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子zǐ曰yuē，若ruò圣shèng与yǔ仁rén，则zé吾wú岂qǐ敢gǎn，抑yì为wéi之zhī不bú厌yàn，诲huì人rén不bú倦juàn，则zé可kě谓wèi云yún尔ěr已yǐ矣yǐ。公gōng西xī华huá曰yuē，正zhèng唯wéi弟dì子zǐ不bù能néng学xué也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：说到圣与仁，那我怎么敢当呢？不过是朝着这个方向去做而永不满足，教导别人而不知疲倦，可以说就是这样罢了。公西华说：这正是我们弟子学不到的地方啊。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The sage and the man of perfect virtue;—how dare I rank myself with them? It may simply be said of me, that I strive to become such without satiety, and teach others without weariness." Kung-hsi Hwa said, "This is just what we, the disciples, cannot imitate you in."

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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