Verse 33-Analects of Confucius Chapter 7

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Verse 33 of Analects of Confucius Chapter 7

English: Confucius said:"I doubt I fit the description of a sage or benevolent man. At most, you can say I strive to be like them with great interest, and teach the way without feeling tired." Gong Xi Hua⁽¹⁾ said:" But that is something, we have not been able to learn from."

Modern: 孔子说：“如果说到‘圣人’或‘仁人’，我怎么敢当？我只不过在学习和力行圣和仁道方面从不感到满足，教导人不感到厌倦，就只能如此罢了。” 公西华^(一)说：“这就是学生们学不到的。”

Original: 子曰：“若圣与仁，则吾岂敢。抑为之不厌，诲人不倦，则可谓云尔已矣。”公西华曰：“正唯弟子不能学也。”

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• ⁽¹⁾ Disciple of Confucius
• ^(一) 孔子的学生。