子曰：“兴于诗，立于礼，成于乐。”
1The Master said, 'It is by the Odes that the mind is aroused.
2'It is by the Rules of Propriety that the character is established.
3'It is from Music that the finish is received.'
Book 8, Passage 8.8
The Master said, 'It is by the Odes that the mind is aroused.
子曰：“兴于诗，立于礼，成于乐。”
All 21 passages in Book 88 of 21
3 sentences · 3 notes
Chinese commentary · 3 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
兴：兴起，开始。
立：成立，建立。
成：完成。