Analects of Confucius Chapter 2

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Analects of Confucius Chapter 2

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2.1

Original: 子曰：“为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。”

English: One must rule with virtue and...

2.2

Original: 子曰：“《诗》三百，一言以蔽之，曰：‘思无邪。’”

English: Confucius said:" The Odes has three hundred...

2.3

Original: 子曰：“道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻。道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。”

English: Confucius said:"Lead through policies, discipline through...

2.4

Original: 子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。”

English: Confucius said:"When I am fifteen, I aspired to...

2.5

Original: 孟懿子问孝，子曰：“无违。”

樊迟御，子告之曰：“孟孙问孝于我，我对曰，无违。”

樊迟曰：“何谓也？”

子曰：“生，事之以礼；死，葬之以礼，祭之以礼。”

English: Meng Yi Zi ask Confucius about filial piety and Confucius replied...

2.6

Original: 孟武伯问孝。子曰：“父母唯其疾之忧。”

English: Meng Wu Bo ask about filial piety and Confucius replied...

2.7

Original: 子游问孝。子曰：“今之孝者，是谓能养。至于犬马，皆能有养。不敬，何以别乎？”

English: Zi You asked about filial piety. Confucius replied:"Nowadays to provide...

2.8

Original: 子夏问孝。子曰：“色难。有事，弟子服其劳；有酒食，先生馔，曾是以为孝乎？”

English: Zi Xia asked about filial piety. Confucius replied:"What is difficult is...

2.9

Original: 子曰：“吾与回言，终日不违，如愚。退而省其私，亦足以发，回也不愚。”

English: Confucius said:"I conversed with Yan Hui and throughout the...

2.10

Original: 子曰：“视其所以，观其所由，察其所安，人焉廋哉？人焉廋哉？”

English: Confucius said:"Look into his motives, his course of...

2.11

Original: 子曰：“温故而知新，可以为师矣。”

English: Confucius said:"One is worthy of being or becoming a teacher if...

2.12

Original: 子曰：“君子不器。”

English: Confucius said:"A gentleman is...

2.13

Original: 子贡问君子。子曰：“先行其言，而后从之。”

English: Zi Gong ask about being a gentleman. Confucius replied:"He...

2.14

Original: 子曰：“君子周而不比，小人比而不周。”

English: Confucius said:" A gentleman...

2.15

Original: 子曰：“学而不思，则罔；思而不学，则殆。”

English: Confucius said:"To learn without thinking, one will be...

2.16

Original: 子曰：“攻乎异端，斯害也已。”

English: Confucius said:"To attack those that...

2.17

Original: 子曰：“由，诲女知之乎！知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也！”

English: Confucius said:"Zhong You, I shall teach you what is 'knowing'. It is...

2.18

Original: 子张学干禄。子曰：“多闻阙疑，慎言其余，则寡尤；多见阙殆，慎行其余，则寡悔。言寡尤，行寡悔，禄在其中矣。”

English: Zi Zhang ask how can one be an official. Confucius replied:" Listen...

2.19

Original: 哀公问曰：“何为则民服？”孔子对曰：“举直错诸枉，则民服；举枉错诸直，则民不服。”

English: Duke Ai asked:"What must I do before the commoners will follow me?" Confucius replied:"Elevate...

2.20

Original: 季康子问：“使民敬、忠以劝，如之何？”子曰：“临之以庄，则敬；孝慈，则忠；举善而教不能，则劝。”

English: Ji Kang Zi ask:"How can we instil respect, loyalty and motivation in the people?" Confucius replied:" Treat them...

2.21

Original: 或谓孔子曰：“子奚不为政？”子曰：“《书》云：‘孝乎惟孝，友于兄弟，施于有政。’是亦为政，奚其为为政？”

English: Someone asked Confucius:"Why do you not take part in Government?" Confucius replied:"One...

2.22

Original: 子曰：“人而无信，不知其可也。大车无輗，小车无軏，其何以行之哉？”

English: Confucius said:"A man that is not trustworthy cannot...

2.23

Original: 子张问：“十世可知也？”

子曰：“殷因于夏礼，所损益，可知也；周因于殷礼，所损益，可知也。其或继周者，虽百世，可知也。”

English: Zi Zhang:"Are we able to foresee the next ten generation?" Confucius replied:"The Yin...

2.24

Original: 子曰：“非其鬼而祭之，谄也。见义不为，无勇也。”

English: Confucius said:"To make offerings to deceased that...