Analects of Confucius Chapter 19
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Analects of Confucius Chapter 19
19.1
Original: 子张曰：“士见危致命，见得思义，祭思敬，丧思哀，其可已矣。”
English: Zi Zhang said:"A scholar who is ready to...
19.2
Original: 子张曰：“执德不弘，信道不笃，焉能为有，焉能为亡。”
English: Zi Zhang said:"To know about morals but...
19.3
Original: 子夏之门人问交于子张。子张曰：“子夏云何？” 对曰：“子夏曰：‘可者与之，其不可者拒之。’” 子张曰：“异乎吾所闻：君子尊贤而容众，嘉善而矜不能。我之大贤与，于人何所不容？我之不贤与，人将拒我，如之何其拒人也？”
English: Zi Xia's disciple asked Zi Zhang about friendship. Zi Zhang asked:"...
19.4
Original: 子夏曰：“虽小道，必有可观者焉，致远恐泥，是以君子不为也！”
English: Zi Xia said:"Even minor arts are sure to...
19.5
Original: 子夏曰：“日知其所亡，月无忘其所能，可谓好学也已矣。”
English: Zi Xia said:"To learn something new...
19.6
Original: 子夏曰：“博学而笃志，切问而近思，仁在其中矣。”
English: Zi Xia said: "Learn widely and be steadfast in...
19.7
Original: 子夏曰：“百工居肆以成其事，君子学以致其道。”
English: Zi Xia said,"The artisan accomplishes his...
19.8
Original: 子夏曰：“小人之过也，必文。”
English: Zi Xia said:"When the non-gentleman makes...
19.9
Original: 子夏曰：“君子有三变：望之俨然，即之也温，听其言也厉。”
English: Zi Xia said:"The gentleman gives three impressions:...
19.10
Original: 子夏曰：“君子信而后劳其民；未信，则以为厉己也。信而后谏；未信，则以为谤己也。”
English: Zi Xia said,"Only after he has gained the trust of...
19.11
Original: 子夏曰：“大德不逾闲，小德出入可也。”
English: Zi Xia said:"If one does not overstep the bounds in...
19.12
Original: 子游曰：“子夏之门人小子，当洒扫应对进退，则可矣，抑末也。本之则无，如之何？” 子夏闻之，曰：“噫！言游过矣！君子之道，孰先传焉？孰后倦焉？譬诸草木，区以别矣。君子之道，焉可诬也？有始有卒者，其惟圣人乎！”
English: Zi You said:"The disciples of Zi Xia can certainly...
19.13
Original: 子夏曰：“仕而优则学，学而优则仕。”
English: Zi Xia said:"If excel in public office then...
19.14
Original: 子游曰：“丧致乎哀而止。”
English: Zi You said:"When mourning, gives...
19.15
Original: 子游曰：“吾友张也，为难能也，然而未仁。”
English: Zi You said:"It is very difficult to...
19.16
Original: 曾子曰：“堂堂乎张也，难与并为仁矣。”
English: Zeng Zi said, 'Grand, indeed, is...
19.17
Original: 曾子曰：“吾闻诸夫子：人未有自致者也，必也亲丧乎！”
English: Zeng Zi said:"I have heard Teacher said that...
19.18
Original: 曾子曰：“吾闻诸夫子，孟庄子之孝也，其他可能也；其不改父之臣与父之政，是难能也。”
English: Zeng Zi said:"I have heard Teacher say that...
19.19
Original: 孟氏使阳肤为士师，问于曾子。曾子曰：“上失其道，民散久矣。如得其情，则哀矜而勿喜。”
English: When Yang Fu was appointed as a official by...
19.20
Original: 子贡曰：“纣之不善，不如是之甚也。是以君子恶居下流，天下之恶皆归焉。”
English: Zi Gong said:"Zhou Emperor of the Shang Dynasty may
19.21
Original: 子贡曰：“君子之过也，如日月之食焉：过也，人皆见之；更也，人皆仰之。”
English: Zi Gong said:"The gentleman's errors is similar to...
19.22
Original: 卫公孙朝问于子贡曰：“仲尼焉学？”子贡曰：“文武之道，未坠于地，在人。贤者识其大者，不贤者识其小者，莫不有文武之道焉，夫子焉不学，而亦何常师之有？”
English: Gongsun Chao of State of Wei asked Zi Gong:"From whom did...
19.23
Original: 叔孙武叔语大夫于朝曰：“子贡贤于仲尼。” 子服景伯以告子贡。子贡曰：“譬之宫墙，赐之墙也及肩，窥见室家之好。夫子之墙数仞，不得其门而入，不见宗庙之美，百官之富。得其门者或寡矣。夫子之云，不亦宜乎！”
English: Shu Sun Wu Shu said at the court session:"Zi Gong is better than Confucius." This...
19.24
Original: 叔孙武叔毁仲尼。子贡曰：“无以为也！仲尼不可毁也。他人之贤者，丘陵也，犹可逾也；仲尼，日月也，无得而逾焉。人虽欲自绝，其何伤于日月乎？多见其不知量也。”
English: Shu Sun Wu Shu was slandering Confucius. Zi Gong said:"It is...
19.25
Original: 陈子禽谓子贡曰：“子为恭也，仲尼岂贤于子乎？”子贡曰：“君子一言以为知，一言以为不知，言不可不慎也！夫子之不可及也，犹天之不可阶而升也。夫子之得邦家者，所谓立之斯立，道之斯行，绥之斯来，动之斯和。 其生也荣，其死也哀，如之何其可及也？”
English: Chen Zi Qin said to Zi Gong: "You are just being...