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Hsien Wan · 45

子zǐ路lù问wèn君jūn子zǐ，子zǐ曰yuē，修xiū己jǐ以yǐ敬jìng。曰yuē，如rú斯sī而ér已yǐ乎hū。曰yuē，修xiū己jǐ以yǐ安ān人rén，曰yuē，如rú斯sī而ér已yǐ乎hū。曰yuē，修xiū己jǐ以yǐ安ān百bǎi姓xìng。修xiū己jǐ以yǐ安ān百bǎi姓xìng，尧yáo舜shùn其qí犹yóu病bìng诸zhū。

Modern Chinese Guide

子路问怎样才算君子。孔子说：以恭敬认真的态度修养自己。子路说：这样就够了吗？孔子说：修养自己来使身边的人安乐。子路说：这样就够了吗？孔子说：修养自己来使百姓安乐。修养自己来使百姓安乐，尧舜大概都还难以完全做到呢！

James Legge Translation

Tsze-lu asked what constituted the superior man. The Master said, "The cultivation of himself in reverential carefulness." "And is this all?" said Tsze-lu. "He cultivates himself so as to give rest to others," was the reply. "And is this all?" again asked Tsze-lu. The Master said, "He cultivates himself so as to give rest to all the people. He cultivates himself so as to give rest to all the people:—even Yao and Shun were still solicitous about this."

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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