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Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 4 | Set Your Direction, Pass Through Uncertainty, and Arrive at Freedom Traditional Chinese子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Wú shí yǒu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bù huò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yú jǔ.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“At fifteen, I set my heart on learning. At thirty, I stood firm.. 2026. 9. 2.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 3 | Can Laws and Punishments Alone Make People Upright? Traditional Chinese子曰：「道之以政，齊之以刑，民免而無恥；道之以德，齊之以禮，有恥且格。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻；道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Dǎo zhī yǐ zhèng, qí zhī yǐ xíng, mín miǎn ér wú chǐ; dǎo zhī yǐ dé, qí zhī yǐ lǐ, yǒu chǐ qiě gé.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“Lead the people through government directives and regulate them through punishments, and they will seek to avoid punishment but wi.. 2026. 9. 2.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 2 | If the Three Hundred Poems Were Summed Up in One Phrase Traditional Chinese子曰：「詩三百，一言以蔽之，曰『思無邪』。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰‘思无邪’。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Shī sānbǎi, yī yán yǐ bì zhī, yuē ‘sī wú xié’.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“The three hundred poems can be summed up in a single phrase: ‘The thoughts are without crookedness.’”Put a little more naturally:“If the many poems of the Book of Poetry were summed up in one phrase, it would b.. 2026. 9. 1.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 1 | Where Does the Power to Move People Come From? Traditional Chinese子曰：「為政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而眾星共之。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Wéi zhèng yǐ dé, pì rú běi chén, jū qí suǒ ér zhòng xīng gǒng zhī.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“To govern through virtue is like the North Star: it remains in its place, while the multitude of stars turn toward it.”Reading the GrammarThe opening chapter of Wei Zheng begins with a r.. 2026. 9. 1.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 16 | Do Not Worry That Others Do Not Recognize You Traditional Chinese子曰：「不患人之不己知，患不知人也。」Simplified Chinese子曰：“不患人之不己知，患不知人也。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Bù huàn rén zhī bù jǐ zhī, huàn bù zhī rén yě.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“Do not worry that others do not recognize you; worry that you do not understand others.”Reading the GrammarThis final chapter of Xue Er is extremely short, yet its structure is unusually sharp. Confucius takes a conc.. 2026. 9. 1.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 15 | If One Is Neither Servile in Poverty nor Arrogant in Wealth Traditional Chinese子貢曰：「貧而無諂，富而無驕，何如？」子曰：「可也。未若貧而樂，富而好禮者也。」子貢曰：「詩云：『如切如磋，如琢如磨。』其斯之謂與？」子曰：「賜也，始可與言詩已矣！告諸往而知來者。」Simplified Chinese子贡曰：“贫而无谄，富而无骄，何如？”子曰：“可也。未若贫而乐，富而好礼者也。”子贡曰：“诗云：‘如切如磋，如琢如磨。’其斯之谓与？”子曰：“赐也，始可与言诗已矣！告诸往而知来者。”PinyinZǐ Gòng yuē: “Pín ér wú chǎn, fù ér wú jiāo, hé rú?”Zǐ yuē: “Kě yě. Wèi ruò pín ér lè, fù ér hào lǐ zhě yě.”Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Shī yún: ‘Rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó.’ Qí sī zhī .. 2026. 8. 31.

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