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子zǐ曰yuē，爱ài之zhī，能néng勿wù劳láo乎hū，忠zhōng焉yān，能néng勿wù诲huì乎hū。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：爱护他，能不叫他勤劳吗？忠于他，能不加以教诲吗？

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Can there be love which does not lead to strictness with its object? Can there be loyalty which does not lead to the instruction of its object?"

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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