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Wei Ling Kung / 33

子曰，君子不可小知，而可大受也，小人不可大受，而可小知也。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子不可以用小事来考察，却可以承担重大的责任；小人不可以承担重大责任，却可以在小事上显出长处。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The superior man cannot be known in little matters; but he may be intrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be intrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters."

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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