Analects 6.18
The Analects (論語), BOOK VI. YUNG YEY 雍也第六
子曰、知之者、不如好之者、好之者、不如樂之者。
The Master said, "They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it."
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
- 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable;
- 樂lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
Passages with shared wording
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