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有子曰，礼之用，和为贵，先王之道，斯为美，小大由之。有所不行，知和而和，不以礼节之，亦不可行也。

Modern Chinese Guide

有子说：礼的作用，以和谐为可贵。古代圣王的治道，美好之处正在这里；大小事情都由此而行。不过只知道和谐而为和谐，不用礼来节制，也是不行的。

James Legge Translation

1. The philosopher Yu said, "In practising the rules of propriety, a natural ease is to be prized. In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality, and in things small and great we follow them. 2. "Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. If one, knowing how such ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done."

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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