The Analects论语

Book 14, Passage 14.42

Tsze-lu asked what constituted the superior man. The Master said, 'The cultivation of himself in reverential carefulness.' 'And is this all?' said Tsze-lu. 'He…

子路问君子,子曰:“修己以敬。”曰:“如斯而已乎?”曰:…
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子zǐ路lù问wèn君jūn子zǐ,子zǐ曰yuē:“修xiū己jǐ以yǐ敬jìng。”曰yuē:“如rú斯sī而ér已yǐ乎hū?”曰yuē:“修xiū己jǐ以yǐ安ān人rén。”曰yuē:“如rú斯sī而ér已yǐ乎hū?”曰yuē:“修xiū己jǐ以yǐ安ān百bǎi姓xìng。修xiū己jǐ以yǐ安ān百bǎi姓xìng,尧yáo、舜shùn其qí犹yóu病bìng诸zhū!”

1Tsze-lu asked what constituted the superior man. The Master said, 'The cultivation of himself in reverential carefulness.' 'And is this all?' said Tsze-lu. 'He cultivates himself so as to give rest to others,' was the reply. 'And is this all?' again asked Tsze-lu. The Master said, 'He cultivates himself so as to give rest to all the people. He cultivates himself so as to give rest to all the people:-- even Yao and Shun were still solicitous about this.'

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.

安人:使別人安乐。

安百姓:使百姓安乐。

病:这里有“难”的意思。诸:“之于”的合音。

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