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Hsien Wan / 37

子曰，莫我知也夫。子贡曰，何为其莫知子也。子曰，不怨天，不尤人，下学而上达，知我者，其天乎。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：没有人了解我啊。子贡说：为什么说没有人了解您呢？孔子说：我不埋怨天，不责怪人，从平常的事情学起，进而通达高深的道理。了解我的，大概只有天吧。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "Alas! there is no one that knows me." 2. Tsze-kung said, "What do you mean by thus saying—that no one knows you?" The Master replied, "I do not murmur against

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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