子张问善人之道,子曰:“不践迹,亦不入于室。”
1Tsze-chang asked what were the characteristics of the GOOD man. The Master said, 'He does not tread in the footsteps of others, but moreover, he does not enter the chamber of the sage.'
Tsze-chang asked what were the characteristics of the GOOD man. The Master said, 'He does not tread in the footsteps of others, but moreover, he does not enter…
1Tsze-chang asked what were the characteristics of the GOOD man. The Master said, 'He does not tread in the footsteps of others, but moreover, he does not enter the chamber of the sage.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
践迹:踩着前人的掸迹走,即沿着老路走。
入于室:比喻学问和修养达到了精深地步。