The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects

James Legge

Translated by James Legge

20 chapters · about 2 h

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The opening

學而第一 BOOK I. HSIO R.

【第一章】【一節】子曰、學而時習之、不亦說乎。【二節】有朋自遠方來、不亦樂乎。【三節】人不知而不慍、不亦君子乎。

CHAPTER I. 1. The Master said, ‘Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?

2. ‘Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?’

3. ‘Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?’

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About this edition

The words
James Legge's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • The source library's header, footer and license
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 8 places
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
  • Other material that isn't the author's