The ¹⁾Analects

The Master said, to learn and at due times to repeat what one has learned, is that not after all a pleasure? That friends should come to one from afar, is this not after all delightful¹? To remain unsoured even though one’s merits are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of a gentleman?

The Master said, “At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from ²⁾perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the ³⁾biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with ⁴⁾docile² ear. At seventy, I could follow the ⁵⁾dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.”

The Master said, ⁶⁾incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a ⁷⁾gourdful⁴ of water to drink, living in a mean street. Others would have found it ⁸⁾unendurably depressing, but to Hui’s cheerfulness it made no difference at all. Incomparable indeed was Hui!

论 语

（一） 子曰：“学而时习之，不亦悦乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？”

（二） 子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。”

（三） 子曰：“贤哉回也！一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。贤哉回也！”

1、 analects [5An[lekts] n. 论集，文选

2、 perplexity [p[5pleksiti] n. 困惑；窘困

3、 bidding [5bidiN] n. 命令，吩咐

4、 docile [5dEusail] a. 驯顺的，驯良的

5、 dictate³ [5dikteit] n. [常用复]命令，支配

6、 incomparable [in5kCmpErEbl] a. 无比的，无双的

7、 gourdful [5guEdful] n. 一葫芦的量