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Wei Chang / 13

子贡问君子，子曰，先行其言，而后从之。

Modern Chinese Guide

子贡问怎样才算君子。孔子说：先把要说的话实行出来，然后再按照已经做到的去说。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-kung asked what constituted the superior man. The Master said, "He acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions."

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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