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Néng Qí Yǒu Wèi Love Serving 子夏曰 賢賢易色;事父母能竭其力

text 子夏曰: 「 賢賢易色;事父母能竭其力, 事君能致其身, 與朋友交, 言而有信, 雖曰未學, 吾必謂之學已矣。 」
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text-pinyin 子夏曰[zǐ xià yuē]: 「 賢賢易色[xián xián yì sè]; 事父母能竭其力[shì fù mǔ néng jié qí lì], 事君能致其身[shì jūn néng zhì qí shēn], 與朋友交[yǔ péng yǒu jiāo], 言而有信[yán ér yǒu xìn], 雖曰未學[suī yuē wèi xué], 吾必謂之學已矣[wú bì wèi zhī xué yǐ]。 」
englishtrans Tsze-hsia said, “If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere: -although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.
src Analects 1.7

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