Analects of Confucius Chapter 12

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Analects of Confucius Chapter 12

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12.1

Original: 颜渊问仁。子曰：“克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。为仁由己，而由人乎哉？” 颜渊曰：“请问其目？”子曰：“非礼勿视，非礼勿听，非礼勿言，非礼勿动。” 颜渊曰：“回虽不敏，请事斯语矣。”

English: Yan Yuan asked about benevolence. Confucius said:"To...

12.2

Original: 仲弓问仁。子曰：“出门如见大宾，使民如承大祭。己所不欲，勿施于人。在邦无怨，在家无怨。”仲弓曰：“雍虽不敏，请事斯语矣。”

English: Zhong Gong asked about benevolence. Confucius said:"When you are...

12.3

Original: 司马牛问仁。子曰：“仁者，其言也讱。”曰：“其言也讱，斯谓之仁已乎？”子曰：“为之难，言之得无讱乎？”

English: Sima Niu asked about benevolence. Confucius said:"One...

12.4

Original: 司马牛问君子。子曰：“君子不忧不惧。”曰：“不忧不惧，斯谓之君子已乎？”子曰：“内省不疚，夫何忧何惧？”

English: Sima Niu asked how to become a gentleman. Confucius said:"A...

12.5

Original: 司马牛忧曰：“人皆有兄弟，我独亡！”子夏曰：“商闻之矣，死生有命，富贵在天。君子敬而无失，与人恭而有礼。四海之内皆兄弟也，君子何患乎无兄弟也？”

English: Sima Niu said in a worrisome tone:"All men have brothers, except...

12.6

Original: 子张问明。子曰：“浸润之谮，肤受之愬，不行焉，可谓明也已矣。浸润之谮，肤受之愬，不行焉，可谓远也已矣。”

English: Zi Zhang asked about being perspicacious. Confucius said:"When a man is...

12.7

Original: 子贡问政。子曰：“足食，足兵，民信之矣。”子贡曰：“必不得已而去，于斯三者何先？”曰：“去兵。”子贡曰：“必不得已而去，于斯二者何先？”曰：“去食。自古皆有死，民无信不立。”

English: Zi Gong asked about governance. Confucius said:"Sufficient...

12.8

Original: 棘子成曰：“君子质而已矣，何以文为？”子贡曰：“惜乎，夫子之说君子也，驷不及舌。文犹质也，质犹文也。虎豹之鞟犹犬羊之鞟。”

English: Ji Zi Cheng said:"For the gentleman, substance is...

12.9

Original: 哀公问于有若曰：“年饥，用不足，如之何？”有若对曰：“盍彻乎？”曰：“二，吾犹不足，如之何其彻也？”对曰：“百姓足，君孰与不足？百姓不足，君孰与足？”

English: Duke Ai of State of Lu asked You Ruo:" In time of...

12.10

Original: 子张问崇德辨惑。子曰：“主忠信，徙义，崇德也。爱之欲其生，恶之欲其死。既欲其生，又欲其死，是惑也。‘诚不以富，亦祇以异。’”

English: Zi Zhang asked about exaltation of virtue and the recognition of...

12.11

Original: 齐景公问政于孔子。孔子对曰：“君君臣臣、父父子子。”公曰：“善哉！信如君不君、臣不臣、父不父、子不子，虽有粟，吾得而食诸？”

English: Duke Jing of the State of Qi asked Confucius about governance. Confucius replied:"...

12.12

Original: 子曰：“片言可以折狱者，其由也与？”子路无宿诺。

English: Confucius said:"Only Zhong You can arrive at the truth in a...

12.13

Original: 子曰：“听讼，吾犹人也，必也使无讼乎。”

English: Confucius said:"WhenＩam presiding a legal dispute, I put...

12.14

Original: 子张问政。子曰：“居之无倦，行之以忠。”

English: Zi Zhang asked about managing state affairs. Confucius said:"Concentrate...

12.15

Original: 子曰：“博学于文，约之以礼，亦可以弗畔矣夫！”

English: Confucius said:"A gentleman studies literatures...

12.16

Original: 子曰：“君子成人之美，不成人之恶。小人反是。”

English: Confucius said:"The gentleman would help one to...

12.17

Original: 季康子问政于孔子。孔子对曰：“政者，正也。子帅以正，孰敢不正？”

English: Ji Kang Zi asked Confucius about governance. Confucius said:"...

12.18

Original: 季康子患盗，问于孔子。孔子对曰：“苟子之不欲，虽赏之不窃。”

English: Ji Kang Zi was troubled by the prevalence of robbers and thieves. He went to...

12.19

Original: 季康子问政于孔子曰：“如杀无道，以就有道，何如？”孔子对曰：“子为政，焉用杀？子欲善而民善矣。君子之德风，小人之德草，草上之风，必偃。”

English: Ji Kang Zi asked Confucius about governance,"Should I use...

12.20

Original: 子张问：“士何如斯可谓之达矣？”子曰：“何哉，尔所谓达者？”

子张对曰：“在邦必闻，在家必闻。”子曰：“是闻也，非达也。夫达也者，质直而好义，察言而观色，虑以下人。在邦必达，在家必达。夫闻也者，色取仁而行违，居之不疑。在邦必闻，在家必闻。”

English: Zi Zhang asked what a scholar should do to be considered successful. Confucius said:"...

12.21

Original: 樊迟从游于舞雩之下，曰：“敢问崇德，修慝，辨惑。”子曰：“善哉问！先事后得，非崇德与？攻其恶，勿攻人之恶，非修慝与？一朝之忿，忘其身，以及其亲，非惑与？”

English: Pan Chi accompanied Confucius to the Rain Altar. He asked:" How can one go about...

12.22

Original: 樊迟问仁。子曰：“爱人。”问知。子曰：“知人。” 樊迟未达。子曰：“举直错诸枉，能使枉者直。” 樊迟退，见子夏曰：“乡也吾见于夫子而问知，子曰：‘举直错诸枉，能使枉者直’。何谓也？” 子夏曰：“富哉言乎！舜有天下，选于众，举皋陶，不仁者远矣。汤有天下，选于众，举伊尹，不仁者远矣。”

English: Fan Chi asked what is benevolence. Confucius said:" To...

12.23

Original: 子贡问友。子曰：“忠告而善道之，不可则止，毋自辱焉。”

English: Zi Gong asked what is friendship. Confucius said:"To...

12.24

Original: 曾子曰：“君子以文会友，以友辅仁。”

English: Zeng Zi said:"A gentleman makes friends through...