The Analects/Book 17
Yang Ho
阳货篇 · Yang Ho.
Book 17 of the Analects, 26 passages. Each passage has its own page with the Chinese text, a reading above every character, and the English translation.
17.1
Yang Ho wished to see Confucius, but Confucius would not go to see him. On this, he sent a…
阳货欲见孔子，孔子不见，归孔子豚。孔子时其亡也，…
17.2
The Master said, 'By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.'
子曰：“性相近也，习相远也。”
17.3
The Master said, 'There are only the wise of the highest class, and the stupid of the lowest…
子曰：“唯上知与下愚不移。”
17.4
The Master, having come to Wu-ch'ang, heard there the sound of stringed instruments and singing.
子之武城，闻弦歌之声。夫子莞尔而笑，曰：…
17.5
Kung-shan Fu-zao, when he was holding Pi, and in an attitude of rebellion, invited the Master to…
公山弗扰以费畔，召，子欲往。子路不说，曰：…
17.6
Tsze-chang asked Confucius about perfect virtue. Confucius said, 'To be able to practise five…
子张问仁于孔子，孔子曰：“能行五者于天下，为仁矣。”…
17.7
Pi Hsi inviting him to visit him, the Master was inclined to go.
佛肸召，子欲往。子路曰：“昔者由也闻诸夫子曰：”…
17.8
The Master said, 'Yu, have you heard the six words to which are attached six becloudings?' Yu…
子曰：“由也！女闻六言六蔽矣乎？”对曰：“未也。”…
17.9
The Master said, 'My children, why do you not study the Book of Poetry?
子曰：“小子何莫学夫诗！诗，可以兴，可以观，可以群，”…
17.10
The Master said to Po-yu, 'Do you give yourself to the Chau-nan and the Shao-nan. The man who…
子谓伯鱼曰：“女为《周南》、《召南》矣乎？”…
17.11
The Master said, '"It is according to the rules of propriety," they say.-- "It is according to…
子曰：“礼云礼云，玉帛云乎哉？乐云乐云，钟鼓云乎哉？”…
17.12
The Master said, 'He who puts on an appearance of stern firmness, while inwardly he is weak, is…
子曰：“色厉而内荏，譬诸小人，其犹穿窬之盗也与？”
17.13
The Master said, 'Your good, careful people of the villages are the thieves of virtue.'
子曰：“乡愿，德之贼也。”
17.14
The Master said, 'To tell, as we go along, what we have heard on the way, is to cast away our…
子曰：“道听而涂说，德之弃也。”
17.15
The Master said, 'There are those mean creatures! How impossible it is along with them to serve…
子曰：“鄙夫可与事君也与哉？其未得之也，患得之；”…
17.16
The Master said, 'Anciently, men had three failings, which now perhaps are not to be found.
子曰：“古者民有三疾，今也或是之亡也。古之狂也肆，”…
17.17
The Master said, 'Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue.'
子曰：“巧言令色，鲜矣仁。”
17.18
The Master said, 'I hate the manner in which purple takes away the luster of vermilion. I hate…
子曰：“恶紫之夺朱也，恶郑声之乱雅乐也，”…
17.19
The Master said, 'I would prefer not speaking.'
子曰：“予欲无言。”子贡曰：“子如不言，”…
17.20
Zu Pei wished to see Confucius, but Confucius declined, on the ground of being sick, to see him.…
孺悲欲见孔子，孔子辞以疾。将命者出户。取瑟而歌，…
17.21
Tsai Wo asked about the three years' mourning for parents, saying that one year was long enough.
宰我问：“三年之丧，期已久矣！君子三年不为礼，”…
17.22
The Master said, 'Hard is it to deal with him, who will stuff himself with food the whole day,…
子曰：“饱食终日，无所用心，难矣哉！不有博弈者乎，”…
17.23
Tsze-lu said, 'Does the superior man esteem valour?' The Master said, 'The superior man holds…
子路曰：“君子尚勇乎？”子曰：“君子义以为上。”…
17.24
Tsze-kung said, 'Has the superior man his hatreds also?' The Master said, 'He has his hatreds.…
子贡曰：“君子亦有恶乎？”子曰：“有恶：”…
17.25
The Master said, 'Of all people, girls and servants are the most difficult to behave to. If you…
子曰：“唯女子与小人为难养也，近之则不孙，远之则怨。”…
17.26
The Master said, 'When a man at forty is the object of dislike, he will always continue what he…
子曰：“年四十而见恶焉，其终也已。”