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？
In Present-Day Chinese
孔子说："学到了（知识）并且适时去实习，不也很高兴吗？有志同道合的人从远方来，不也很快乐吗？别人不了解自己，（自己）却不抱怨，不也是个（有德的）君子吗？"
In English
The Master said, "To learn and in due course apply what you have learnt, isn't that also a pleasure? To have a friend coming from far away, isn't that also a delight? Not to feel piqued when your merits are not recognized by others, isn't that also gentlemanly?"
子 曰："不 患 人 之 不 己 知，患 不 知 人 也。"
In Present-Day Chinese
孔子说："不担忧别人不了解自己，（只）担忧自己不了解别人。
In English
The Master said, "I'm not worried about others not knowing me. I'm worried about not knowing others."
注释│Note
《论语- 学而》《Lúnyǔ- Xué Ér》 The Analects is a collection of remarks made by Confucius and his students and on of the most important works in the canon of the Confucian school of learning. The book is divided into 20 chapters and the first two characters of each chapter are adopted as the heading of the chapter. For example, the first chapter begins with "Xue er shi xi zhi", so this chapter is called "Xue Er".
文化链接│Tips
About Confucius - Confucius was the first thinker in China's intellectual history to consider moral standard as the first and highest criterion of man's behavior and government. The core of morality, according to him, is humanity (humaneness or benevolence). "To be humane is to be a man," he said. This shows that in his view it is the quality of humanity that makes a man a man.
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In Present-Day Chinese
孔子说："学到了（知识）并且适时去实习，不也很高兴吗？有志同道合的人从远方来，不也很快乐吗？别人不了解自己，（自己）却不抱怨，不也是个（有德的）君子吗？"
In English
The Master said, "To learn and in due course apply what you have learnt, isn't that also a pleasure? To have a friend coming from far away, isn't that also a delight? Not to feel piqued when your merits are not recognized by others, isn't that also gentlemanly?"
子 曰："不 患 人 之 不 己 知，患 不 知 人 也。"
In Present-Day Chinese
孔子说："不担忧别人不了解自己，（只）担忧自己不了解别人。
In English
The Master said, "I'm not worried about others not knowing me. I'm worried about not knowing others."
注释│Note
《论语- 学而》《Lúnyǔ- Xué Ér》 The Analects is a collection of remarks made by Confucius and his students and on of the most important works in the canon of the Confucian school of learning. The book is divided into 20 chapters and the first two characters of each chapter are adopted as the heading of the chapter. For example, the first chapter begins with "Xue er shi xi zhi", so this chapter is called "Xue Er".
文化链接│Tips
About Confucius - Confucius was the first thinker in China's intellectual history to consider moral standard as the first and highest criterion of man's behavior and government. The core of morality, according to him, is humanity (humaneness or benevolence). "To be humane is to be a man," he said. This shows that in his view it is the quality of humanity that makes a man a man.
To learn more and get a FREE one-on-one online live Chinese lesson with a professional Chinese teacher,
link
Best Regards
Veronica Lee
link
E-mail:veronica.lee@echineselearning.com
MSN:veronica.lee1@hotmail.com
Skype:veronica.lee72
Tel:(650)515-3580
