Analects 4.26
The Analects (論語), BOOK IV. LE JIN 里仁第四
子游曰、事君數、斯辱矣、朋友數、斯疏矣。
Tsze-yu said, "In serving a prince, frequent remonstrances lead to disgrace. Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant."
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
- 游yóuto wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; acci
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 數shùcount, number, several
- 斯sīthis, thus, such; emphatic particle; use
- 辱rǔto insult, to humiliate, to abuse
- 矣yǐparticle of completed action
- 朋péngfriend, pal, acquaintance
- 友yǒufriend, companion; fraternity
- 疏shūto neglect; to dredge, to clear away; la
Passages with shared wording
- Analects 13.28
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
- Analects 19.12
- Analects 19.14
- Analects 19.15
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