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Tsze Han · 23

子zǐ曰yuē，法fǎ语yǔ之zhī言yán，能néng无wú从cóng乎hū，改gǎi之zhī为wéi贵guì，巽xùn与yǔ之zhī言yán，能néng无wú说yuè乎hū，绎yì之zhī为wéi贵guì，说yuè而ér不bú绎yì，从cóng而ér不bù改gǎi，吾wú末mò如rú之zhī何hé也yě已yǐ矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：合乎礼法的严正劝告，谁能不听从呢？但可贵的是照着改正。恭顺赞许的话，谁听了能不高兴呢？但可贵的是加以分析。只是高兴却不分析，只是听从却不改正，这样的人我也拿他没有办法了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Can men refuse to assent to the words of strict admonition? But it is reforming the conduct because of them which is valuable. Can men refuse to be pleased with words of gentle advice? But it is unfolding their aim which is valuable. If a man be pleased with these words, but does not unfold their aim, and assents to those, but does not reform his conduct, I can really do nothing with him."

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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