The Analects论语

Book 14, Passage 14.2

The Master said, 'The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.'

子曰:“士而怀居,不足以为士矣。”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“士shì而ér怀huái居jū,不bù足zú以yǐ为wéi士shì矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.'

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.

怀居:留恋家室的安逸。怀,思念,留恋。居,家居。

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