Analects 8.8
The Analects (論語), BOOK VIII. T'AI-PO 泰伯第八
子曰、興於詩。立於禮。成於樂。
1. The Master said, "It is by the Odes that the mind is aroused.
2. "It is by the Rules of Propriety that the character is established.
3. "It is from Music that the finish is received."
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
- 興xìngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish
- 於yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 詩shīpoetry; poem, verse, ode
- 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
- 禮lǐcourtesy, manners, social customs
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, t
- 樂lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
Passages with shared wording
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi The Empire
- Analects 8.2
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Analects 1.13
- Analects 11.1
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