The Analects论语

Book 9, Passage 9.1

The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were-- profitableness, and also the appointments of Heaven, and perfect virtue.

子罕言利,与命与仁。
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ罕hǎn言yán利lì,与yǔ命mìng与yǔ仁rén。

1The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were-- profitableness, and also the appointments of Heaven, and perfect virtue.

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.

罕:稀少。

与:相信、赞许。

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