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子曰，述而不作，信而好古，窃比于我老彭。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：阐述前人的道理而不擅自创作，相信并喜爱古代的文化，我私下里把自己比作商朝的老彭。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture to compare myself with our old P'ang."

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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