Le Maître échange propos, anecdotes, brèves paraboles et maximes avec ses disciples. Tr. Couvreur (fr), Legge (en) et Lau (en).
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Confucius employait au service des hôtes et des visiteurs un enfant du village de K'iue tang. Quelqu'un demanda s'il faisait des progrès1. Le Maître répondit : « Je le vois prendre place parmi les hommes faits, et marcher côte à côte avec ceux qui sont plus âgés que lui. Il ne cherche pas à progresser peu à peu, mais il voudrait être parfait tout de suite ! »
Couvreur XIV.47.
Confucius's employment of a forward youth.
1. A youth of the village of Ch'üeh was employed by Confucius to carry the messages between him and his visitors. Some one asked about him, saying, "I suppose he has made great progress."
2. The Master said, "I observe that he is fond of occupying the seat of a full-grown man; I observe that he walks shoulder to shoulder with his elders. He is not one who is seeking to make progress in learning. He wishes quickly to become a man."
Legge XIV.47.
After a boy of Ch'ueh Tang had announced a visitor, someone asked about him, saying, 'Is he one who is likely to make progress?' The Master said, 'I have seen him presume to take a seat and to walk abreast his seniors. He does not want to make progress. He is after quick results.'
Lau [14:44]
Les Entretiens de Confucius – Lun Yu XIV. 44. (391) – Chinois off/on – Français/English
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