1. 子曰:「賜也,女以予為多學而識之者與?」
2. 對曰:「然,非與?」
3. 曰:「非也。予一以貫之。」
1. The Master said, 'Ts'ze, you think, I suppose, that I am one who learns many things and keeps them in memory?'
2. Tsze-kung replied, 'Yes,--but perhaps it is not so?'
3. 'No,' was the answer; 'I seek a unity all-pervading.'