Analects of Confucius Chapter 6
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Analects of Confucius Chapter 6
6.1
Original: 子曰：“雍也，可使南面。” 仲弓问子桑伯子。子曰：“可也，简。” 仲弓曰：“居敬而行简，以临其民，不亦可乎？居简而行简，无乃大简乎？”子曰：“雍之言然！ ”
English: Confucius said:"Ran Yong can be tasked with...
6.2
Original: 哀公问：“弟子孰为好学？”孔子对曰：“有颜回者好学，不迁怒，不贰过。不幸短命死矣。今也则亡，未闻好学者也。”
English: Duke Ai of State of Lu asked Confucius:"Which of your disciples is...
6.3
Original: 子华使于齐，冉子为其母请粟。子曰：“与之釜。”请益。曰：“与之庾。”冉子与之粟五秉。 子曰：“赤之适齐也，乘肥马，衣轻裘。吾闻之也：君子周急不继富。” 原思为之宰，与之粟九百，辞。子曰：“毋！以与尔邻里乡党乎。”
English: Zi Hua went on a mission to the State of Qi. Ran Zi requested for grain on behalf of...
6.4
Original: 子谓仲弓曰：“犁牛之子骍且角。虽欲勿用，山川其舍诸？”
English: Confucius said of Zhong Gong:"If the calf of a brindled cow has...
6.5
Original: 子曰：“回也，其心三月不违仁，其余则日月至焉而已矣。”
English: Confucius said:"Yan Hui is able to consistently practice...
6.6
Original 季康子问：“仲由可使从政也与？”子曰：“由也果，于从政乎何有？” 曰：“赐也可使从政也与？”曰：“赐也达，于从政乎何有？” 曰：“求也可使从政也与？”曰：“求也艺，于从政乎何有？”
English: Ji Kang Zi asked:"Is Zhong You suitable for public office?" Confucius replied:"Zhong You is...
6.7
Original: 季氏使闵子骞为费宰。闵子骞曰：“善为我辞焉！如有复我者，则吾必在汶上矣。”
English: Ji Shi send an offer to Min Zi Qian, making him the steward of...
6.8
Original: 伯牛有疾，子问之，自牖执其手，曰：“亡之，命矣夫！斯人也而有斯疾也！人也而有斯疾也！”
English: Ran Bo Niu was seriously ill. Confucius visited him and...
6.9
Original: 子曰：“贤哉回也！一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。贤哉回也！”
English: Confucius said:" Yan Hui is virtuous.One bamboo...
6.10
Original: 冉求曰：“非不说子之道，力不足也。”子曰：“力不足者，中道而废，今女画。”
English: Ran Qiu said:"It is not that I am not pleased with...
6.11
Original: 子谓子夏曰：“女为君子儒，无为小人儒。”
English: Confucius said to Zi Xia:"You should strive to...
6.12
Original: 子游为武城宰。子曰：“女得人焉尔乎？”曰：“有澹台灭明者，行不由径，非公事，未尝至于偃之室也。”
English: Zi You became the head official of 'Wu' City. Confucius asked:"Have...
6.13
Original: 子曰：“孟之反不伐，奔而殿，将入门，策其马，曰：‘非敢后也，马不进也。’”
English: Confucius said:" Meng Zi Fan does not boast. He was covering...
6.14
Original: 子曰：“不有祝鮀之佞，而有宋朝之美，难乎免于今之世矣。”
English: Confucius said:"In this day and age, if one does not have...
6.15
Original: 子曰：“谁能出不由户？ 何莫由斯道也？ ”
English: Confucius said:"Who can exit the house without
6.16
Original: 子曰：“质胜文则野，文胜质则史。文质彬彬，然后君子。”
English: Confucius said:"When substance overshadows refinement, it is...
6.17
Original: 子曰：“人之生也直，罔之生也幸而免。”
English: Confucius said:"One is able to lives because he is...
6.18
Original: 子曰：“知之者，不如好之者；好之者，不如乐之者。”
English: Confucius said:" To merely know is nothing compared to...
6.19
Original: 子曰：“中人以上，可以语上也；中人以下，不可以语上也。”
English: Confucius said:"It is possible to speak of...
6.20
Original: 樊迟问知。子曰：“务民之义，敬鬼神而远之，可谓知矣。”
问仁。曰：“仁者先难而后获，可谓仁矣。”
English: Pan Chi asked Confucius about wisdom. Confucius replied:"Work on...
6.21
Original: 子曰：“知者乐水，仁者乐山；知者动，仁者静；知者乐，仁者寿。”
English: Confucius said:"The wise, like water, is flexible in...
6.22
Original: 子曰：“齐一变，至于鲁；鲁一变，至于道。”
English: Confucius said:"If State of Qi were to improve their...
6.23
Original: 子曰：“觚不觚，觚哉！觚哉！”
English: Confucius said:"A Gu does not look like Gu. Is this really...
6.24
Original: 宰我问曰：“仁者，虽告之曰：‘井有仁焉’。其从之也？”子曰：“何为其然也？君子可逝也，不可陷也；可欺也，不可罔也。”
English: Zai Wo asked:"If a benevolent man were told that...
6.25
Original: 子曰：“君子博学于文，约之以礼，亦可以弗畔矣夫！”
English: Confucius said:"A gentleman studies literatures...
6.26
Original: 子见南子，子路不说。夫子矢之曰：“予所否者，天厌之！天厌之！”
English: Confucius went to see Nan Zi. Zi Lu was not...
6.27
Original: 子曰：“中庸之为德也，其至矣乎！民鲜久矣。”
English: Confucius said:"The Doctrine of Mean serving...
6.28
Original: 子贡曰：“如有博施于民而能济众，何如？可谓仁乎？”子曰：“何事于仁，必也圣乎！尧、舜其犹病诸！夫仁者，己欲立而立人；己欲达而达人。能近取譬，可谓仁之方也已。”
English: Zi Gong said:"If someone is able to helped and provided for extensively, to the people. Can it be...
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