The Analects论语

Book 14, Passage 14.7

The Master said, 'Can there be love which does not lead to strictness with its object? Can there be loyalty which does not lead to the instruction of its object…

子曰:“爱之,能勿劳乎?忠焉,能勿诲乎?”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“爱ài之zhī,能néng勿wù劳láo乎hū?忠zhōng焉yān,能néng勿wù诲huì乎hū?”

1The Master said, 'Can there be love which does not lead to strictness with its object? Can there be loyalty which does not lead to the instruction of its object?'

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.

焉:相当于“于是”,也相当于“于之”,但古代“于”和“之”一般不连用。

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