The Analects论语

Book 8, Passage 8.12

The Master said, 'It is not easy to find a man who has learned for three years without coming to be good.'

子曰:“三年学,不至于谷,不易得也。”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“三sān年nián学xué,不bù至zhì于yú谷gǔ,不bù易yì得dé也yě。”

1The Master said, 'It is not easy to find a man who has learned for three years without coming to be good.'

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.

至:想到。谷:小米,这里指做官得俸禄。

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