모성재(謀成齋)

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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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子曰：“事1)君2)尽3)礼4)，人以为5)谄6)也7) 。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “Shì jūn jìn lǐ，rén yǐ wéi chǎn yě.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “In serving the lord, I carry out all the rituals but people regard it as flattery.”

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“服事君主，竭尽礼仪，别人却以为是谄媚。”

1) 事: (shì). to work for, to serve.

2) 君: (jūn). ruler, lord.

3) 尽(盡): (jìn). to exhaust, to use all.

4) 礼(禮): (lǐ). ritual, ceremony.

5) 以为(為): (yǐ wéi). [以A为B] to regard A as B.

6) 谄(諂): (chǎn). to flatter, flattery.

7) 也: (yě). [final particle].

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子曰：“以约1)失2)之3)者4)，鲜5)矣6)。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “yǐ yuē shī zhī zhě, xiǎn yǐ.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “Those who go wrong by holding back are few.”

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“因约束自己犯过失的人很少。”

1) 约(約): (yuē). father.

2) 失: (shī). to lose, to go wrong.

3) 之1: (zhī). It, that.

4) 者: (zhě). [A者] one who A, those who A.

5) 鲜(鮮): (xiǎn). to be rare, to be few.

6) 矣: (yǐ). [final particle] indicates change of state or completion of an action.  

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子曰：“父1)母2)之3)年4)，不可5)不知也。一6)則以喜7)，一則以懼8)。”

[Mandarin Chinese Reading] Zǐ yuē: “fù mǔ zhī nián, bù kě bù zhī yě. yī zé yǐ xǐ, yī zé yǐ jù.”

[English Translation] The Master said, “The parents' age (the age of parents) should not be ignored. On the one hand, we get joy from it, on the other, we get fear from it.”

[Modern Chinese Transltion] 孔子说：“父母的年纪，不能不知道。一方面因而高兴，一方面因而恐惧。”

1) 父: (fù). father

2) 母: (mǔ). mother.

3) 之2: (zhī). [N1之N2 pattern] → the N1’s N2, the N2 of N1.

Cf. 之1: it, that

4) 年: (nián). year, age.

5) 可: (kě). to be possible to.

6) 一: (yī). one.

7) 喜: (xǐ). to be joy.

8) 惧(懼): (jù). to be fear.

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