子绝四。毋意,毋必,毋固,毋我。
1There were four things from which the Master was entirely free. He had no foregone conclusions, no arbitrary predeterminations, no obstinacy, and no egoism.
There were four things from which the Master was entirely free. He had no foregone conclusions, no arbitrary predeterminations, no obstinacy, and no egoism.
1There were four things from which the Master was entirely free. He had no foregone conclusions, no arbitrary predeterminations, no obstinacy, and no egoism.
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。