The Analects论语

Book 17, Passage 17.11

The Master said, '"It is according to the rules of propriety," they say.-- "It is according to the rules of propriety," they say. Are gems and silk all that is…

子曰:“礼云礼云,玉帛云乎哉?乐云乐云,钟鼓云乎哉?”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“礼lǐ云yún礼lǐ云yún,玉yù帛bó云yún乎hū哉zāi?乐lè云yún乐lè云yún,钟zhōng鼓gǔ云yún乎hū哉zāi?”

1The Master said, '"It is according to the rules of propriety," they say.-- "It is according to the rules of propriety," they say. Are gems and silk all that is meant by propriety? "It is music," they say.-- "It is music," they say. Are bells and drums all that is meant by music?'

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