。
7.28
The Master said, 'There may be those who act without knowing why. I do not do so. Hearing much…
子曰：“盖有不知而作之者，我无是也。多闻，”…
7.29
It was difficult to talk (profitably and reputably) with the people of Hu-hsiang, and a lad of…
互乡难与言，童子见，门人惑。子曰：、与其进也，…
7.30
The Master said, 'Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.'
子曰：“仁远乎哉？我欲仁，斯仁至矣。”
7.31
The minister of crime of Ch'an asked whether the duke Chao knew propriety, and Confucius said,…
陈司败问：“昭公知礼乎？”孔子曰：“知礼。”孔子退，…
7.32
When the Master was in company with a person who was singing, if he sang well, he would make him…
子与人歌而善，必使反之，而后和之。
7.33
The Master said, 'In letters I am perhaps equal to other men, but the character of the superior…
子曰：“文，莫吾犹人也。躬行君子，则吾未之有得。”
7.34
The Master said, 'The sage and the man of perfect virtue;-- how dare I rank myself with them? It…
子曰：“若圣与仁，则吾岂敢！抑为之不厌，诲人不倦，”…
7.35
The Master being very sick, Tsze-lu asked leave to pray for him. He said, 'May such a thing be…
子疾病，子路请祷。子曰：“有诸？”子路对曰：“有之。”…
7.36
The Master said, 'Extravagance leads to insubordination, and parsimony to meanness. It is better…
子曰：“奢则不孙，俭则固。与其不孙也，宁固。”
7.37
The Master said, 'The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of…
子曰：“君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。”
7.38
The Master was mild, and yet dignified; majestic, and yet not fierce; respectful, and yet easy.
子温而厉，威而不猛，恭而安。