Analects 15.3
The Analects (論語), BOOK XV. WEI LING KUNG 衞靈公第十五
子曰、由、知德者鮮矣。
The Master said, "Yu, those who know virtue are few."
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 由yóucause, reason; from
- 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 鮮xiānfresh; delicious; attractive
- 矣yǐparticle of completed action
Passages with shared wording
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