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1、The Analects Chapter 14摘要The Analects Chapter 14【论语英文版】【原文】： Hsien asked what was shameful1. The Master said, When good governmentprevails in a state, to be thinking only of salary; and, when badgovernment prevails, to be thinking, in the same way, only of salary;-thisis shameful.When the. .Mpp258 d
2、isplay:none; 【原文】： Hsien asked what was shameful1. The Master said, When good governmentprevails in a state, to be thinking only of salary; and, when badgovernment prevails, to be thinking, in the same way, only of salary;-thisis shameful.When the love of superiority, boasting, resentments2, and cov
3、etousness3 arerepressed, this may be deemed perfect virtue4.The Master said, This may be regarded as the achievement of what isdifficult. But I do not know that it is to be deemed perfect virtue.The Master said, The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fitto be deemed a scholar.The Maste
4、r said, When good government prevails in a state, language may belofty and bold, and actions the same. When bad government prevails, theactions may be lofty and bold, but the language may be with some reserve.The Master said, The virtuous5 will be sure to speak correctly, but thosewhose speech is go
5、od may not always be virtuous. Men of principle are sureto be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.Nan-kung Kwo, submitting an inquiry6 to Confucius, said, I was skillful atarchery, and Ao could move a boat along upon the land, but neither of themdied a natural death. Yu a
6、nd Chi personally wrought7 at the toils8 ofhusbandry, and they became possessors of the kingdom. The Master made noreply; but when Nan-kung Kwo went out, he said, A superior man indeed isthis! An esteemer of virtue indeed is this!The Master said, Superior men, and yet not always virtuous, there have
7、been, alas9! But there never has been a mean man, and, at the same time,virtuous.The Master said, Can there be love which does not lead to strictness withits object? Can there be loyalty10 which does not lead to the instruction ofits object?The Master said, In preparing the governmental notification
8、s, Pi Shanfirst made the rough draft; Shi-shu examined and discussed its contents;Tsze-yu, the manager of foreign intercourse11, then polished the style; and,finally, Tsze-chan of Tung-li gave it the proper elegance12 and finish.Some one asked about Tsze-chan. The Master said, He was a kind man.He a
9、sked about Tsze-hsi. The Master said, That man! That man!He asked about Kwan Chung. For him, said the Master, the city of Pien,with three hundred families, was taken from the chief of the Po family, whodid not utter a murmuring word, though, to the end of his life, he had onlycoarse rice to eat.The
10、Master said, To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be richwithout being proud is easy.The Master said, Mang Kung-cho is more than fit to be chief officer inthe families of Chao and Wei, but he is not fit to be great officer toeither of the states Tang or Hsieh.Tsze-lu asked what constituted
11、a COMPLETE man. The Master said, Suppose aman with the knowledge of Tsang Wu-chung, the freedom from covetousness ofKung-cho, the bravery of Chwang of Pien, and the varied15 talents of ZanChiu; add to these the accomplishments16 of the rules of propriety17andmusic;-such a one might be reckoned a Com
12、plete man.He then added, But what is the necessity for a complete man of the presentday to have all these things? The man, who in the view of gain, thinks ofrighteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life;and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends:-
13、sucha man may be reckoned a COMPLETE man.The Master asked Kung-ming Chia about Kung-shu Wan13, saying, Is it truethat your master speaks not, laughs not, and takes not?Kung-ming Chia replied, This has arisen from the reporters going beyondthe truth.-My master speaks when it is the time to speak, and
14、 so men do notget tired of his speaking. He laughs when there is occasion to be joyful,and so men do not get tired of his laughing. He takes when it is consistentwith righteousness to do so, and so men do not get tired of his taking.The Master said, So! But is it so with him?The Master said, Tsang W
15、u-chung, keeping possession of Fang18, asked of theduke of Lu to appoint a successor to him in his family. Although it may besaid that he was not using force with his sovereign, I believe he was.The Master said, The duke Wan of Tsin was crafty19 and not upright. The dukeHwan of Chi was upright and n
16、ot crafty.Tsze-lu said, The Duke Hwan caused his brother Chiu to be killed, whenShao Hu died, with his master, but Kwan Chung did not die. May not I saythat he was wanting in virtue?The Master said, The Duke Hwan assembled all the princes together, andthat not with weapons of war and chariots:-it was all through the influenceof Kwan Chung. Whose beneficence was like his? Whose beneficence was likehis?Tsze-kung said, Kwan Chung, I apprehend20 was wanting in virtue. W
