子曰：“父在，观其志。父没观其行。三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。”
1The Master said, 'While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.'
Book 1, Passage 1.11
The Master said, 'While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not…
子曰：“父在，观其志。父没观其行。三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。”
All 16 passages in Book 111 of 16
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Chinese commentary · 2 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
其：指儿子，不是指父亲。
行：行为。