[1] THE MASTER said: !°In learning and straightway practising is there not pleasure also? When friendgather round from afar do we not rejoice? Whom lack of fame cannot vex is not he a gentleman?!
[2] Yu-tzu 1 said: !°A dutiful son and brother is seldom fond of thwarting those over him: a manunwilling to thwart those over him is never given to crime. A gentleman nurses the roots: when theroot has taken, the truth will grow; and what are the roots of love, but the duty of son and of brother?!
[3] The Master said: !°Honeyed words and flattering looks seldom speak of love.
[4] Tseng-tzu 2 said: !°Thrice daily I ask myself: !(R)Have I been unfaithful in dealing for others? Havebeen untrue to friends? Do I practise what I preach?!ˉ
[5] The Master said: !°To guide a land of a thousand chariots, honour business, be true and sparing,love the people, and time thy claims upon them.!
[6] The Master said: !°The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, heedful and true, full ofgoodwill for the many, close friends with love; and should they have strength to spare, let them spend it upon the arts.!
[7] Tzu-hsia 3 said: !°If a man honour worth and forsake lust, serve father and mother with all hisstrength, be ready to give his life for the king, and keep faith with his friends; though men may callhim rude, I call him learned.!
[8] The Master said: !°Of a gentleman who is frivolous none stand in awe, nor can his learning besound. Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.!
[9] Tseng-tzu 4 said: !°Respect death and recall forefathers, the good in men will again grow sturdy.
10] Tzu-ch!ain5 said to Tzu-kung 6: !°The Master, on coming to a country, learns all about thegovernment: does he ask, or is it told him?! Tzu-kung said: !°The Master learns it by his warmth and honesty, by politeness, modesty, andyielding. The way that the Master asks is unlike other men!ˉs asking.
11] The Master said: !°As long as his father lives a son should study his wishes; after he is dead, heshould study his life. If for three years he do not forsake his father!ˉs ways, he may be calleddutiful.!
12] Yu-tzu 7 said: !°In daily courtesy ease is of price. This was the beauty of the old kings!ˉ ways; thithey followed in small and great. But knowing this, it is not right to give way to ease, unchecked bycourtesy. This also is wrong.!
13] Yu-tzu said: !°If promises hug the right, word can be kept: if attentions are bounded by courtesy,shame will be banished: heroes may be worshipped, if we choose them aright.!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment