Month: February 2013
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Confucius Analects – Wisdom and Awareness – 孔子论语 – 智慧,觉力
14.4 The wise stays in the present, is aware and alert 子曰、不逆詐、不億不信、抑亦先覺者、是賢乎。 The Master said, ‘He who does not anticipate attempts to deceive him, nor think beforehand of his not being believed, and yet apprehends these things readily (when they occur);– is wise.’ * * * Some people think that to be honest and to…
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Confucius Analects – Knowing and Not-Knowing – 孔子论语 – 知是知,不知是不知
2.11 Knowing and not-knowing 子曰、由、誨女知之乎、知之為知之、不知為不知、是知也。 The Master said, ‘You [Yu], shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it;– this is knowledge.’ * * * What do we know? At…
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Confucius Analects – Handling Mistakes – 孔子论语 – 如何面对和改正错误
15.11 Learn from mistakes 子曰、過而不改、是謂過矣。 The Master said, ‘To have faults and not to reform them,– this, indeed, should be pronounced having faults.’ 19.4 Superior man commits mistakes, he learns and changes through them 子貢曰、君子之過也、如日月之食焉、過也、人皆見之、更也、 人皆仰之。 Zigongsaid, ‘The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his…
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Happy New Year! – 恭喜发财!
恭喜发财!祝各位新一年平安幸福,福寿康宁! Happy New Chinese New Year of the Snake! Wish everyone happiness, good fortune, longevity, health, peace!恭喜发财!祝各位新一年平安幸福,福寿康宁! Happy New Chinese New Year of the Snake! Wish everyone happiness, good fortune, longevity, health, peace!
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Confucius Analects – Confucius dislikes hypocrisy – 孔子论语 – 孔子不喜欢伪君子
5.6 Confucius dislikes hypocrisy 子曰、巧言令色、足恭、左丘明恥之、丘亦恥之、匿怨而友其人、 左丘明恥之、丘亦恥之。 The Master said, ‘Fine words, an insinuating appearance, and excessive respect;– Zuo Qiuming [Tso Ch’iu-ming] was ashamed of them. I also am ashamed of them. To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him;– Zuo Qiuming was ashamed of such conduct. I also am ashamed of it.’…