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Kung-ye Ch'ang · 27

子zǐ曰yuē，十shí室shì之zhī邑yì，必bì有yǒu忠zhōng信xìn，如rú丘mǒu者zhě焉yān，不bù如rú丘mǒu之zhī好hào学xué也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：即使只有十户人家的小地方，也一定有像我孔丘这样忠信的人，只是不如我这样爱好学习罢了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "In a hamlet of ten families, there may be found one honourable and sincere as I am, but not so fond of learning."

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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