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Kung-ye Ch'ang · 10

子zǐ曰yuē，吾wú未wèi见jiàn刚gāng者zhě。或huò对duì曰yuē，申shēn枨chéng。子zǐ曰yuē，枨chéng也yě欲yù，焉yān得dé刚gāng。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：我没有见过刚强的人。有人回答说：申枨就是。孔子说：申枨欲望太多，怎么能算刚强呢？

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "I have not seen a firm and unbending man." Some one replied, "There is Shan Ch'ang." "Ch'ang," said the Master, "is under the influence of his passions; how can he be pronounced firm and unbending?"

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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