Hsien Wan / 24
子曰,君子上达,小人下达。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子说:君子向上通达仁义,小人向下通达财利。
James Legge Translation
The Master said, "The progress of the superior man is upwards; the progress of the mean man is downwards."
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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