The Analects论语

Book 7, Passage 7.34

The Master said, 'The sage and the man of perfect virtue;-- how dare I rank myself with them? It may simply be said of me, that I strive to become such without…

子曰:“若圣与仁,则吾岂敢!抑为之不厌,诲人不倦,则可谓云尔已矣。”…
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子zǐ曰yuē:“若ruò圣shèng与yǔ仁rén,则zé吾wú岂qǐ敢gǎn!抑yì为wéi之zhī不bù厌yàn,诲huì人rén不bù倦juàn,则zé可kě谓wèi云yún尔ěr已yǐ矣yǐ。”公gōng西xī华huá曰yuē:“正zhèng唯wéi弟dì子zǐ不bù能néng学xué也yě。”

1The Master said, 'The sage and the man of perfect virtue;-- how dare I rank myself with them? It may simply be said of me, that I strive to become such without satiety, and teach others without weariness.' Kung-hsi Hwa said, 'This is just what we, the disciples, cannot imitate you in.'

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.

抑:“只不过是”的意思。

云尔:这样说。

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