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子曰，盖有不知而作之者，我无是也。多闻，择其善者而从之，多见而识之，知之次也。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：大概有一种自己并不懂却凭空创作的人吧，我没有这种毛病。多多地听，选择其中好的加以接受；多多地看，把它们记在心里，这是仅次于生来就知道的一种智慧。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "There may be those who act without knowing why. I do not do so. Hearing much and selecting what is good and following it; seeing much and keeping it in memory:—this is the second style of knowledge."

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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