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Shu R. · 32

子zǐ曰yuē，文wén，莫mò吾wú犹yóu人rén也yě，躬gōng行xíng君jūn子zǐ，则zé吾wú未wèi之zhī有yǒu得dé。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：论书本上的学问，我大概和别人差不多；至于身体力行去做一个君子，那我还没有能够做到。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "In letters I am perhaps equal to other men, but the character of the superior man, carrying out in his conduct what he professes, is what I have not yet attained to."

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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