The Analects论语

Book 9, Passage 9.4

There were four things from which the Master was entirely free. He had no foregone conclusions, no arbitrary predeterminations, no obstinacy, and no egoism.

子绝四。毋意,毋必,毋固,毋我。
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1 sentences · 4 notes
子zǐ绝jué四sì。毋wú意yì,毋wú必bì,毋wú固gù,毋wú我wǒ。

1There were four things from which the Master was entirely free. He had no foregone conclusions, no arbitrary predeterminations, no obstinacy, and no egoism.

Chinese commentary · 4 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

意:通“臆”,主观地揣测。

必:绝对。

固:固执。

我:自以为是。

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