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Kung-ye Ch'ang / 10

子曰，吾未见刚者。或对曰，申枨。子曰，枨也欲，焉得刚。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：我没有见过刚强的人。有人回答说：申枨就是。孔子说：申枨欲望太多，怎么能算刚强呢？

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "I have not seen a firm and unbending man." Some one replied, "There is Shan Ch'ang." "Ch'ang," said the Master, "is under the influence of his passions; how can he be pronounced firm and unbending?"

Notes and themes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体，后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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