모성재(謀成齋)

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子曰：“仁1)远2)乎哉3)？我欲4)仁，斯5)仁至6)矣。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “Rén yuǎn hū zāi？Wǒ yù rén，sī rén zhì yǐ.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “Is Humaneness so far away? If I want Humaneness, then Humaneness comes.”

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“仁德离我们很远吗？我要仁，仁就来了。”

1) 仁: (rén). body, oneself.

2) 远(遠): (yuǎn). to be far, to regard as far.

3) 哉: (zāi). [final particle] indicates exclamation which may be added either to a declarative statement or to a question.

4) 欲: (xíng). to want.

5) 斯: (yù). this, these; then [ substitution of 则(則) ].

6) 至: (zhì). to arrive, to come.

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子曰：“厩1)焚2)。子退3)朝4)，曰：“伤5)人乎6)？”不问7)马8)。

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Jiù fén 。Zǐ tuì cháo，yuē：“Shāng rén hū？” Bù wèn mǎ.

[English Translation] The stable was burned down. The Master returned from the court and said, “Did it hurt people?” He did not ask about the horses.

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 马厩烧了。孔子从朝廷回来，说：“伤了人吗？”， 不问到马。

1) 厩(廏): (jiù). stable, horse barn.

2) 焚: (fén). to burn.

3) 退: (tuì). to withdraw, to return.

4) 朝: (zhāo). morning. (cháo). royal court.

5) 伤(傷): (shāng). to hurt, to be hurt.

6) 乎: (hū). [final particle] indicates a question.

7) 问(問): (wèn). to ask, to ask about.

8) 马(馬): (mǎ). horse.

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子曰：“其身1)正2)，不令3)而行4)；其身不正，虽5)令不从6)。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “Qí shēn zhèng ， bù lìng ér xíng ；qí shēn bù zhèng ， suī lìng bù cóng.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “If oneself is correct, then although (t)he(y) does not order, they will act. If oneself is not correct, then although (t)he(y) orders, they will not obey.”

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“本身行为正当，不发命令，行得通。本身行为不正当，虽发命令，不会信从。”

1) 身: (shēn). body, oneself.

2) 正: (zhèng). to be correct, to be proper.

3) 令: (lìng). to order.

4) 行: (xíng). to walk, to act.

5) 虽(雖): (suī). the past, antiquity, ancient.

6) 从(從): (cóng). to be earnest, earnestness.

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子曰：“我1)非2)生3)而知之者，好4)古5)敏6)以求7)之者也。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “Wǒ fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě ， hào gǔ mǐn yǐ qiú zhī zhě yě.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “I am not one who was born knowing everything. I am one who loves antiquity and seeks knowledge with an earnest mind.”

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“我不是生来就知道的呀，而是爱好古代文化，敏捷去求来的呀。”

1) 我: (wǒ). I, my, me.

2) 非: (fēi). to be not.

3) 生: (shēng). to live, to be born, to bear.

4) 好: (hǎo). to be good.  (hào). to like, to love.

5) 古: (gǔ). the past, antiquity, ancient.

6) 敏: (mǐn). to be earnest, earnestness.

7) 求: (qiú). to seek, to request.

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