July 12, 2007

accomplished scholar

【十二章】子曰、君子不器。

CHAP. XII. The Master said, 'The accomplished scholar is
not a utensil.'

July 11, 2007

How to become a teacher

【十一章】子曰、溫故而知新、可以為師矣。

CHAP. XI. The Master said, 'If a man keeps cherishing his
old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may
be a teacher of others.'

July 10, 2007

can a man conceal his character

【第十章】
【一節】子曰、視其所以。
【二節】觀其所由。
【三節】察其所安。
【四節】人焉廋哉、人焉廋哉。

CHAP. X.
1. The Master said, 'See what a man does.
2. 'Mark his motives.
3. 'Examine in what things he rests.
4. 'How can a man conceal his character? How can a man conceal his character?'