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Shu R. / 36

子曰，君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子心胸宽广坦然，小人却总是忧愁不安。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress."

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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