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1、TheAnalectsofConfuciusTranslatedbyJamesLeggeBook1TheMastersaid,“Isitnotpleasanttolearnwithaconstantperseveranceandapplication?“Isitnotdelightfultohavefriendscomingfromdistantquarters?“Ishenotamanofcompletevirtue,whofeelsnodiscomposurethoughmenmaytakenonoteofhim?”ThephilosopherYusaid,“T
2、heyarefewwho,beingfilialandfraternal,arefondofoffendingagainsttheirsuperiors.Therehavebeennone,who,notlikingtooffendagainsttheirsuperiors,havebeenfondofstirringupconfusion.“Thesuperiormanbendshisattentiontowhatisradical.Thatbeingestablished,allpracticalcoursesnaturallygrowup.Filialpiet
3、yandfraternalsubmission,-aretheynottherootofallbenevolentactions?”TheMastersaid,“Finewordsandaninsinuatingappearanceareseldomassociatedwithtruevirtue.”ThephilosopherTsangsaid,“Idailyexaminemyselfonthreepoints:-whether,intransactingbusinessforothers,Imayhavebeennotfaithful;-whether,inin
4、tercoursewithfriends,Imayhavebeennotsincere;-whetherImayhavenotmasteredandpracticedtheinstructionsofmyteacher.”TheMastersaid,“Toruleacountryofathousandchariots,theremustbereverentattentiontobusiness,andsincerity;economyinexpenditure,andloveformen;andtheemploymentofthepeopleatthepropers
5、easons.”TheMastersaid,“Ayouth,whenathome,shouldbefilial,and,abroad,respectfultohiselders.Heshouldbeearnestandtruthful.Heshouldoverflowinlovetoall,andcultivatethefriendshipofthegood.Whenhehastimeandopportunity,aftertheperformanceofthesethings,heshouldemploytheminpolitestudies.”Tsze-hsia
6、said,“Ifamanwithdrawshismindfromtheloveofbeauty,andappliesitassincerelytotheloveofthevirtuous;if,inservinghisparents,hecanexerthisutmoststrength;if,inservinghisprince,hecandevotehislife;if,inhisintercoursewithhisfriends,hiswordsaresincere:-althoughmensaythathehasnotlearned,Iwillcertain
7、lysaythathehas.TheMastersaid,“Ifthescholarbenotgrave,hewillnotcallforthanyveneration,andhislearningwillnotbesolid.“Holdfaithfulnessandsincerityasfirstprinciples.“Havenofriendsnotequaltoyourself.“Whenyouhavefaults,donotfeartoabandonthem.”ThephilosopherTsangsaid,“Lettherebeacarefulatte