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Hsio R. · 07

子zǐ夏xià曰yuē，贤xián贤xián易yì色sè，事shì父fù母mǔ，能néng竭jié其qí力lì，事shì君jūn，能néng致zhì其qí身shēn，与yǔ朋péng友yǒu交jiāo，言yán而ér有yǒu信xìn，虽suī曰yuē未wèi学xué，吾wú必bì谓wèi之zhī学xué矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

子夏说：尊重贤德而不只看重容貌；侍奉父母能竭尽自己的力量；侍奉君主能献出自己的身心；和朋友交往说话守信用。这样的人，即使说没有学过，我也一定说他已经学过了。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-hsia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere:—although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has."

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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