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Guān Qí Father 子曰 父在觀其志 父沒觀其行 三年無改於父之道 可謂孝矣

text 子曰: 「 父在觀其志, 父沒觀其行。 三年無改於父之道, 可謂孝矣。 」
header 論語, 一之十一
text-pinyin 子曰[zǐ yuē]: 「 父在觀其志[fù zài guān qí zhì], 父沒觀其行[fù mò guān qí xíng]。 三年無改於父之道[sān nián wú gǎi yú fù zhī dào], 可謂孝矣[kě wèi xiào yǐ]。 」
englishtrans The Master said, “While a man’s father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.”
src Analects 1.11

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