Analects of Confucius Chapter 5
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Analects of Confucius Chapter 5
5.1
Original: 子谓公冶长：“可妻也，虽在缧绁之中，非其罪也！”以其子妻之。
子谓南容，“邦有道，不废；邦无道，免于刑戮。”以其兄之子妻之。
English: Confucius said of Gong Ye Chang:"Can
5.2
Original: 子谓子贱，“君子哉若人！鲁无君子者，斯焉取斯？”
English: Confucius said of Zi Jian:"This man is indeed a...
5.3
Original: 子贡问曰：“赐也何如？”子曰：“女，器也。” 曰：“何器也？”曰：“瑚琏也。”
English: Zi Gong asked:"What do yout think of me?" Confucius replied:"You...
5.4
Original: 或曰：“雍也仁而不佞。”子曰：“焉用佞？御人以口给，屡憎于人。不知其仁，焉用佞？”
English: Someone said:" Yong is benevolent but not an...
5.5
Original: 子使漆雕开仕。对曰：“吾斯之未能信。”子说。
English: Confucius asked Qi Diao Kai to assume...
5.6
Original: 子曰：“道不行，乘桴浮于海。从我者，其由与？”子路闻之喜。子曰：“由也好勇过我，无所取材。”
English: Confucius said:"If my doctrines make no headway with politicians, I will get...
5.7
Original: 孟武伯问：“子路仁乎？” 子曰：“不知也。”又问。子曰：“由也，千乘之国，可使治其赋也，不知其仁也。”
“求也何如？”子曰：“求也，千室之邑，百乘之家，可使为之宰也，不知其仁也。”
“赤也何如？”子曰：“赤也，束带立于朝，可使与宾客言也，不知其仁也。”
English: Meng Wu Bo asked:"Is Zi Lu benevolent and moral?" Confucius replied:"I do...
5.8
Original: 子谓子贡曰：“女与回也孰愈？”对曰：“赐也何敢望回？回也闻一以知十，赐也闻一以知二。”子曰：“弗如也。吾与女弗知也。”
English: Confucius asked Zi Gong:"Who is better, you or Yan Hui?" Zi Gong replied:"...
5.9
Original: 宰予昼寝。子曰：“朽木不可雕也，粪土之墙不可朽也；于予与何诛？”子曰：“始吾于人也，听其言而信其行；今吾于人也，听其言而观其行。于予与改是。”
English: Zai Yu was napping during the day. Confucius said:"Neither a...
5.10
Original: 子曰：“吾未见刚者。”或对曰：“申枨。”子曰：“枨也欲，焉得刚。”
English: Confucius said:"I have yet to meet a man who is...
5.11
Original: 子贡曰：“我不欲人之加诸我也，吾亦欲无加诸人。”子曰：“赐也，非尔所及也。”
English: Zi Gong said:" I do not wish to be imposed...
5.12
Original: 子贡曰：“夫子之文章，可得而闻也；夫子之言性与天道，不可得而闻也。”
English: Zi Gong said:"We can read and learn from Master's...
5.13
Original: 子路有闻，未之能行，唯恐有闻。
English: Before Zi Lu can practise something he...
5.14
Original: 子贡问曰：“孔文子何以谓之‘文’也？”子曰：“敏而好学，不耻下问，是以谓之‘文’也。”
English: Zi Gong asked:"Why was Kong Wen Zi called 'Wen'?" Confucius replied:"He...
5.15
Original: 子谓子产：“有君子之道四焉：其行己也恭，其事上也敬，其养民也惠，其使民也义。”
English: Confucius said of Zi Chan:"He has four...
5.16
Original: 子曰：“晏平仲善与人交，久而敬之。”
English: Confucius said:"Yan Ping Zhong is good at...
5.17
Original: 子曰：“臧文仲居蔡，山节藻棁，何如其知也。”
English: Confucius said:"Zang Wen Zhong kept a 'Cai'...
5.18
Original: 子张问曰：“令尹子文三仕为令尹，无喜色；三已之，无愠色。旧令尹之政，必以告新令尹。何如？”
子曰：“忠矣。”曰：“仁矣乎？”曰：“未知，焉得仁？”崔子弑齐君，陈文子有马十乘，弃而违之。至于他邦，则曰：“犹吾大夫崔子也。”违之。之一邦，则又曰：“犹吾大夫崔子也。”违之。何如？”
子曰：“清矣。”曰： “仁矣乎？”曰：“未知，焉得仁？”
English: Zi Zhang asked:"On the three occasions when Zi Wen assumed the post of...
5.19
Original: 季文子三思而后行。子闻之，曰：“再，斯可矣。”
English: Ji Wen Zi always thinks through...
5.20
Original: 子曰：“宁武子，邦有道，则知；邦无道，则愚。其知可及也，其愚不可及也。”
English: Confucius said:"Ning Wu Zi is wise when...
5.21
Original: 子在陈，曰：“归与！归与！吾党之小子狂简，斐然成章，不知所以裁之。”
English: Confucius was at State of Chen. He said:"Let us...
5.22
Original: 子曰：“伯夷、叔齐，不念旧恶，怨是用希。”
English: Confucius said:"Bo Yi and Shu Qi bore...
5.23
Original: 子曰：“孰谓微生高直？或乞醯焉，乞诸其邻而与之。”
English: Confucius said:"Who said Wei Sheng Gao is honest? When...
5.24
Original: 子曰：“巧言，令色，足恭，左丘明耻之，丘亦耻之。匿怨而友其人，左丘明耻之，丘亦耻之。”
English: Confucius said:"Sweet talking, pretentious and excessive...
5.25
Original: 颜渊、季路侍。子曰：“盍各言尔志。”
子路曰：“愿车马衣轻裘，与朋友共，敝之而无憾。” 颜渊曰：“愿无伐善，无施劳。”
子路曰：“愿闻子之志。” 子曰：“老者安之，朋友信之，少者怀之。”
English: Yan Yuan and Zi Lu were in attendance. Confucius asked:"Why not tell me your...
5.26
Original: 子曰：“已矣乎，吾未见能见其过而内自讼者也。”
English: Confucius said:"I do not think...
5.27
Original: 子曰：“十室之邑，必有忠信如丘者焉，不如丘之好学也。”
English: Confucius said:"In a village of ten households, there...