Kung-ye Ch'ang / 26

子曰,已矣乎,吾未见能见其过,而内自讼者也。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说:算了吧,我还没有见过能看到自己的过错、又能在内心自我责备的人。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "It is all over! I have not yet seen one who could perceive his faults, and inwardly accuse himself."

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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