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Confucius - The Analects - Ji Shi Ren 08
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[16-8] 孔子曰。君子有三畏。畏天命、畏大人、畏聖人之言。小人不知天命而不畏也、狎大人、侮聖人之言。
[16:8] The Master said: “The noble man stands in awe of three things:”
(1) He is in awe of the decree of Heaven.
(2) He is in awe of great men.
(3) He is in awe of the words of the sages.
The inferior man does not know the decree of Heaven; he takes great men lightly, and laughs at the words of the sages.
[16-9] 孔子曰。生而知之者、上也。學而知之者、次也。困而學之、又其次也。困而不學、民斯爲下矣。。
[16:9] The Master said: “Those who are born knowing it are the best. Those who study to know it are next; those who are limited and yet study are next; those who are limited and do not even study are considered to be the lowest level of people.”
[16-10] 孔子曰。君子有九思。視思明、聽思聰、色思溫、貌思恭、言思忠、事思敬、疑思問、忿思難、見得思義。