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Hsien Tsin · 19

子zǐ张zhāng问wèn善shàn人rén之zhī道dào。子zǐ曰yuē，不bú践jiàn迹jī，亦yì不bú入rù于yú室shì。

Modern Chinese Guide

子张问怎样才算善人。孔子说：善人不踩着前人的脚印走，但学问道德也难以达到高深的境界。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-chang asked what were the characteristics of the good man. The Master said, "He does not tread in the footsteps of others, but moreover, he does not enter the chamber of the sage."

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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