Confucius' grandson comments about the Way and human nature. Tr. Legge (en)
The Master said, "I know how it is that the path of the Mean is not walked in:– The knowing go beyond it, and the stupid do not come up to it. I know how it is that the path of the Mean is not understood:– The men of talents and virtue go beyond it, and the worthless do not come up to it.
Legge IV.1.
孔子子:“中庸之道行不通,我知道那原因了:聪明人做过了头,愚笨的人赶不上。中庸之道不能被人透彻了解,我知道那原因了:好人讲过了头,坏人讲得很少。
白话翻译
"There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavours."
Legge IV.2.
没有人不吃不喝的,却很少人真正知道其味道。”
白话翻译
The Doctrine of the Mean – Zhongyong IV – Chinese on/off – Français/English
Alias Zhong Yong, Chung Yung, Tchong Yong, The Unwobbling Pivot (Pound), La Régulation à usage ordinaire (Jullien).
The Book of Odes, The Analects, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Three-characters book, The Book of Changes, The Way and its Power, 300 Tang Poems, The Art of War, Thirty-Six Strategies
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