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第二十五章
1. 陳子禽謂子貢曰：「子為恭也，仲尼豈賢於子乎？」
2. 子貢曰：「君子一言以為知，一言以為不知，言不可不慎也。
3. 夫子之不可及也，猶天之不可階而升也。
4. 夫子之得邦家者，所謂立之斯立，道之斯行，綏之斯來，動之斯和。其生也榮，其死也哀。如之何其可及也！」
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CHAPTER XXV.
1. Ch'an Tsze-ch'in, addressing Tsze-kung,
said, 'You are too modest. How can Chung-ni be said to be superior to you?'
2. Tsze-kung said to him, 'For one word a man
is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish.
We ought to be careful indeed in what we say.
3. 'Our Master cannot be attained to, just in
the same way as the heavens cannot be gone up by the steps of a stair.
4. 'Were our Master in the position of the
ruler of a State or the chief of a Family, we should find verified the
description which has been given of a sage's rule:--he would plant the people,
and forthwith they would be established; he would lead them on, and forthwith
they would follow him; he would make them happy, and forthwith multitudes would
resort to his dominions; he would stimulate them, and forthwith they would be
harmonious. While he lived, he would be glorious. When he died, he would be
bitterly lamented. How is it possible for him to be attained to?'
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by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia