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Kung-ye Ch'ang / 19

季文子三思而后行。子闻之曰，再，斯可矣。

Modern Chinese Guide

季文子每件事都要反复考虑多次才去做。孔子听到后说：考虑两次也就可以了。

James Legge Translation

Chi Wan thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, "Twice may do."

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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