子曰：“乡愿，德之贼也。”
1The Master said, 'Your good, careful people of the villages are the thieves of virtue.'
Book 17, Passage 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。”
All 26 passages in Book 1713 of 26
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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.
乡愿：乡里多数人认为是忠厚之人。这种人貌似好人，实为与流俗合污以取媚于世的伪善者。愿，忠厚。
贼：毁坏，败坏。