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Xue Er (學而), Chapter 4 | I Examine Myself in Three Ways Every Day Traditional Chinese曾子曰:「吾日三省吾身:為人謀而不忠乎?與朋友交而不信乎?傳不習乎?」 Simplified Chinese曾子曰:“吾日三省吾身:为人谋而不忠乎?与朋友交而不信乎?传不习乎?” PinyinZēngzǐ yuē: “Wú rì sān xǐng wú shēn: Wèi rén móu ér bù zhōng hū? Yǔ péngyǒu jiāo ér bù xìn hū? Chuán bù xí hū?”Reading the Whole PassageZengzi (曾子) said:“Every day I examine myself in three ways: In working on behalf of others, have I failed to do my best? In my relationships with f.. 2026. 8. 28.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 3 | When Words Are Clever and Expressions Pleasing Traditional Chinese子曰:「巧言令色,鮮矣仁。」 Simplified Chinese子曰:“巧言令色,鲜矣仁。” PinyinZǐ yuē: “Qiǎo yán lìng sè, xiǎn yǐ rén.”Reading the Whole PassageConfucius said:“Clever words and pleasing expressions—Ren (仁) is rarely found in them.” This is one of the shortest passages in the Analects, yet its point is remarkably direct. Confucius contrasts an outward manner carefully fashioned to please others with Re.. 2026. 8. 27.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 2| Are Filial Devotion and Respect the Root of Ren (仁) ? Traditional Chinese有子曰:「其為人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鮮矣;不好犯上,而好作亂者,未之有也。君子務本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其為仁之本與!」Simplified Chinese有子曰:“其为人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鲜矣;不好犯上,而好作乱者,未之有也。君子务本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其为仁之本与!”PinyinYǒuzǐ yuē: “Qí wéi rén yě xiào tì, ér hào fàn shàng zhě, xiǎn yǐ; bù hào fàn shàng, ér hào zuò luàn zhě, wèi zhī yǒu yě. Jūnzǐ wù běn, běn lì ér dào shēng. Xiào tì yě zhě, qí wéi rén zhī běn yú!”A Literal Reading of the PassageYouzi .. 2026. 8. 27.