The Master discusses with his disciples and unveil his preoccupations with society. Tr. Legge (en), Lau (en) and Couvreur (fr).
Swiftness to speak incompatible with the cultivation of virtue.
The Master said, "To tell, as we go along, what we have heard on the way, is to cast away our virtue."
Legge XVII.14.
The Master said, 'The gossip-monger is the outcast of virtue.'
Lau [17:14]
Le Maître dit : « Répéter en chemin à tous les passants ce que l'on a appris de bon en chemin1, c'est jeter la Vertu au vent. »
Couvreur XVII.14.
The Analects of Confucius – Lun Yu XVII. 14. (461) – Chinese off/on – Français/English
Alias the Lunyu, the Lun Yü, the Analects, les Entretiens du maître avec ses disciples.
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