The Analects论语

Book 7, Passage 7.5

The Master said, 'Extreme is my decay. For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Chau.'

子曰:“甚矣,吾衰也!久矣,吾不复梦见周公。”
All 38 passages in Book 75 of 38
1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“甚shèn矣yǐ,吾wú衰shuāi也yě!久jiǔ矣yǐ,吾wú不bù复fù梦mèng见jiàn周zhōu公gōng。”

1The Master said, 'Extreme is my decay. For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Chau.'

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.

周公:姓姬,名旦,周武王之弟,鲁国国君的始祖。他是孔子最敬佩的古代圣人。

All 38 passages in Book 7