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1、TheAnalectsByConfuciusProvidedbyTheInternetClassicsArchive.Seebottomforcopyright.Availableonlineathttp://classics.mit.edu//Confucius/analects.htmlTheAnalectsByConfuciusSECTION1Part1TheMaster"Isitnotpleasanttolearnwithaconstantperseveranceandapplication?"Isitnotdeligh
2、tfultohavefriendscomingfromdistantquarters?"Ishenotamanofcompletevirtue,whofeelsnodiscomposurethoughmenmaytakenonoteofhim?"ThephilosopherYusaid,"Theyarefewwho,beingfilialandfraternal,arefondofoffendingagainsttheirsuperiors.Therehavebeennone,who,notlikingtooffendagain
3、sttheirsuperiors,havebeenfondofstirringupconfusion."Thesuperiormanbendshisattentiontowhatisradical.Thatbeingestablished,allpracticalcoursesnaturallygrowup.Filialpietyandfraternalsubmission,-aretheynottherootofallbenevolentactions?"TheMastersaid,"Finewordsandaninsinua
4、tingappearanceareseldomassociatedwithtruevirtue."ThephilosopherTsangsaid,"Idailyexaminemyselfonthreepoints:-whether,intransactingbusinessforothers,Imayhavebeennotfaithful;-whether,inintercoursewithfriends,Imayhavebeennotsincere;-whetherImayhavenotmasteredandpracticed
5、theinstructionsofmyteacher."TheMastersaid,"Toruleacountryofathousandchariots,theremustbereverentattentiontobusiness,andsincerity;economyinexpenditure,andloveformen;andtheemploymentofthepeopleattheproperseasons."TheMastersaid,"Ayouth,whenathome,shouldbefilial,and,abro
6、ad,respectfultohiselders.Heshouldbeearnestandtruthful.Heshouldoverflowinlovetoall,andcultivatethefriendshipofthegood.Whenhehastimeandopportunity,aftertheperformanceofthesethings,heshouldemploytheminpolitestudies."Tsze-hsiasaid,"Ifamanwithdrawshismindfromtheloveofbeau
7、ty,andappliesitassincerelytotheloveofthevirtuous;if,inservinghisparents,hecanexerthisutmoststrength;if,inservinghisprince,hecandevotehislife;if,inhisintercoursewithhisfriends,hiswordsaresincere:-althoughmensaythathehasnotlearned,Iwillcertainlysaythathehas.TheMastersa
8、id,"Ifthescholarbenotgrave,hewillnotcallforthanyveneration,andhislearningwillnotbesolid."Holdfaithfulnessandsincerityasfirstprincip