Analects of Confucius Chapter 13
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Analects of Confucius Chapter 13
13.1
Original: 子路问政。子曰：“先之、劳之。” 请益。曰：“无倦。”
English: Zi Lu asked about governance. Confucius replied:"Use yourself...
13.2
Original: 仲弓为季氏宰。问政。子曰：“先有司，赦小过，举贤才。” 曰：“焉知贤才而举之？”曰：“举尔所知，尔所不知，人其舍诸？”
English: Zhong Gong was to become a head steward to a city for...
13.3
Original: 子路曰：“卫君待子而为政，子将奚先？” 子曰：“必也正名乎！” 子路曰：“有是哉，子之迂也！奚其正？” 子曰：“野哉，由也！君子于其所不知，盖阙如也。名不正，则言不顺；言不顺，则事不成；事不成，则礼乐不兴；礼乐不兴，则刑罚不中；刑罚不中，则民无所措手足。故君子名之必可言也，言之必可行也。君子于其言，无所苟而已矣。”
English: Zi Lu asked:"If the Lord of State of Wei offers you a public office, what would you do first?" Confucius replied:"...
13.4
Original: 樊迟请学稼。子曰：“吾不如老农。” 请学为圃。曰：“吾不如老圃。” 樊迟出。子曰：“小人哉，樊须也！上好礼，则民莫敢不敬；上好义，则民莫敢不服；上好信，则民莫敢不用情。夫如是，则四方之民襁负其子而至矣，焉用稼？”
English: Fan Chi asked about agriculture. Confucius said:"The farmer is better than me." Fan Chi asked about...
13.5
Original: 子曰：“诵诗三百，授之以政，不达；使于四方，不能专对；虽多，亦奚以为？”
English: Confucius said:"To be able to recite three hundred poems...
13.6
Original: 子曰：“其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。”
English: Confucius said:"If one is righteous and sets a good example, others would...
13.7
Original: 子曰：“鲁、卫之政，兄弟也。”
English: Confucius said:"The public policies in...
13.8
Original: 子谓卫公子荆：“善居室。始有，曰：‘苟合矣。’少有，曰：‘苟完矣。’富有，曰：‘苟美矣。’”
English: Confucius was talking about young Lord Jing of...
13.9
Original: 子适卫，冉有仆。子曰：“庶矣哉！” 冉有曰：“既庶矣，又何加焉？”曰：“富之。” 曰：“既富矣，又何加焉？”曰：“教之。”
English: During his trip to the State of Wei, with Ran You as...
13.10
Original: 子曰：“苟有用我者，期月而已可也，三年有成。”
English: Confucius said:"If anyone is to employ me for...
13.11
Original: 子曰：“‘善人为邦百年，亦可以胜残去杀矣。’诚哉是言也！”
English: Confucius said:"'If an altruistic man were to run a state for...
13.12
Original: 子曰：“如有王者，必世而后仁。”
English: Confucius said:"Even a true emperor in throne would take...
13.13
Original: 子曰：“苟正其身矣，于从政乎何有？不能正其身，如正人何？”
English: Confucius said:"If a man is of good character and...
13.14
Original: 冉子退朝。子曰：“何晏也？”对曰：“有政。”子曰：“其事也，如有政，虽不吾以，吾其与闻之。”
English: Ran Zi just came back from court session. Confucius asked:"...
13.15
Original: 定公问：“一言而可以兴邦，有诸？” 孔子对曰：“言不可以若是其几也。人之言曰：‘为君难，为臣不易。’如知为君之难也，不几乎一言而兴邦乎？”
曰：“一言而丧邦，有诸？” 孔子对曰：“言不可以若是其几也。人之言曰：‘予无乐乎为君，唯其言而莫予违也。’如其善而莫之违也，不亦善乎？如不善而莫之违也，不几乎一言而丧邦乎？”
English: Duke Ding of the State of Lu asked:"Is there such a thing as a single sentence...
13.16
Original: 叶公问政。子曰：“近者说，远者来。”
English: Duke Ye asked about governance.Confucius said:"...
13.17
Original: 子夏为莒父宰，问政。子曰：“无欲速，无见小利。欲速则不达；见小利则大事不成。”
English: Zi Xia was appointed head official of Ju Fu. He asked Confucius about...
13.18
Original: 叶公语孔子曰：“吾党有直躬者，其父攘羊，而子证之。”孔子曰：“吾党之直者异于是，父为子隐，子为父隐。直在其中矣。”
English: Duke Ye said to Confucius:"In my hometown, we have...
13.19
Original: 樊迟问仁。子曰：“居处恭，执事敬，与人忠。虽之夷狄，不可弃也。”
English: Fan Chi asked about benevolence. Confucius said:"...
13.20
Original: 子贡问曰：“何如斯可谓之士矣？”子曰：“行己有耻，使于四方，不辱君命，可谓士矣。” 曰：“敢问其次。”曰：“宗族称孝焉，乡党称弟焉。” 曰：“敢问其次。”曰：“言必信，行必果，硁硁然小人哉！抑亦可以为次矣。” 曰：“今之从政者何如？”子曰：“噫！斗筲之人，何足算也”
English: Zi Gong asked:"How can one be considered learned?" Confucius replied:"...
13.21
Original: 子曰：“不得中行而与之，必也狂狷乎。狂者进取，狷者有所不为也。”
English: Confucius said:"If one fails to find...
13.22
Original: 子曰：“南人有言曰：‘人而无恒，不可以作巫医。’善夫！” “不恒其德或承之羞。”子曰：“不占而已矣。”
English: Confucius said:"Southerner have this saying 'Men who...
13.23
Original: 子曰：“君子和而不同，小人同而不和。”
English: Confucius said:"The gentleman is harmonious and...
13.24
Original: 子贡问曰：“乡人皆好之，何如？”子曰：“未可也。”“乡人皆恶之，何如？ ” 子曰：“未可也。不如乡人之善者好之，其不善者恶之。”
English: Zi Gong asked:"To be loved by everyone, what...
13.25
Original: 子曰：“君子易事而难说也。说之不以道，不说也；及其使人也，器之。小人难事而易说也。说之虽不以道，说也；及其使人也，求备焉。”
English: Confucius said:"The gentleman is easy to serve but...
13.26
Original: 子曰：“君子泰而不骄，小人骄而不泰。”
English: Confucius said:" The gentleman is at...
13.27
Original: 子曰：“刚、毅、木、讷近仁。”
English: Confucius said:"Resoluteness, persistence...
13.28
Original: 子路问曰：“何如斯可谓之士矣？”子曰：“切切偲偲，怡怡如也，可谓士矣。朋友切切偲偲，兄弟怡怡。”
English: Zi Lu asked:"How can one be called a learned man?" Confucius replied:"...
13.29
Original: 子曰：“善人教民七年，亦可以即戎矣。”
English: Confucius said:"After an altruistic man has...
13.30
Original: 子曰：“以不教民战，是谓弃之。”
English: Confucius said:"To send people to war...
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